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Elizabeth Ridsdale

Elizabeth Ridsdale

Is our culture of constantly Instagramable wellness doing more harm than good?

Fitness and wellness risks coming to define human value and virtue, and the line between motivation and despair can be a thin one

Feb 27

Is our culture of constantly Instagramable wellness doing more harm than good?

Feb 27

Elizabeth Ridsdale

Savouring Saturdays

I’m learning to savour Saturdays. To sleep late intentionally, climbing into bed on Friday night and letting my brain and body truly unwind…

Mar 4, 2023

Savouring Saturdays

Mar 4, 2023

Elizabeth Ridsdale

On Grief, God and Song

I chose a new desktop background on my laptop tonight, feeling that it had been a while since I’d made a change. The photo I settled on…

Oct 23, 2022

On Grief, God and Song

Oct 23, 2022

Elizabeth Ridsdale

It’s taken just five weeks for a cat called Batman to wrap his paw around my heart

I think this dog person might just be a cat person too, who would have thought?

Oct 3, 2022

It’s taken just five weeks for a cat called Batman to wrap his paw around my heart

Oct 3, 2022

Elizabeth Ridsdale

A Prayer for Peace of Mind and Self Compassion

Lord Jesus,

Apr 18, 2021

A Prayer for Peace of Mind and Self Compassion

Apr 18, 2021

Elizabeth Ridsdale

To Melbourne, the city that stole this country girl’s heart

In a warm, late Spring evening, after so long away, you embraced me.

Dec 13, 2020

To Melbourne, the city that stole this country girl’s heart

Dec 13, 2020

Elizabeth Ridsdale

In Restless Creature, Wendy Whelan does far more than just inspire the ballet world

How America’s greatest contemporary ballerina taught me, to explore more and fear less in my life with cerebral palsy, but that it’s okay…

Nov 18, 2020

In Restless Creature, Wendy Whelan does far more than just inspire the ballet world

Nov 18, 2020

Elizabeth Ridsdale

Elizabeth Ridsdale

Freelance writer and disability advocate from Australia. Writing about current events, disability and the arts. Some musings about faith and spirituality too.

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