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Spaces between our queerness
208. Spaces between our queerness 22nd April 2025 Born between the same hush of sky Just in different spaces within its expanse I've...

El Amethyst
3 days ago2 min read
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Rulings and Realities: A Spectrum Too Vast to Cage (Sex & Gender)
They did it again. Another ruling handed down by those who do not live the realities they claim to define. Another tightening of the...

El Amethyst
6 days ago9 min read
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A revolutionary game changer in mental health care; repositioning away from biomedical paradigm!
Exciting times for many in the field of mental health who are repulsed by the treatment and stigma created by capitalist societies...

El Amethyst
Oct 11, 20238 min read
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My journey to becoming OBAN LESBIAN WEEKEND's Crew Photographer;
How I went from being in a mental health crisis, one of the lowest it had dipped to, to being in one of the most stable places my mental...

El Amethyst
Aug 17, 202318 min read
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Personal opinions used as "barriers to reasoned debate" & "brutality" of modern political discourse!
Wednesday 15th February 2023 [mild trigger warning] Today I got up to the news that Nicola Sturgeon was resigning. Like probably...

El Amethyst
Feb 16, 20238 min read
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Reyvinn; we had to say goodbye before we even got to say hello.
I Went to A & E early hours of boxing day due to severe pain all day Christmas day that I thought was really bad IBS Mild bleeding had...

El Amethyst
Jan 19, 20236 min read
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Always in our hearts; Our deeply loving, Candid, Stubborn & feircly independent Nana
Words are hard! Very hard. Our Nana passed early on the morning of her 93rd birthday, it felt like her will, her choice, she was born on...

El Amethyst
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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a wound unmended- no said good-bye For all my life I will wonder why:
The past month I have only been able to express in quotes and imagery, this complex grief Everyone remembers the day the Queen died. 8th...

El Amethyst
Oct 12, 20224 min read
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Path to Self discovery: Queer, Polyam, Relationship Anarchist rebelling hetronormative expectations
Forenote; I'm a lesbian married to a man looking for a girlfriend... Lets, just stop for a minute and reflect on that statement; what do...

El Amethyst
Jun 4, 202214 min read
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When Music Speaks!
Long before I discovered any other form of self-care, therapy, escapism, or self-expression I turned to Music! In times of intense...

El Amethyst
Sep 4, 20216 min read
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What Friendship means to me..
Most people understand the term, have friends and spend time with them. However, rarely do people understand what friendship means to me!...

El Amethyst
Aug 26, 20213 min read
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Photography is more than taking Photos!
A few years ago in a college interview I exclaimed that Photography was more than a job to me, it was a "lifestyle choice" and a way of...

El Amethyst
Aug 21, 20211 min read
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Life of a Reclusive Introvert Empath
Identity! Learning who we are... It doesn't come easy and the answers are not always straightforward. You would think that in our...

El Amethyst
Aug 13, 202111 min read
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What is Photographic Therapy?
Photographic Therapy is a term I have dubbed that encompasses every aspect of Photography used for therapy or in a therapeutic manner....

El Amethyst
May 26, 20211 min read
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The truth; I AM MY AUTHENTIC SELF - I do NOT fit in that silly little box idea you have of me!
I am my authentic self. In writing, in person and online. NOT the gossiping perceptions. I take back control from those who try to...

El Amethyst
Feb 6, 20213 min read
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A Sneak-peek at my upcoming Memoir;
El’s Story - A Child abuse Survivor Written by El Amethyst El’s Story is a life journey of survival. A Child Abuse Survivor’s account of...

El Amethyst
Sep 19, 202040 min read
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2020, World Pandemic, Lockdown & the aftermath blog
This year was already a bit kaotic for me when I decided to start doing a part-time Social Science degree with The Open University while...

El Amethyst
Sep 19, 202046 min read
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Narcissism & why its increasing in today’s society?
Narcissism has become prevalent in today’s society, specifically in western cultures. Switch on the news or glance at your phones and we...

El Amethyst
Jul 21, 20209 min read
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Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Report by El Amethyst
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Report by El Amethyst 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to present the statistics and facts...

El Amethyst
Jul 21, 20209 min read
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Diversity is beautiful - #nomoreracism
I do not understand why in this "evolved" era people can be so cruel and #prejudice We are beautiful because we are different and unique...

El Amethyst
Jun 4, 20205 min read
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