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I draw diary comics and autobiographical cartoons to explore lived experience, feelings, and everyday life… and invite you to do the same!

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Job Centre Anxiety: Preparing for the worst

Funny mental health cartoon about how I was disarmed at the Job Centre after preparing for battle.

Black and white cartoon drawing by Zara M. of a female character reaching for applications of jobs in her field, with decent pay, that she actually wants to apply for, but she's held back by her Job Centre Work Coach who has her in a noose, yanking her back to her table.

Job Search Anxiety: How they break you down at the Job Centre

Funny mental health cartoon about how stressful and anxiety-inducing being unemployed and signing on at the job centre is.

Black and white cartoon drawing by Zara M. of a female character dressed in a detective's outfit, looking stealthy in a hat and shades, while typing on her smartphone. Caption reads: "Shady following"

Stealth mode: How introverts network on LinkedIn

If the point of LinkedIn is to network, I'm clearly doing it wrong - the fear of rejection is real, even on social media.

Black and white cartoon of a female character multitasking, using both hands and feet to apply for "Writer" jobs on a desktop computer, laptop and iPad, simultaneously. Caption reads: "On a mission to apply for all the jobs – one of my top skills, as you can see, is multitasking."

Multitasking: My hypomanic superpower (a bipolar cartoon about hypomania)

When my mood moves into an elevated state (due to stress) I get this awesome superpower that empowers me to do ALL OF THE THINGS... AT ONCE!