A jolt back to life: after years of avoiding risk, I have decided to dive in and say yes | Nova Weetman

The article describes an accidental adventure during a writing workshop in Weipa, where the writer faced a literal and figurative "uncontactable" situation due to a lost phone signal. This experience instilled a sense of freedom but also fear, highlighting her journey from avoiding risks as a single parent after her partner's death to embracing them for connection and presence. She now comfortably takes on challenges like presenting or skating alone because they bring her back to the here and now, challenging traditional notions of risk being a youth-specific rite of passage.