Carly Findlay

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Appearance diversity – Sarah’s story. “When you’re disfigured from an assault, the actual assault remains with you every time you look in mirror.”

February 1, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

This post contains accounts and graphic photos of domestic violence. If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, you can contact 000, or you can talk to the crisis lines listed at the bottom of this post.Last year I got a public message on The Design Files' Instagram post from … [Read more...]

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Appearance Diversity: “Having no hair does not define who I am.”

January 22, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

I first met Sarah online in the Blog With Pip course. I was struck by her heartfelt, reflective writing. Several months later we met at a blogger's dinner. It wasn't until I saw Sarah's video for Edenland''s lipsynching awards that I knew she was bald. Her video was so bold, it … [Read more...]

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Appearance Diversity: Changing the Face of Beauty (#imready for #15in2015)

January 11, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

 (source)Through appearance activism by blogging and social media, I’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of people doing amazing things to promote appearance diversity. I’ve been chatting to an Australian woman, Catia Malaquias, whose young son Julius has Down’s syndrome … [Read more...]

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Ichthyosis Awareness: Questions, whispers and stares. A guest post by Bailey.

November 20, 2014 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

As a blogger, I'm constantly aware of the privilege of being able to broadcast my opinion, and also that not everyone will agree with my opinion. So when I wrote a blog post on the intrusion of peoples' curiosity, I got a few comments disagreeing with my opinion and the way I … [Read more...]

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Facing my own prejudice about disability – Leisa’s story. (And some Peter Dinklage and Hugh Jackman fangirling.)

July 16, 2014 Carly Findlay 3 Comments

Earlier this week I shared the story of facing my own prejudices. My friend Leisa, a short statured woman, wrote this piece inspired by me telling her that story. She read it out at the Emerging a Writers Festival Literary Salon in June, and I was wowed. (Leisa is pictured below, … [Read more...]

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The material on Tune into Radio Carly is copyright. The writing in this blog is by Carly Findlay unless otherwise stated. Most photos in this blog are by Carly Findlay unless otherwise stated. Please do not reproduce without permission from Carly Findlay. This blog represents my personal opinions and experiences. It does not reflect those of my employers'. The information I provide about ichthyosis is mostly based on personal experiences. Please seek medical advice or counseling before trying any new treatments I've written about. Where stared, I use affiliate links on this blog. By clicking them, I receive a small percentage of the purchase.

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