A PSA for anyone with writer friends — People often mistake writing to be glamorous. They picture someone tapping away on a typewriter, glass of whisky or wine in their hand, hair mussed in frustration and a single page of notes beside them… Writing is not glamorous. The glass of whisky is actually your sixth cup of coffee…

Nope, not keywords, we’re done with them — When I’m not here, unburdening my trauma onto the internet, I work as a SEO specialist for a travel company. I’ve been doing this for over four years and learned a lot along the way. …

And the great advice my therapist gave me — There’s that stereotype about what happens when you complain to a man versus a woman. The joke is that a woman will listen and offer sympathy; she’ll tell you how awful your situation is. The man will offer you obvious advice that oversimplifies the situation. We always complain about how…

You can be closer than ever, further than ever — Some of my closest friends live over 1,000 kilometres away. Safe to say, we don’t see each other that often. And it feels like getting older is just having friends slowly drift further away. But that doesn’t mean your friendship has to end, it doesn’t even have to become distanced…

“Once again, you’re enough as you are, exactly as you are.” — If you’re thinking about reading ‘You Are Not a Before Picture’ by Alex Light, then hop off this article and get right to it. I can’t recommend this book enough, and you can also check out my review of the book to see just why I love it so much. …

Time zones don’t have to come in the way of your friendship — I never realised how many people move away. It shouldn’t come as such a surprise, as everyone wants different things and yearns for new adventures, but somehow I wasn’t ready for it. The years since graduating from university have been marked by friends leaving for something new. And while I…

You’re just avoiding being single — After being with my partner for four years, we both knew the end was near. We weren’t happy and we couldn’t make each other happy. But that relationship felt like all I knew, and I had been miserable single, so I kept my head in the sand. …

Reviewing ‘You Are Not a Before Picture’ by Alex Light — I’m a big Alex Light fan, to put it mildly. I discovered her Instagram during Lockdown, and her body-positive content was exactly what I needed. She draws upon a lot of her experiences with disordered eating and is very open about how she’s still learning herself. …

Let astrology determine your Heartstopper soulmate — A queer love story between two British teenagers — cute, but why are we so obsessed? Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ has taken both screens and social media by storm. It was among the top 10 English series on Netflix within two days of release, with viewers and critics applauding the tone and…