"When we were told our rental had been sold, I felt uprooted. Instead of getting to enjoy the space I’d worked so hard to turn into a home, now we had to find a new one. We’d only been there 10 months." #housingcrisis Read more: is.gd/tqqSoK

"When my daughter announced a school family tree project, I felt exhausted from the years I’d spent searching and all the unanswered questions I had. We all pay the price of closed adoption: a lifetime of forced family separation." #adopted Read more: is.gd/qr254Q

'The sign in front of the temple read: “MENSTRUATING WOMEN NOT ALLOWED.” Two forces warred inside me: the rational/feminist side that refuses to believe my body is impure, and the culturally respectful part of me when I'm in other countries.' Read more: is.gd/Sdgqr3

"The decisions my wife and I made in our 20s and 30s have not been without consequences. It’s harder for us to afford a home now. This makes me wonder: if I could turn back time, would I change anything?" Read more: is.gd/nFYDgi

"My ‘imposter feelings’ occurred when I was crossing to another world. After we bought a house, I’d jolt awake, worrying about the mortgage. When I got accolades for my writing, I’d wait for it to be identified as a mistake." #impostersyndrome Read: is.gd/uWN1CC

"A spartan life comes with privilege. It implies you have the mental space to think creatively about wholesome activities; that you have the time and energy to play with your little one instead of working to make ends meet." Read more: is.gd/tpsEjr

“I’ve been waiting 5 hours! So-called doctor, you can’t even organise a bed,” the patient yelled. Inside me was a black-hole heart, from which no light could escape. When I slept, I pushed the memories down. Each day, I woke with less love than the last. sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"From the moment he wakes up until he goes to sleep, my son has a lot of words he needs to get out. He loves interacting with people. It doesn’t matter how old they are or where they're from, he'll find a topic to chat about. Often he talks to strangers." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

“Please give a round of applause to Tania, your 2008 College Captain!” My jaw descended approximately 10 centimetres. Tears instantly rolled down my cheeks. I was thinking about the joy that this would bring my parents. sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"I thank my dad for showing me how to have the courage of my convictions — even when they are different from his." Read more: bit.ly/3oH3wF1

"Frugality is looking attractive right now, but the media’s same old recycled suggestions for how to apply it – Get a side hustle! Cancel your subscriptions! – are hardly inspirational. Luckily, I am blessed to have the example of my parents." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"Since becoming a parent 10 years ago, I’ve understood more and more why 'Rest in Peace' is a common epitaph on gravestones. Sleep is sanity for us sleep-deprived parents. And once we cease to exist, all we want, all we need, is to rest in peace." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"They say Paris is always a good idea – & oh, how it was. I wandered the streets, eating Nutella crepes as I walked along the Seine, drinking coffees in Jardin des Tuileries & people-watching in bistros." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"I was raised in a very conservative Asian family where having a child out of wedlock is considered the ultimate shame... A close relative was against the situation due to our low income, unmarried status & unusual careers. They suggested I abort my son." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"Having been both fat and skinny multiple times, I’m fully aware of how different it is navigating the world with different sized bodies. People treat you differently when you’re fat, and you don’t even have to be that big to see their attitudes change.” sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"This is how my grief feels right now: I am alone in a room with a jackal, and I don’t yet know how to make my way out. I am only beginning a journey I cannot fully name, grieving what I never had as much as what I’ve lost." sbs.com.au/topics/voices/…

"I hadn’t been to the beach since puberty, but I went as soon as I’d recovered from surgery. People stared, but I went under the water and remembered how it felt to have the salt dry on my skin." By Nadia Demas, in partnership with sweatshop Read: bit.ly/3MKehye

"The stroke gave me insight I never would’ve had otherwise. I’ve had to think about my mortality, what it means to raise my daughter and how slowing down will make me happier." By Lobna Rouhani Read more: bit.ly/43KvwXe

"My sister is profoundly deaf with Down syndrome & non-verbal. All her life, the burden has fallen on her to meet people more than halfway, accommodating those who don’t make an effort to understand her." By Satara Uthayakumaran sweatshop Read more: bit.ly/3CeSEkP

"You’re at your most vulnerable when you're growing a human. It’s also when people around you let their conversation filters go. They'll comment on your size, share their traumatic birth story or tell you that life as you know it is over." Read more: bit.ly/3NglUxG