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The Cost of Not Knowing Where You're From
Seven schools, two continents, and a question that still doesn't have a tidy answer at 59.
Jun 29
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David Eedle
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My Love of Words
A huge joy in the last few years has been rediscovering writing for enjoyment rather than work.
Jun 17
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David Eedle
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The stranger in the family photo
There is a specific kind of loneliness that occurs when you are surrounded by people who love a version of you that expired years ago.
May 13
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David Eedle
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The Work of Being an Older Human
As I move into my "Third Act", I am endeavouring to decouple my self-worth from my output.
Apr 8
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David Eedle
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What Did I Learn in 2025?
Whilst 2025 was a year of significant change personally and professionally, I arrived at Christmas feeling content and joyous about my life.
Jan 6
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David Eedle
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Life Beyond the Facial Hair
We need to challenge some of the ingrained masculinity norms that equate vulnerability with weakness.
Nov 4, 2025
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David Eedle
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All at Sea at Fifteen
The time when my Mum told school I wouldn't be there for two months so I could go sailing - at 15 years old, on a boat built in the 1850s, with a group…
May 20, 2025
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David Eedle
Second Look: Grieving My Boarding School Loneliness
I’m looking back at articles I wrote years ago on Substack to see how I feel retrospectively. This time, it’s "Grieving My Boarding School Loneliness…
Mar 25, 2025
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David Eedle
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Second Look: The Loneliness of an Intercontinental Childhood
I’m looking back at articles I wrote years ago on Substack to see how I feel retrospectively. This time it’s "The Loneliness of an Intercontinental…
Feb 25, 2025
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David Eedle
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Am I a lonely, detached, blunted human?
When a child's emotional needs are repeatedly unmet, they learn to suppress their emotions to protect themselves from further pain.
Nov 19, 2023
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David Eedle
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Grieving My Boarding School Loneliness
There is a particular form of loneliness that emanates from being abandoned by your parents in a strange place, in a building full of strangers and a…
Feb 21, 2021
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David Eedle
The Loneliness of an Intercontinental Childhood
I understand my life of aloneness started the day Mum led us kids onto the Qantas jumbo headed to Australia on Christmas Eve 1975.
Feb 7, 2021
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David Eedle
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