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Ariane Beeston
@arianebeeston.bsky.social
Perinatal mental health. Author of Because I’m Not Myself, You See (Black inc.)
I still want to be a ballerina when I grow up 🩰
In the Australian today:

“Mother and baby mental health units are already closing beds and refusing intakes as the NSW doctors’ dispute begins to hit patients, with perinatal psychiatrists saying they fear the total shutdown of the critically under-resourced services.”
January 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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“A total of 201 out of 260 staff specialist psychiatrists working in public hospitals in NSW have handed in their resignations in an extraordinary mutiny prompted by concern over declining quality of patient care amid decades of scant funding for mental health.”
www.theaustralian.com.au
January 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This is nuts.
Decades of neglect, and staff have finally said enough. More power to them, the mental health system is broken.
January 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books of the year. Here are the best nonfiction books of 2024, as voted by Readings' staff. Congratulations to all the authors!
Learn more about these excellent books here:
www.readings.com.au/news/best-no...
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Out of reach but still in the wild @ BNE airport
December 22, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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This couple lost their son AND were given a 'move on' order by the council, who took their tent set up in Orleigh Park, on the same day. I cannot even fathom. Especially with the recent wet weather. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Caught in a crackdown on Brisbane’s rough sleepers, Sasha lost her child and home on the same day
As the city’s homeless are ordered from their tents after sweeps by council ‘pink shirts’, some claim it is more about visibility than a ‘security issue’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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Looking for something to read over the holidays?

I’m 4 books away from my goal of reading 50 books this year and these were my favourites.

@arianebeeston.bsky.social @richardosman1.bsky.social @lizstrout.bsky.social @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social @nadinejcohen.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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GIANT RHYME TIME TO PROTEST LNP STORYTIME CUTS!! THIS WEDNESDAY!!

I'll be doing a reading 🥰🥰🥰
November 25, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Family Matters Report 2024 finds that child protection systems continue to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, exposing them to ongoing harm and trauma.

www.snaicc.org.au/resources/fa...
Family Matters Report 2024 | Annual Report | SNAICC
Family Matters Report 2024 finds that child protection systems continue to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
www.snaicc.org.au
November 22, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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I feel like this was the greatest celebrity post of all time because you initially want to make fun of it because we’re all irony poisoned jerks but the sheer scale of human compassion overwhelms it and you end up going yes Vincent I also want to help a pig see the stars for the first time
November 21, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Lovely to have my book included in this piece ❤️

www.griffithreview.com/articles/mot...
Motherhood and Madness - Jenny Hedley
Jenny Hedley reviews two recent memoirs that explore the complex relationship between motherhood and mental health
www.griffithreview.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:09 AM
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the honesty is refreshing
November 18, 2024 at 3:18 AM