Sarah [smith] Smizz
@smizz.bsky.social
→ Artist
→ Re-evaluating life
→ Rad Oncology grad + ⚕️PH→ @lab4living PhD-er
→ Want 2 make a +ve difference
→ Rule-Breaker
→ LIVE DRAWZ!
→ Amateur surfer!
www.smizz.life
→ Re-evaluating life
→ Rad Oncology grad + ⚕️PH→ @lab4living PhD-er
→ Want 2 make a +ve difference
→ Rule-Breaker
→ LIVE DRAWZ!
→ Amateur surfer!
www.smizz.life
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"A brilliant press." - Ian McMillan
"You'll never see a dud from Longbarrow." - Charlie Connelly
Current publications
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
"You'll never see a dud from Longbarrow." - Charlie Connelly
Current publications
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
June 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"A brilliant press." - Ian McMillan
"You'll never see a dud from Longbarrow." - Charlie Connelly
Current publications
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
"You'll never see a dud from Longbarrow." - Charlie Connelly
Current publications
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
Having the most magical time in & around Italy, that Ryanair thought it was only fair to cancel my weekend flight 😂 I guess I live here now?
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Having the most magical time in & around Italy, that Ryanair thought it was only fair to cancel my weekend flight 😂 I guess I live here now?
Found this on Substack this AM.
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
June 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Found this on Substack this AM.
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Today would have been Peter’s 60th birthday.
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
June 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today would have been Peter’s 60th birthday.
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
think about this a lot.
June 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
think about this a lot.
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Good piece by @stephenkb.bsky.social . Reversing the winter fuel allowance cut is pure politics but scrapping the two child benefit cap is actually about the merits of the policy on.ft.com/4kz4GJN
Britain’s two-child benefit cap must go
The government should recognise that it has a stake in its people having enough children
on.ft.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Good piece by @stephenkb.bsky.social . Reversing the winter fuel allowance cut is pure politics but scrapping the two child benefit cap is actually about the merits of the policy on.ft.com/4kz4GJN
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Completely agree with this but I still question the value of fiscal rules at all in the world where markets will punish fiscal indiscipline anyway.
Earlier this week IMF recommended OBR should only assess fiscal rules once a year to reduce pressure for policy action. But I don't think that will be enough...
The benefits of having only one OBR forecast a year increasingly outweigh the costs www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/imf-...
The benefits of having only one OBR forecast a year increasingly outweigh the costs www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/imf-...
The benefits of having only one OBR forecast a year increasingly outweigh the costs | Institute for Government
The IMF was welcomed recent changes to the UK’s fiscal framework.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
May 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Completely agree with this but I still question the value of fiscal rules at all in the world where markets will punish fiscal indiscipline anyway.
Got to use my Japanese paints - that I’ve not been able to use since getting back from Japan - 2 months+ plus ago! - & it was such a joy! Celebrating spring today!
April 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Got to use my Japanese paints - that I’ve not been able to use since getting back from Japan - 2 months+ plus ago! - & it was such a joy! Celebrating spring today!
Because my Wordpress is down, I’ve shared my reflective post on my Substack 👇
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
April 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Because my Wordpress is down, I’ve shared my reflective post on my Substack 👇
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
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As Alice Wong says in the Introduction to Disability Visibility: "Staying alive is a lot of work for a disabled person in an ableist society."
At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain.
March 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As Alice Wong says in the Introduction to Disability Visibility: "Staying alive is a lot of work for a disabled person in an ableist society."
NGL, I am exhausted.
March 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NGL, I am exhausted.
I like that my 100th post on here was acknowledging the weight of carrying significant pain/fatigue/movement/other symptoms of long term conditions / disability.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
March 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I like that my 100th post on here was acknowledging the weight of carrying significant pain/fatigue/movement/other symptoms of long term conditions / disability.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
I’ve been quite quiet over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been in & out of hospital, having gnarly issues with my blood.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’ve been quite quiet over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been in & out of hospital, having gnarly issues with my blood.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
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I continued working on this interview even after starting the new job - it is that important
Perhaps one of the most intense and hard-hitting interviews I have and will ever do
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/d...
Perhaps one of the most intense and hard-hitting interviews I have and will ever do
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/d...
Horror of domestic abuse revealed as survivor thanks refuge for offering a safe haven
A survivor of domestic violence who has sought refuge in Rotherham has shared the heartbreaking abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner - after the council announced the service is set to co...
www.thestar.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I continued working on this interview even after starting the new job - it is that important
Perhaps one of the most intense and hard-hitting interviews I have and will ever do
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/d...
Perhaps one of the most intense and hard-hitting interviews I have and will ever do
www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/d...
Wrote this about grief & processing it in Japan.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
March 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Wrote this about grief & processing it in Japan.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
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A random observation about young people and belonging is how much some pre-teens and teens really love and hang on to their primary school leavers' hoodies.
March 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A random observation about young people and belonging is how much some pre-teens and teens really love and hang on to their primary school leavers' hoodies.
Hospital days make life feel sharp, urgent,& grateful for.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hospital days make life feel sharp, urgent,& grateful for.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
The light this early AM commute 😻
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The light this early AM commute 😻
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
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Happy March! 🌸🌱
Not long to go til Social Work Week.
During the week I’m running two half-day workshops exploring why language matters in social work and social care.
More info and bookings here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously...
Not long to go til Social Work Week.
During the week I’m running two half-day workshops exploring why language matters in social work and social care.
More info and bookings here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously...
Gloriously Ordinary Language
Join Bryony Shannon, author of the popular Rewriting social care blog, to explore why language matters in social work and social care.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy March! 🌸🌱
Not long to go til Social Work Week.
During the week I’m running two half-day workshops exploring why language matters in social work and social care.
More info and bookings here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously...
Not long to go til Social Work Week.
During the week I’m running two half-day workshops exploring why language matters in social work and social care.
More info and bookings here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously...
I see Threads has also gone to the dogs now. Urgh.
February 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I see Threads has also gone to the dogs now. Urgh.
Can’t explain but this sunset at a shrine , hidden in the hills of Kyoto - off philosophers path way - made me feel all of the feels. Took a million photos to try and capture its beauty & didn’t even come close!
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Can’t explain but this sunset at a shrine , hidden in the hills of Kyoto - off philosophers path way - made me feel all of the feels. Took a million photos to try and capture its beauty & didn’t even come close!
Was so tired last night that I forgot to post about magical Onomichi, Hiroshima. There’s a post in me about the mountain alley town (?) full of temples & shrines, that feels like you’re in a real life studio ghibli movie.
February 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Was so tired last night that I forgot to post about magical Onomichi, Hiroshima. There’s a post in me about the mountain alley town (?) full of temples & shrines, that feels like you’re in a real life studio ghibli movie.
Good morning from a snowy Kyoto!
February 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Good morning from a snowy Kyoto!
Hmmmm. 🤔
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
February 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hmmmm. 🤔
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.