Talking Frankly is about everything from housework to human rights. It is a mixture of observation, commentary and opinions.
It also contains a lot of profanity along with the humanity. And please don’t steal my work. Somebody invariably dobs you in and it gets messy.
Enjoy!
Me, Steven Bradbury, Giselle Bundchen and parenting
A friend asked me recently what I thought of THIS article. Now I want you to be very clear that she only asked me because I am an EXCELLENT parent and never make mistakes. I am such an excellent parent that my kids don't drink juice because that shit has sugar...
Positive social is what exactly?
The dictionary definition of social and/or sociable is “willing to talk and engage in activities with other people.” So basically, positively social is about utilising your platforms, BOTH traditional and digital, to have a conversation. It is about owning your space,...
It’s the little things
If you're a parent, you'll remember in the period of time between when you found out you were expecting and the birth of your child/ren that you read up on every single milestone possible. In that first year, you obsessed over every single one of them, sure that their...
Action is the antidote to despair
Joan Baez said that.She said lots of other things too but this one is resonating with all the people who've been in touch recently to ask what they can do PRACTICALLY to support refugees and asylum seekers since our own government is most politely described as 'pretty...
New Year! New Me! (Not really)
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of each year being a clean slate - New Year! New Me!Irony in action - last day of 2017I'm thin! I'm interesting! I'm committed! I'm resolved! I'm kinder! I'm BETTER THAN I WAS!And then I think, actually, I'm kind of okay. And yeah,...
Tis the season
Over the last month, I've started writing a number of posts, but they all ended up going nowhere. And I came to realise it was because I was feeling weary. In many ways, I felt that I had said all I could and it seemed to make no difference. Was I just shouting...
Australia – You Suck
Refugees flee sunny days in their own countries because sunny days look like thisand like this and like this and like this and like this and like this They do everything they can to stay alive. They sacrifice everything....
The lost art of faking feng shui
I am not a 'woo' person.I have a lot of friends with faith - in religion, in the supernatural, in the universe, in signs, in superstitions, in pseudoscience, in science, astrology, in alternative therapies, in the power of 'woo' generally.... the list goes on.BUTThe...
5 things which may one day end my marriage
I've seen a lot of relationships break down. And I'm not so smug as to think that my relationship - which has passed through the stage of loved up housemates, to living in different countries, to living across the road, to moving countries, to living together,...
Beyonce is not right. YET! #dayofthegirl
If only Beyonce was right. Who run the world? Girls! Girls!Who run the world? Girls!Who run the world? Girls!Who run the world? Girls!Who run the world? Girls!Who run this motha? Girls!Who run this motha? Girls!Who run this motha? Girls!Who run this motha?...
Things I know about depression: World Mental Health Day 2018
There are some things I know about living with depression.And so I should. We've been living together for a long time.I didn't know I lived with depression of course when I was younger - I just thought I sucked at life. I dabbled in self harm, gave a decent shot at...
Vegetables and War Zones
If you asked me last month about soil salinity in Afghanistan I would have been able to tell you nothing. I probably would have thought to myself, I kind of think that soil salinity in Afghanistan is the least of their troubles.And you are sitting there thinking -...