A Rose by Any Other Name

Names carry stories, hold memories, and people that shape us. Growing up, I had many different names. Many that I didn’t value until adulthood.

When the Church Acts: A Response to the New Clergy Conduct Measure

The Church of England, through the General Synod, has approved the new Clergy Conduct Measure, and I felt something I didn’t expect. Relief. Not because the system is perfect or harm will suddenly disappear. Relief because the Church is naming what many of us have lived through for years. It’s listening and acting.

FSHD: What’s Changing

Although I write openly about my health, I don’t track what I’m losing or what FSHD is doing. Every time I see my specialist he asks what’s changed, but I don’t give him the whole picture. I forget things and kick myself after. This post is a way of tracking it better.