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Mind
19 Women On How They’re Protecting Their Peace This Year
Maybelle Morgan
17 Feb 2023
Living
I Love Asking For Attention — It’s Healthy
Ella Dorval Hall
6 Feb 2023
Wellness
Mindless Mouth Biting Could Be More Serious Than You Think
Alicia Lansom
20 Jan 2023
Horoscopes
Your Horoscope This Week: 15th to 21st January, 2023
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Wellness
Wellness Culture Won’t Save Us. It’s Only Making Us M...
The wellness industry may be a relatively recent mainstream phenomenon but it is far from new. The term ‘wellness’ was popularised back in the
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
The Problem With Saying ‘We All Have Mental Health’
It’s often said that attitudes towards mental health are changing for the better and yet what we mean by the term ‘mental health’ remains vag
by
Daisy Schofield
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Mind
2022: A Year In Mental Health Through The Eyes Of Therapists
2022 has been far from a reprieve from the beginning of this decade. We may have had fewer lockdowns and the most freedom of movement since pre-COVID days
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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
Wellness
The Baffling Science Of Adult Sleep Talking
Most sleep talkers are blissfully unaware of their condition. We’re deep in dreamland and apart from the odd sleep-scream that wakes us up from our slumb
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Maggie Zhou
Wellness
When To Trust Your Gut Instinct (& When To Ignore It)
‘Gut instinct’ is a term that holds an almost mystical quality, speaking to a sense we might feel for what is right or wrong: an action, a deci
by
Eleanor Morgan
Unbothered
TikTok Says “Ugly” Is In — But Who
Actually
Gets To Be Ugly?
If there is one celebrity I am really enjoying at the moment it’s Julia Fox; she’s cracked the code of being a celebrity, playing the role and doing it
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Jackie Adedeji
Mind
I Stopped Chasing Happiness & You Should, Too
I remember, with the sort of clarity reserved for those pivotal moments in life during which, you later realise, a huge change was underway, the card I was
by
Vicky Spratt
Wellness
Ask A Therapist: My Friends Are Moving On Without Me. How Do I Cope?
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinic
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
Why Is Everyone Feeling So ‘Stuck’ Right Now?
If you feel like you’re in a funk at the moment, you’re not alone. But simply recognising that you’re feeling stuck is a great step on the path to fe
by
Mary Spillane
Living
The Truth About Toxic Friendships
“She showed me a lot of affection and interest when we first met, and we bonded over our shared love of books and writing,” recalls Claire*, 27
by
Natalie Gil
Mind
There Are Different Types Of Loneliness. Which One Are You Strugg...
There are a few words I’d use to describe recent years, ever since the pandemic that started in 2020. One of those words would definitely be ‘l
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Aoife Clements
Work & Money
How ADHD Makes Money More Complicated For Women
“Ever since I started getting pocket money I’ve struggled with impulse spending. I’ve also struggled with budgeting because the idea alone felt e
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Natalie Gil
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
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Kira Cook
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Wellness
I’m An Asian Woman & My Travel Anxiety Is At An All-Time High
I’m bawling alone on some church steps in the middle of a European city. I haven’t cried this hard in months. What triggered it seems insignificant
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Louise Cheer
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.
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Lucia Osborne-Cro...
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
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Alcohol & Culture
How Society Makes Women Regret Drinking More Than Men
“As a woman, you grow up being taught to be polite and respectful. To behave a particular way, listen as much as you talk and act a certain way in co
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David Hillier
Wellness
My Therapist Recommended I Get Back Into BDSM
My life has been dictated by extreme mood swings, chronic feelings of emptiness, tumultuous relationships, obsessive love and persistent suicidal thoughts
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Megan Wallace
Wellness
Therapists Shouldn’t Be Posting About Clients On Twitter
In many ways, therapist Kristina Virro’s short, snappy content unpacking pop psychology topics is typical of #TherapyTok. From coping with burnout to set
by
Daisy Schofield
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
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
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Mind
The Reality Of Dating With PTSD
Warning: This article contains descriptions of PTSD and traumatic events, including sexual assault, which some readers might find upsetting. “Dalmati
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Beth Ashley
Mind
Are You An Empath? Here’s How It Affects Every Relationship...
Recently I was scrolling through my TikTok feed where I came across a video about what it means to be an ’empath’. I’d never heard of the ter
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Katie Davies
Living
There’s A Reason We Don’t Take Our Friends’ Advice
Whether it’s advice on what to wear, what to text a date back or more high-stakes life decisions, our friends and family are the first people we go to fo
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Pema Bakshi
Wellness
How Cooking Became A Therapeutic Ritual For My OCD & Anxiety
Many of us did it unknowingly in lockdown: turned to cooking to assuage the anxiety of the unknown. While I didn’t start baking bread, I did learn every
by
Amelia Abraham
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