Personal: Nightmares, old writings, and Black Lives Matter

I’m tired. Just turned off my computer again. Lying on my arm-chair. Been a very productive day at home. Just … More

Burnout is back and it’s ok

Causes? Who knows? It feels like things built up one after the other. Computers and phones breaking one by one. … More

I looked that shy on stage?

Youth Up Front Award Roma Street Parklands June 2003 “… and publishes ‘Cookies’ a street magazine that promotes the ideas … More

“Racism? You don’t care”: you might judge me from my social media

“You don’t care” Institutional racism and how you might judge me from my social media I have been escaping … More

Are you a male and are now scared of doing anything wrong?

Welcome to the club. Women have felt that way for centuries.

Watch “Happy holidays and merry christmas from KarlettaA” on YouTube

Hi, I don’t know about you, but I can’t really enjoy Christmas this year while countries are being destroyed. Still, … More

Why I questioned and changed my gender in my twenties

I’ve known for years about Tony Attwood’s theory on why Autistic kids question their identity. It makes sense to me. … More

Identity Shifts

How connected are you to your sense of self? Is it a constant companian or an elusive identity?

If you didn’t see and understand your reputation, how would your sense of self be impacted?

What tools are in your toolbelt for times of losing your sense of self?

Self publishing Audit: My first year publishing memoir and poetry on Kindle

Hi, I’ve just done an audit of my first year in independent publishing. My first two non fiction books were … More

Realistic goals: A talk on realistic goals, willingly failing and practicing

This is a talk I wrote in one of my good weeks while experiencing Autistic Burn Out. Using this method as a baseline has helped me on my recovery journey.