9 things you shouldn’t feel guilty about
3 body image hacks you can use to feel more positive today
Lying curled up in a ball, crying, wondering what the hell you're going to wear today because nothing looks good. Practically everything you own gives you the dry heaves when you think about 'body image'. Jeans are too tight. Boobs are too saggy. Arms the flabbiest...
Why does blogging need to be positive?
I've been blogging solidly without a break for about a month now. That's a drop in the ocean compared to the celebrity bloggers out there who - after years of hard work - have found internet fame, book deals and personal assistants to do all their flat lay photography...
Coping with the physical effects of anxiety & depression
You or someone you know is probably dealing with anxiety, depression or maybe even both. I've dealt with both simultaneously for the past 4 years and I'm not yet fully recovered. I've come a long way since the beginning, when I was unable to work and spent every day...
How to declutter your mind in 30 minutes
I spend so much of my life stressed out. Stressed out for reasons that are stupid and pointless for the most part; with my internal voice posing various questions such as "How many toilet rolls do we have left and will I remember to go to the shop for more?" I know,...
Finding your passion
Live to work or work to live? Most people have a strong opinion on this topic. I know it's highly unlikely that everyone out there can go and find their dream job and love what they do every single day - but I've worked long enough in various jobs I detest to know...
How I find time to write every single day
Writing about writing; maybe this is cheating slightly when it comes to creating a blog post but writing everyday is a habit that I genuinely have managed to incorporate into my daily life over the past few weeks so I feel qualified to chat about the damn thing. Full...
Real women who inspire me
As soon as I typed up this blog post title I realised it was terrible. I need to explain myself. Who are these 'real' women I'm planning to talk about? What makes one woman more real than the next? Am I a real woman? I really did just knock-up this title hoping that...
10 things to boost your mood
Suffering from anxiety and depression is a full-time gig. I've come to realise it's the little things that add up everyday to either make or break my mood, and when I can feel my mood start to take a dip I have a few 'go to' habits that will often stop me from...
How I realised I was successful in life
Success is a strange thing. It's one of those terms that we tend to use to describe other people, but never ourselves. We can say we are unhappy, hard-worked, stressed and dedicated all day long in the hope that we somehow appear successful - or at the least extremely...
Four surprisingly positive things about being unemployed
Unemployment sucks. That's how it seemed to me at first anyway; a hideous mind-fuck of the tallest order where you question your purpose in society, your ability to function on little money (or benefits) and wonder if you can survive eating cardboard for a few weeks...
Three reasons why you need to have yoga in your life
If you follow me on Twitter you'll have noticed my "in your face" updates about my recent foray into yoga. I've done it on and off for years and like bleaching your upper-lip hair or a visit to the dentist it's one of those things you just wish you'd done earlier in...