It seems like only yesterday that I moved to London, triggering what would be a lifelong obsession with the big city, reveling in the street entertainers who would breakdance outside tube stations, while children munched on refreshing ice lollies. At night the office drones would no longer be chained to their desks; instead they came outside and joined in the fun that was happening outside, the sound of gurgling laughter making passers-by smile, turning their frown upside down. There would be food shows and hotel stays, restaurants, bars and cafes too, a city that would allow me to indulge in gluttonous greed and thirst. That was almost two years ago that I packed my bags and moved to the ... read more
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What You Should Wear To Your Prom: The Fantasy Version
The boys and girls circle around each other, in a frantic game of 'kiss and tell', whispering sweet nothing's into each others ears, loves first dream. They shed their school days behind them as as they dance to the beat of 'Prom season', where the teens finish their GCSE's and the young adults are dreaming of university. In this thin veil between reality and fantasy, your wildest dreams all come true and for one night only you feel like you belong, in this parallel universe previously controlled by the 'populars'. Begrudgingly they allow you into their 'secret circle' , and you see HIM, the guy you spent hours doodling in your journal, intertwined with nonsensical doodles and equally daft ... read more
Why It’s OK To Talk About Sexual Health
Sexual health problems shouldn't be embarrassing, so why does society continue to stigmatize an open and honest discussion around 'sexual health' as though we are still living in the dark ages? Sure we talk about sex more openly than before and our perceptions around casual dating, one night stands and sex before marriage has become increasingly relaxed in recent years, but in that case why are we still weirded out by the mention of sexual health issues like contraception or the difference between an STI and an STD? Hint one is a disease and the other is an infection, but do you know which one is which? But back to sexual health; the majority of us might associate sexual health as being ... read more
What Not To Say To Someone Struggling With Depression
Having been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and PTSD two years ago, I have heard the most laughable reactions to my mental health issues, that have either tried to 'trivialize and downplay' my mental health struggles or make me seem like I was just 'acting depressed' to get attention. But here's the 'real T'; because people's reactions to me getting upset over the years or feeling numb was to 'tell me to get over it' or to 'stop being a drama queen', it wasn't until I was 22 that I even had the strength or 'desire' to seek help for the mental health struggles and crack the code as to why-as others put it- I was so God Damn emotional all the time. So not only did friends and families ... read more
Mental Health Awareness In The Online Dating World
When it comes to dating disasters, I have had my fair share of f**kboys who have used me for sex, 'benefits' or in the case of some have had girlfriends when they were 'seeing me'. While I have both laughed and grimaced at my readers own dating disasters in equal measure, there are some 'online dating scenarios' that have filled me with sadness. When it comes to mental health, we are often too quick to dismiss someone who is displaying signs of erratic behaviour as simply 'being crazy', when in reality these people need encouragement to get the help that they so need. And this was the case with today's guest post author Alan Moore, whose online dating experience did not involve f**kgirls, ... read more
How Esquared Motivated Me To Become More Active
Growing up I wasn't ever considered to be the 'sporty kid' -although I did dance outside of school during my 'Musical Theatre years'- and the thought of going to the gym had always intimidated me. From the perspective of someone who A. does not react very well to making mistakes and B. spent most of her life caring what other people thought, I was often too scared to branch outside of my comfort zone because I didn't want to make a 'fool out of myself'. I was very uncomfortable in my own skin and the only image that I had of P.E was two very real scenarios that I encountered during my time in secondary school. The first was being one of the 'so called non-popular losers' who was almost ... read more
Beating The January Blues With A Mental Health Toolkit
How I Created A Mental Health Toolkit To Beat The January Blues I used to be the girl who would ignore her feelings, who would shrug her shoulders when someone asked me 'why I was crying' or lock myself away for days in my room, without talking to a single soul, because I didn't know how to process my emotions and the anger I would feel at being 'sad' scared even me. I remembered the jeering faces looming over me,with malice in their eyes, the bullies, the abusers,the demons that lurked in the shadows. There are times when I have to force myself to smile, hoping that the low lighting conceals the tears that are forming in my eyes. Or that noone will notice if I lock myself away in the ... read more
Why 2017 Was The Year That Everything Changed
A year ago today I was trapped in a job that was making me miserable and forcing myself to get out of bed in the early hours of the morning, for a job that didn't even make me happy. I would trudge through the motions, robotic and stiff, unmotivated by the thought of yet another day feeling like I was wasting precious time. I thought this was what I wanted, more financial freedom, a chance to make new connections but it turns out that I was wrong. Familiar faces would dissipate into nothingness and all I saw was clouded darkness, simmering with the calamity of the unknown. I didn't know it then, but a few months later I would jack it all in and step into the light, into a brighter future ... read more
Stand Up For Animals With International Animal Rights Day
International Animal Rights Day 2017: 10th December Picture the scene. Babies taken from their mothers and slaughtered, covered in blood, another victim of human tyranny. Wailing animals crying out in pain, animals abused and silenced, animals taken for granted and their free will taken away. You hear their cries but your tears mingle with the crowd, already you are turning away, running from what you don't understand. You have pets at home, a dog and cat that you love and cherish,that you shower with love. If anything happened to your babies you would feel broken, a former shell of yourself, they are your children. But then something does happen, a burglar breaks into your home and ... read more
The Truth About Male Infertility:Are You Fertility Aware?
When it comes to male infertility, chances are you would have been kept in the dark. Contrary to public perception and media appropriated stereotypes, men are just as likely as females to be 'infertile', with 50 % of 'UK couples' needing IVF treatment due to the male being 'infertile'. Yet in a study conducted by DR Liberty Barnes who was researching 'male infertility' for her book ' Conceiving Masculinity: Male Infertility, Medicine, and Identity' the acclaimed sociologist found that 'men are rendered invisible in our collective imagination when it comes to reproduction' which makes sense considering considering the lack of resources that are geared towards men who are infertile. But why ... read more
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