Shavaun GlenHolding onto timeAt 3am on Friday last week I sat in the cold and empty departure hall at Jo’burg’s OR Tambo Airport, anxiously willing time away waiting…3 min read·Dec 2, 2021----
Shavaun GlenThe leap we need to takeI got blocked by a school friend today … on Facebook. I’m 46 years old. The move takes me back to the fickleness of my youth and is also…2 min read·Nov 24, 2020----
Shavaun GlenWhat would Marcus Rashford say about your budget priorities?The phrase “a budget is a moral document” resonates with me deeply. Over the years it has been attributed to Martin Luther King who…2 min read·Oct 23, 2020----
Shavaun GlenFeeling Determined & DefeatedI am worried and restless most of the time right now. Anxious too, where it makes me feel sick in my stomach. It’s the kind of worry from…2 min read·Sep 4, 2020----
Shavaun GlenDoes Bodyform’s new Womb Stories advert really break a taboo?I have a T-junction scar that starts vertically just below my belly button and joins a horizontal one just below my panty line. Both have…3 min read·Jul 3, 2020----
Shavaun GlenWe need to talk about taboosWhy are we choosing to follow conventions or “unwritten rules” without challenging their purpose or provenance?6 min read·Jun 27, 2020----