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1985: A song for the generation holding everything together
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1985: A song for the generation holding everything together

There's a particular kind of tired that doesn't have a name yet. It's not the tired you feel after a long day at work. It's the tired that comes from being needed in three directions at once – by a parent who can't manage their own hospital appointments anymore, by a grown child who's back in their old bedroom because rent has become a joke, and by a job that still expects you to show up as if none of it is happening. That's the feeling behind 1985.

21 July 2026  ·  5 min read
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8. The ones in the middle – the sandwich generation
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8. The ones in the middle – the sandwich generation

There's a name for the people trying to hold up ageing parents, children, work and life all at once. What I learned about the cost of leaving yourself last, including from my own heart.

19 June 2026  ·  5 min read
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7. Discharged. But not done. What happens after hospital
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7. Discharged. But not done. What happens after hospital

Care doesn't end at discharge, but the system often acts like it does. What actually happens when a parent comes home too soon, and what nobody warns you about the medications that follow.

19 June 2026  ·  6 min read
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6. The first time was my dad. Now it's my mum.
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6. The first time was my dad. Now it's my mum.

After everything with my dad, I thought I understood how broken the system was. Then my mum fell, alone, and I saw the same gaps from a completely different angle, ageing alone, emergency tech that fails when it matters, and a hospital bed that had nothing to do with how badly she was hurt.

19 June 2026  ·  5 min read
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5. Morally wrong. Legally fine. Why there was no case
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5. Morally wrong. Legally fine. Why there was no case

I took my questions to lawyers, not for money, but to understand how something could feel so wrong and still sit inside the rules. Here's what I learned about how medical negligence actually works.

19 June 2026  ·  5 min read
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4. Trying to get answers – what really happened that night?
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4. Trying to get answers – what really happened that night?

After my dad died, I couldn't just accept it and move on. This is what it actually took to get answers, and what I'd want anyone in that position to know before they start.

19 June 2026  ·  4 min read
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3. What happened to my dad – an unwitnessed hospital fall
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3. What happened to my dad – an unwitnessed hospital fall

My dad went into hospital for observation after a fall. He never came home. This isn't about blaming the nurses who cared for him, it's about the systems and structures around them that failed when it mattered most.

19 June 2026  ·  4 min read
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2. The week everything changed – when my dad fell
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2. The week everything changed – when my dad fell

A couple of years ago, my life looked completely different. Then my dad had a fall, and everything changed, with no map for what came next.

19 June 2026  ·  2 min read
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1. It wasn't supposed to be like this – why I'm building NAVO
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1. It wasn't supposed to be like this – why I'm building NAVO

Looking after the people we love was never supposed to feel like this. This is why I started talking about it, and why it grew into so much more than a podcast.

19 June 2026  ·  2 min read
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I didn't know where to start. Here's what actually helped.
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I didn't know where to start. Here's what actually helped.

When my dad died and my mum's health began to decline, I realised how much I didn't know – and how little of it was written down anywhere. This is what I wish someone had told me sooner.

11 May 2026  ·  4 min read
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