No scripts, no filters—just pure love. Meet Abin Michael and 4-year-old Hanna Rose, the father-daughter duo from Kasaragod reminding us all to find joy in the "small, big things". From mission work in Papua New Guinea to the heart of Kerala, their journey is a must-read. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/life-unscripted-abin-michael-and-daughter-hanna-rose-win-hearts-with-small-big-things-watch-dhvyzblx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #HannaRose #AbinMichael #LifeUnscripted #KasaragodDiaries

This is the official intro to the third sub-series of my ongoing Life Unscripted series of personal posts, The Midlife Rebellion: Ageing, Body and Womanhood.

Find all posts in this sub-series here: https://carasutra.com/category/life-unscripted/perimenopause-and-ageing/

#LifeUnscripted #Midlife #Menopause #PersonalPosts

The Midlife Rebellion: Perimenopause and Ageing

Honest reflections on menopause, body changes & 40+ sex life. My Midlife Rebellion series is an honest look at perimenopause and ageing.

Cara Sutra
Welcome To My Midlife Rebellion: Navigating Stormy Seas

This isn’t the midlife I expected. The start of my Midlife Rebellion series, honest reflections on perimenopause, illness, identity and change.

Cara Sutra

"Life is complicated, then parenting comes along, and parenting neurodivergent children adds a whole new layer of complexity."

Something new and intensely personal on the blog this week.

Parenting in a Neurodivergent Household: A Mother’s Reflection

https://carasutra.com/2026/03/parenting-neurodivergent-household/

#Neurodivergent #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AutismParenting #Neurodiversity #ChronicIllness #Parenting #Blogger #UKblog #UKblogger #MumStuff #LifeUnscripted

Parenting in a Neurodivergent Household: A Mother’s Reflection

A personal reflection on parenting in a neurodivergent household, raising autistic teens while navigating motherhood, illness and emotional labour. Intro to my Motherhood in Motion series.

Cara Sutra
Along the quiet trails of Lake Bosomtwe while looking for birds , life seems to move with ease
My sighting was Morning chores, steady hands, and stories written in wood, tin, and time.

I’m reminded loud mostly doesn’t mean powerful & sometimes strength looks like this.

Shot by O.S. Kev 📸


#LakeBosomtwe
#Kumasi
#Ghana
#VisitGhana
#Motherland
#WestAfrica
#AfricanStories
#AfricanPhotography
#StreetPhotography
#DocumentaryPhotography
#HumanStories
#EverydayLife
#LifeUnscripted
#VisualStorytelling
#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#MonochromeMood
#BnWStreet
#RuralLife
#CulturalPortrait
#Traditions
#CommunityLife
#AuthenticMoments
#GlobalDocumentary
#Photojournalism
#TravelPhotography
#TravelAfrica
#StreetPortrait
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#StoryInFrames
#PixelfedPhotography

Writing this over the past week was upsetting, exhausting, cathartic.

The 'real life' that's been happening alongside 17yrs of sex blogging

https://carasutra.com/2026/02/beyond-sex-blogger-label/

#LifeUnscripted #PersonalStory #HealingJourney #RealLife #TruthTelling #Therapy #cPTSD

Beyond the Sex Blogger Label: Revealing the Rest of Me

For years I only shared the sexy version of my life. This is everything I didn’t share. The truth behind the sex blogger label.

Cara Sutra
Living with Low Libido in Midlife: Where I Am Right Now

It’s time to tell you all the things I haven’t been saying. A quiet, honest look at low libido, midlife, and where I am right now.

Cara Sutra

Back in 2016, I wrote about not being able to orgasm from oral sex.

10 years on, I've updated this post through new-but-older eyes. An in-depth piece in which I share my personal perspective on internal and external sexual pressure & expectations.

https://carasutra.com/2016/05/why-cunnilingus-doesnt-work-for-me/

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#SexPositive #BodyAutonomy #Consent #Pleasure #SexEducation #SexualHealth #WomensVoices #Midlife #PersonalEssay #TraumaAware #Healing #SelfTrust #LifeUnscripted

Why Cunnilingus Doesn’t Work for Me: I Can’t Orgasm from Oral Sex

Why cunnilingus doesn’t work for me, what it’s like not to orgasm from oral sex, and what that taught me about pleasure, pressure, and sexual expectations.

Cara Sutra

I knew something had changed. I suspected perimenopause, and despite a fight to be believed, I was right. This is my story of how it started, how it turned me and my life upside down, and the struggle to claw my way back to, well… me.

https://carasutra.com/2023/03/hello-perimenopause/

#Perimenopause #BodyAutonomy #SexualHealth #ReproductiveHealth #LifeUnscripted #HRT #Perimeno #Ageing

https://carasutra.com/2023/03/hello-perimenopause/

Hello Perimenopause | The Struggle To Be Believed & Get HRT

I didn’t ‘reach’ perimenopause so much as it hunted me down & attacked me. My story: symptoms, struggle to be believed & get prescribed HRT.

Cara Sutra