Skip navigation!
ADVERTISEMENT
Discover
Watch
Shop
+More
United Kingdom
Switch To
United States
Germany
France
Australia
Voices of Disability
Sometimes I’m Fine, Often I’m Not: My Life With Dynamic Disabilities
Catriona Morton
19 Jan 2023
Fitness
Working Out Doesn’t Have To Be Exhausting To Be Worth It
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
18 Jan 2023
Wellness
Wellness Culture Won’t Save Us. It’s Only Making Us More Sick
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
11 Jan 2023
Wellness
Body Positive Content Can Be A ‘Micro-Intervention’ For Self-Este...
A new study has found that content on social media about body positivity and body neutrality has the ability to improve body image in young women. Conducte
by
Maggie Zhou
Body
How To Get Doctors To Listen When You’re Being ‘Hyste...
Update: Image changed on 06/01/23 Have you ever come out of a doctor’s appointment feeling frustrated, fobbed off and like the entire endeavour was a col
by
Sarah Graham
Wellness
Ask A Therapist: How To Escape The Pressure To Lose Weight This Year
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Wellness
My Hair Loss Is Because Of Trauma, Not Cheap Treatments
I have a habit of crying in the shower. The flat I live in lacks internal walls so it is just one long room with separate areas demarcated by rugs and chan
by
Hannah Turner
Wellness
How To Break Up With 2022 The Right Way
2022 is nearly done and as December races towards its snowy finale, it’s time to kiss goodbye to this year. There will be parts of us desperate to
by
Ellie Broughton
Body
I’m A Grown Woman Who Sits Like A Child. I Bet You Do, Too
As I write this story I have my right leg folded underneath my left on my desk chair. My right ankle is tucked under my left thigh, leaving one foot dangli
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
What It’s Like To Be Fat At Christmas
“The best bit of Christmas is the food,” my friends tell each other over Yorkshire puddings and honey-glazed parsnips. “I’m going to be
by
Gina Tonic
Body
Test Your Vaginal Health At Home – With A Tampon
How’s your vaginal microbiome looking today? If it’s never even crossed your mind, you’re not alone. Like much of the inner workings of our bodies, t
by
Sarah Graham
Wellness
Songs That Break Your Heart Help You Process Pain
Writer and lecturer Susan Cain wrote almost the entirety of her first book, Quiet, in a small café in Greenwich Village, Manhattan’s erstwhile bohemian
by
Cornelia Powers
Wellness
No One Tells You About the Gut-Wrenching Loneliness of the First ...
For somewhere around three months, usually longer, you are invisibly pregnant. Your stomach doesn’t yet betray the geyser of life involuntarily erupting
by
Kira Cook
Books & Art
We Need To Change The Way We Talk About Masturbation
The following is an extract from The Big O: An Empowering Guide to Loving, Dating and F*cking by Oloni (HarperNonFiction, £20) I used to work in
by
Oloni
Wellness
I Tried Meditation For Chronic Pain
As someone who, like Dan, knows what it’s like to struggle to put socks on, I’m willing to give it a go.
by
Lucia Osborne-Cro...
Beauty
The
Real
Reason Your Stretch Marks Are So Damn Itchy
Like lighting strikes and fingerprints, no two stretch marks are exactly alike. They can appear on your butt or hips or back or breasts or stomach or reall
by
Rachel Lubitz
Wellness
My Stoma Saved My Life – But Really Damaged My Mental Health
Over 100,000 people in the UK have a stoma. Deriving from the ancient Greek word for ‘opening’, it is the result of either a colostomy or an il
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Unbothered
I’m A Black Woman Living With Body Dysmorphia — & It’...
Trigger warning: this piece references eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). I was 20 years
by
Nia Shumake
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Body
I Didn’t Brush My Teeth For 6 Months Because Of Trauma
Cleanliness, as the saying goes, is next to godliness. Good hygiene is held up as not only a social norm but a moral good. This message comes across in a w
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
At 24 I Masturbated For The First Time & It Changed My Life
“Can you stop using your vibrator as a coaster?” asked my best friend. For visual aid, we’re talking about a fancy vibrator housed in a b
by
Lauren Cunningham
Books & Art
12 Intimate Photographs That Tell An Honest Story Of Motherhood (...
“I think I knew from a young age that I wanted to have children one day,” recalls British photographer Imogen Freeland. It was this innate draw
by
Joanna Cresswell
Body
How To Get Rid Of Your Nose Piercing Bump
Those of you with a recent nose piercing will know that while your nasal region looks fantastic, the upkeep can be kind of a drag. I am one year and four m
by
Jess Commons
Wellness
The World Is Built Around Bingeing – But We Still Don’t Take Bing...
Content warning: This article discusses eating disorders and dieting in a way that some may find triggering. Nichola is a 35-year-old learning designer who
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
8 Hacks To Get Rid Of Bloating
Bloated bellies can crop up any time of year, but they’re particularly likely as we enter the colder months of autumn and winter when people are natu
by
Molly Longman
Wellness
I Lost My Period For 7 Years Because Of RED-S – Here’s How ...
Last month, on my first holiday abroad since the pandemic, I unexpectedly came on my period. For most people, this would have been a mild to major annoyanc
by
Ally Sinyard
Living
I Kept My Head Injury Secret – & Lost The People I Loved
“Is that it?” wasn’t quite what I was expecting to hear as she brazenly pointed at the bandage that serpentined my left leg. An acquaintance at b
by
Jerry Silvester
Body
Fibromyalgia Mainly Affects Women, So Obviously We Know Very Litt...
Unless you know someone affected or are a doctor yourself, you’re probably unsure what fibromyalgia syndrome is. The silence around this chronic pain-rel
by
Danni Scott
Beauty
You’re Showering All Wrong, According To A Dermatologist
If you spend your spare time online, you’ll know it has been rather impossible to avoid various celebrities kicking up a stink (quite literally) abou
by
Jacqueline Kilikita
Beauty
Your Guide To A Bump-Free Bikini Line
by
Liesa Goins
How To Sweat Less Guide
How To Make Butt Sweat More Comfortable In The Summer
At any given moment in the summer months, many of us may have a small river of sweat trickling down our backsides. Although it might be something you try d
by
Cory Stieg
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
More Stories
ADVERTISEMENT