by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog
Every year, I write a blog post on the night before my birthday, reflecting on the year that has passed. It’s my way of pausing for a moment and noticing how much has changed in my life and in myself. I have been doing this since I turned 20, and now I am about to...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
I officially joined the autism club today You’re autistic! The words I’ve been waiting to hear for over thirty-one years. To have my whole existence validated and understood. Finally! Today I had my official autism assessment. And I cried. It was a huge...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog
Tomorrow is my 31st birthday. Every year, I write a blog post on the night before my birthday, reflecting on the year that has passed. It’s a wonderful way to look back on my life and see how much has changed, how much I have changed. Being thirty has been a...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog
Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. Every year, on the night before my birthday, I write a post about my year. I’ve been doing this for ten years now. I write and reflect on my life and it’s a tradition that has stayed with me since I started this blog during my...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 2, 2022 | Blog
What if my destiny is to claw my way to greatness? — Emma-Jane Barlow (From Weeds, Sins & Sunflowers, 2022) It is the eve of my 29th birthday. Every year I like to reflect on the year that has passed but before I started to write this, I read my last two birthday...