It’s 6.30am and the alarm starts to ring, but you have barely gotten any sleep. You spend the entire day feeling tired, and doze off a couple of times during class. Then it’s finally time to go to sleep and this strange phenomenon happens: you feel more awake now than you did all day and […]Read More
TW: This article discusses suicide, death, grief and loss We are still in a pandemic, where the physical health of our friends, families, and loved ones is of the utmost importance. We’ve been obsessed with our health for over a year, and for some of us, that continues. However, mental health is often treated like […]Read More
Labelling unhealthy food as ‘cheating’ encourages an unhealthy mental relationship with food and helps develop binge eating disorder. It may well lead to other EDs such as orthorexia, where you only eat healthy food or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (AFRID), a restrictive food intake disorder. As well as other disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, the list […]Read More
TikTok; an app full of dance challenges, influencers, and now post-lockdown anxiety hacks. With a third of the UK population suffering from heightened anxiety during the lockdown, this has now evolved into feeling anxious about returning to some form of normality. A year without socialising has undoubtedly had an impact on our mental health but […]Read More
The media is awash with stories about the superficial nature of influencers, and the negative aspects of social media. Yet, social media can be a force for good. Laura Middleton-Hughes is an Inspirational Health Warrior who has used her experience of living with stage four breast cancer to reach an audience of thousands of women. […]Read More
While TikTok may be home to the latest viral trends, this one comes with a warning label.Read More
Women speak out about the rare and widely misunderstood condition which is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. The disorder is so severe 15% of those with PMDD have attempted suicide, and some young women affected are opting for hysterectomies. Dr Lynsay Matthews, 39, underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in July last year after all […]Read More
*trigger warning: this article contains discussions of harassment and sexual assault* The outpouring of pain from women online this past week has been overwhelming to say the least. Following the disappearance of Sarah Everard, a woman who was just trying to walk home, women across the UK and beyond came together to discuss their stories […]Read More
Ride or die, BFF’s, friends for life? Oh, the pressures of modern friendship. Friends are undoubtedly the people who’ve seen you at your worst, your best, and probably everything in between – but sometimes, they aren’t forever. Not because they’re toxic or you’ve had an argument but simply because that friendship isn’t made to last. […]Read More
As we still have to wait a while until we can step inside a salon again, many of us are turning to social media for DIY beauty recipes to use in lockdown. Sugaring, a method of hair removal dating back to the ancient Egyptian era, is one of the latest beauty crazes to trend on […]Read More
It would be far too easy to label Oa Hackett as inspiring because she is a cancer survivor who used that experience to help others. Doing so would be unfair on the vast numbers of people who have done the same. To define Hackett by cancer is a cliche and one that misses the sense […]Read More
She has provided much-needed escapism from lockdown’s inescapable monotony and has become an advocate for body positivity and self-love. This is the story of Flo Simpson whose 60-second weight-loss videos helped her rise to fame. Simpson’s daily videos recording what she eats in a day alongside her general affairs launched her into social media fame. […]Read More
“You don’t have to be a prodigy to be unique,” Cavetown If you’re anything like me, you had a whole load of hobbies growing up. From primary school all the way through to year 9, I would do a different activity every night of the week. From athletics to piano to drama club, you name […]Read More
“Hi?” I say awkwardly. The little microphone icon flashes red while I scramble to think of something to say. I spend ten whole minutes agonising over how best to reply to an audio message I have just received via WhatsApp, the popular mobile messaging service used by more than two billion people around the globe. […]Read More
Navigating a global pandemic is difficult enough but with over 200,000 YouTube subscribers watching your every move, there is another dimension of pressure. Eve Bennett is familiar with this pressure. But still, she is everything you would expect her to be. She answers the Zoom call sat in her bed, wearing an oversized hoodie, sipping […]Read More
