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How Sober TikTok Is Helping Young Women In Recovery

Meet The Women Who Live In Real-Life Disney Houses

TikTok’s ‘What I Eat In A Day’ & Our Obsession With What Other People Eat

The Internet Said “Dump Him”, So I Did…

Twenty-year-old Rachel* was at work when she got a text from the other woman. Hastily telling concerned colleagues she needed to step outside, Rachel began

Our iPhone Notes Are Poetry

There are 184 notes in my iPhone Notes app, dating back to April 2016. Exactly 40 of them contain boring work stuff: things I need to remember, contact det

The Obsession With Online Beauty Conspiracy Theories

Here are two facts about American beauty guru Jaclyn Hill: when she was 21 years old, she was arrested for driving with an expired licence and taken to Hil

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What Happens When Therapists Get Bad Online Reviews

When she was 16 years old and struggling with suicidal thoughts, Lizzie (not her real name) began seeing a therapist in her home state of Arizona. During w

How To Deal With Passive Aggressive Behaviour

What's Going On With Young Women Scribbling Out Their Faces On In...

It’s a strange sight for anyone over 25, but a perfectly normal one for anyone who’s 13. A photograph of a young girl, wearing her favourite outfit and

It’s Time To Talk About Chewing And Spitting Disorder

It’s exactly what it sounds like. 'Chewing and spitting' – occasionally known as 'c/s' to sufferers and 'CHSP' to

Approaching A Friend With An Eating Disorder

Jade is drunk and she’s boiling some broccoli. It’s 3am, and we – an excitable, rowdy bunch of first year university students – are