Thank you for such an open and thoughtful response. I think this kind of self-awareness is really powerful, and it also models the kind of thinking we’re hoping to bring into our institutions more broadly.

I don’t think the application process itself was designed to disadvantage me, at least not overtly. However, what I found cha…Read more

Apologies for the late reply, and thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, I really appreciate it.

I’m glad you also had similar discussions in your group around data and terminology. It’s reassuring (and a little frustrating) to hear how many of us are questioning the same things, especially around how institutions use…Read more

Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment and for sharing those resources . I’ve bookmarked both that and the podcast episode. I resonate with the critique of “BAME” as an umbrella term that simplifies such a wide range of lived experiences. As you said, it creates this unhelpful binary between “white” and “everyone else,” and…Read more

Thank you so much for your generous comment .
I’m glad The Christine Sun Kim quote resonated with you too. That shift from “being seen” to “being expected” is something I want to keep in mind in my own practice.
Thank you for your recommendation to examine how systems perpetuate ableism. It resonated so much with me.
You’…Read more

Thank you for such a rich and thoughtful post, and for sharing so many useful references. I found your inclusion of Phoenix (2018) and Nyak (2025) particularly powerful, especially the point that intersectionality is not just a theoretical lens, but a framework for practice. That really resonated with the challenges I’ve been r…Read more

Thank you so much for this lovely comment 🙂
You’ve picked up on one of the things I keep thinking about , how tiring it is to constantly adapt and decode unspoken norms, especially when your needs aren’t visible. When support feels like an “add-on,” it unintentionally signals that inclusion is conditional rather than embedde…Read more