The July Bookshelf
With the weather as turbulent as the relationships in Love Island, there’s never been a better time to pick up a book.…
Job Hopping Made Me Lose My Sense of Self
Throughout my childhood, it was impressed upon me that education was the key to success. Teachers, friends and family promised that the…
This Is What Beauty Rituals Can Teach Us About Empowerment
As Fleabag so vehemently stated in the penultimate episode of the much-loved series: ‘Hair is everything’. It’s a sentiment that resonated with…
The Carbon Ceiling
We are on the cusp of a newfound environmentalism. Across the globe protestors and activists are demanding government action against climate change,…
An Unwelcome Guest
Anxiety moved in with me and my boyfriend around 18 months ago, and to say the transition of our cohabiting has been…
Why Your ‘All Work, No Sleep’ Mentality Isn’t Impressive
You’ve probably seen them– articles written about business owners and self-confessed workaholics who advocate the (false) mentality that the only way you’ll…
Is It Wrong To Want Your Friends To Grow With You?
February 2017 marked the beginning of one of the most painful and formative breakups so far in my life. Like all good…
Breaststroke in Tesco
Toes to the wall behind and fingers to the wall ahead. Palms down and splayed thumbs whispering to the touch. To pull…
Learning to Lose
I’ve never been very good at losing things. Or should I say, I’m perfectly apt at losing them, but I’ve never been…
How To Beat Your Gymtimidation
‘I don’t belong here.’ ‘I’ve got no idea what I’m doing.’ ‘I’m not as good as x over there.’ ‘I’m going to…
