Featured Image: Revolution of the Daleks promo image, featuring the Doctor in a red prison jumpsuit and Daleks in the background, and Yaz, Ryan, Graham and Captain Jack in the foreground. This post is adapted from a thread I posted on my Twitter (@rebecca_15) on 08/01/2021. Something I’ve learnt about…
Category: Social Issues
There are no safe options for disabled people this Christmas
Featured image: A row of train station barriers, one with the blue and white wheelchair symbol and a green arrow. The announcement that coronavirus restrictions will be relaxed in the UK from 24th-27th December, and the opening of the student travel window from 3rd-9th December have prompted many to start…
Doctor Who Series 12 finally makes me feel seen
Featured Image: Headshots L-R Jodie Whittaker, Jo Martin, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, John Barrowman and Sacha Dhawan with a starry sky filter covering the bottom half. Series 12 Promo Image. Content Notes and Warnings Spoilers for Series 12 of Doctor Who Discussion of anxiety and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
“I’m her best enemy”: Viewing the development of the Doctor/Master relationship as a disabled woman
Featured Image: The 13th Doctor and Dhawan Master facing each other in the citadel. (BBC Promo Image) Watching Series 12 of Doctor Who was an incredible and intense experience for me, and it’s taken a long time to process that, and to work out exactly why I feel such a…
Emergency PAs needed for April 2020/ Applications closed
Applications for these posts are now closed In the Coronavirus madness I’m short of PA support so I’m looking for emergency cover for April 2020. Have a look and get in touch if interested. Please note the Coronavirus policy below. 2xPersonal Assistants (Women only) emergency cover support for young disabled…
‘One day, it’ll come back around’: The return of my Doctor Who
Featured Image: The Doctor, Ryan, Graham, Yaz and O in formal wear from Spyfall Part 1. SPOILER WARNING- This post contains direct spoilers for Spyfall and indirect spoilers for the rest of Series 12 so far, including Fugitive of the Judoon, so maybe don’t read on if you haven’t caught…
How Doctor Who pulled me through 2019
Featured image: Colourful banner featuring illustrations of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 13th, 10th and 11th Doctors and the Doctor Who logo. Image by the BBC. On Friday I was feeling reflective as we all tend to do around this time of year, and I realised that for the first time…
The Hormone Diaries by Hannah Witton- Mini Review
Featured Image: Text: ‘The Hormone Diaries The Bloody Truth About Our Periods’ in handwriting font on a navy blue banner. I love writing book reviews on this blog, but you might have noticed that I don’t write that many. This isn’t because I don’t read a lot or because I…
Leeds Summer PAs needed!/ Applications closed
Featurd Image: ‘Summer Personal Assistant Vacancies Leeds’ in orange lettering on a white banner. I have now found some wonderful PAs for the summer so applications are closed. Thank you to everyone that shared the ad! My amazing PAs are off for a well earned summer break so I’m looking…
Life advice you actually want to follow – You’re Crushing It by Lex Croucher #Gifted
Featured image: Uncorrected proof copy of the book with publicity notepad, cards and badge An uncorrected proof copy was gifted to me by Bloomsbury. When Lex announced she was writing a YA, positivity, life advice book I was, well, a little surprised. She has a dark sense of humour which…