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I’m Steph, owner of this blog, HelloLittleLady.com. Welcome. I write about the everyday challenges and difficulties and surreal moments of being a Dwarf. Take a nosey around the blog, the exhibition – ‘You’re Just Little‘ or learn more about my story.
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Pass Me Your Shoes: An Interview with Angela Muir Van Etten
Thursday 22 October 2020Hello, Little Lady was delighted when Angela Muir Van Etten, author of ‘Dwarfs Don’t Live in Doll Houses’ approached to read and review her latest memoir,… Read more

Become A Wayfinder!
Tuesday 20 October 2020While there are A LOT of horrible social aspects to living with Dwarfism, there is no doubt we’ve all had a giggle or two at… Read more

Stop Dwarfism Hate
Wednesday 7 October 2020Post contents Abusive behaviour has not changed in 15 years – it’s worse! » The first time a non-disabled person tried to photograph me without… Read more

Dwarfism Awareness Month 2020
Thursday 1 October 2020Hello! Erm, how did it get to be October already? Did a pandemic happen or something?! Ha! Anyway, bad jokes aside, we are now into… Read more

Arts and Immersive Technologies – Will It Erase The Dwarf Perspective?
Thursday 23 July 2020Artists and Immersive Technologies March 2020 seems such a long time ago, yet some days, a blink of an eye ago. There was talk of… Read more

Creative Art Workshops for the Dwarfism Community
Wednesday 3 June 2020In October 2019, the first podcasting workshop specifically for the Dwarfism community took place in Leeds. The workshop was funded by Sunderland Culture as part… Read more

The Unexpected Benefits of Social Distancing as a Dwarf Person
Monday 1 June 2020We are now into the third month of the lockdown and I have found a few unexpected benefits of social distancing as a Dwarf person.… Read more

After Life – Gervais and Co. still making jokes at Dwarf Peoples’ expense
Monday 11 May 2020Adult themes are discussed in this post if you are under 18 – please go back to the home page. The first series of After… Read more

Social Distancing, Shopping and Dwarfism
Thursday 16 April 2020When the lockdown measures were announced because of COVID-19, one of my instant worries as a Dwarf person was with food shopping. Ordinarily, shopping as… Read more

Seeking Support During The COVID-19 Pandemic As A Dwarf Person
Monday 6 April 2020Seeking support during the COV-19 pandemic as a Dwarf person is essential. The last few weeks have been a baptism of fire as society adjusts… Read more

The week the world changed…
Friday 27 March 2020Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s been the week that the world changed… The C-word is most definitely on our shores and for… Read more

Why I am saddened with the Dwarf community’s reaction to the Quaden Bayles video
Tuesday 25 February 2020When the video of Quaden Bayles, showing him in distress and wanting to kill himself because of the bullying he has been experiencing at school… Read more

Listening to this week 17/02/2020
Wednesday 19 February 2020It’s half-term for us and it feels like we’ve packed a load of fun things in already. We’ve been to Tynemouth Aquarium, St Mary’s Lighthouse,… Read more

Listening to this week 10/02/20
Wednesday 12 February 2020Winter blues are rather stifling and it’s far too easy to stay in your own head as we do indoors. While I love the crispness… Read more

UNION – Wortley Hall – Finishing With A Flourish
Friday 24 January 2020Last year, at the beginning of 2019, a group of emerging artists and creative activists gathered at ChapelFM – Arts Centre for East Leeds. The… Read more

CANCELLED! Dwarfism: What Next? Podcasting Workshop – Sunderland
Tuesday 14 January 2020It is with sadness, given the current circumstances, that I have decided to cancel the online workshop. Once, as a society, we know where we… Read more

Happy New Year from Hello Little Lady
Tuesday 31 December 2019Wow! It’s the end of the 2010s! I’m not sure it’s a decade that people will forget lightly. There has been much upheaval all around… Read more

Hello Little Lady – A Year in Review 2019
Sunday 22 December 2019It’s time to reflect on Hello Little Lady’s – A Year in Review 2019. The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of activity and… Read more

When just getting on with it just isn’t enough
Thursday 28 November 2019Over the years, and what informs most of my work is the silencing of the Dwarfism experience. Incidents happen and more often than not, an… Read more

What’s Your Story – The Podcast
Thursday 31 October 2019What’s Your Story is a podcasting workshop recorded at ChapelFM Arts Centre, in Leeds on 19th October 2019. The workshop, which coincided with Dwarfism Awareness… Read more

You’re Just Little – Toilets
Saturday 12 October 2019To celebrate Dwarfism Awareness Month 2019, I’m sharing some of the photographs from the ‘You’re Just Little’ exhibition which debuted in 2018. The exhibition shows… Read more