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Feeling confident in our own bodies is something we have all struggled with at some point. Whether it be about our weight, skin, hair – we have all had an off day or two. With contentedness and acceptance about the way you look often comes confidence. However this can actually be less black and white […]

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When you find out that someone is mentally ill or hear the words “mental illness,” what image is painted in your mind? Is it someone running around a padded room wearing a straitjacket? Are they unstable? Unapproachable? Is there a apparent line that separates you from them? What would happen if that picture was you?

I am a motivated person. I never experienced first-hand what it was like to have no motivation. I deem myself as somewhat a workaholic as I love working and being productive. For me, taking breaks makes me feel like I’m not doing enough, so I continue to keep myself busy and accomplish tasks throughout the […]

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For as long as I can remember, there has always been a discussion about religion and sexuality. Whether or not God condemns those who are anything other than hetero/cis, is homosexuality a choice? And whether gay people should be religious at all. However, I never really paid much attention because I was comfortable in my heterosexuality […]

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At some point in your life, treatment someone has probably told you to “love yourself or no one else will?” This phrase is 90% a steaming pile of bull sh*t, and 10% a misspoken truth. Because even if you don’t love yourself, there are plenty of people all over the world who do. From the […]

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One day I was trying on my favourite bikini to check if it still fit for my holiday. It did. Like a glove. To be honest,I thought I looked great. I’d been working really hard in the gym and actually remembering to feed myself at regular intervals throughout the day (instead of you know, eating […]

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If social media didn’t exist tomorrow, this would you still love yourself as much? If the answer is yes, then I’m truly glad you’ve found yourself and learnt to love who you are outside of the internet. And if the answer is no, then that’s when you need to start loving yourself. It’s hard. Some […]

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“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”– Louise L. Hay Self-Love is Key. Over the last couple of days I’ve realised the importance of that short but sweet sentence. I recently watched a YouTube video by a poet named Nayo Jones,it was titled Healing. […]

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