Chloé McMinn
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Musings on Coronavirus
One thing I find interesting about living through the Corona virus pandemic, and subsequent self-quarantine, is the way in which we find ways to communicate otherwise. With our modern technology we do a brilliant job of just getting on with most of our lives from sitting at home. Admittedly, I already miss going outside and meeting up with my friends in our flesh sacks, but the virtual alternative of group Skype calls isn’t something to sniff at.
By Chloé McMinn6 years ago in Longevity
How TV representation helped me come to terms with being a woman with a highly stigmatised mental illness
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend *sounds* like it should be a show that uses a tired stereotype about women for cheap laughs. It also *sounds* like it should be a show that diminishes the serious nature of mental illness and the struggles of living with one. It is, in fact, the complete opposite. When I first started researching into the representation of women with mental illnesses on the small screen for my undergrad dissertation I had only seen the first two seasons of the show and less than half of the third, but had already fallen in love with it.
By Chloé McMinn6 years ago in Psyche
