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Sometimes I’m Fine, Often I’m Not: My Life With Dynamic Disabilities

Catriona Morton

Working Out Doesn’t Have To Be Exhausting To Be Worth It

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Wellness Culture Won’t Save Us. It’s Only Making Us More Sick

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Body Positive Content Can Be A ‘Micro-Intervention’ For Self-Este...

A new study has found that content on social media about body positivity and body neutrality has the ability to improve body image in young women. Conducte

How To Get Doctors To Listen When You’re Being ‘Hyste...

Update: Image changed on 06/01/23 Have you ever come out of a doctor’s appointment feeling frustrated, fobbed off and like the entire endeavour was a col

by Sarah Graham

Ask A Therapist: How To Escape The Pressure To Lose Weight This Year

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 year

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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My Hair Loss Is Because Of Trauma, Not Cheap Treatments

I have a habit of crying in the shower. The flat I live in lacks internal walls so it is just one long room with separate areas demarcated by rugs and chan

by Hannah Turner

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

I’m A Grown Woman Who Sits Like A Child. I Bet You Do, Too

As I write this story I have my right leg folded underneath my left on my desk chair. My right ankle is tucked under my left thigh, leaving one foot dangli

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

What It’s Like To Be Fat At Christmas

“The best bit of Christmas is the food,” my friends tell each other over Yorkshire puddings and honey-glazed parsnips. “I’m going to be

Test Your Vaginal Health At Home – With A Tampon

How’s your vaginal microbiome looking today? If it’s never even crossed your mind, you’re not alone. Like much of the inner workings of our bodies, t

by Sarah Graham

Songs That Break Your Heart Help You Process Pain

Writer and lecturer Susan Cain wrote almost the entirety of her first book, Quiet, in a small café in Greenwich Village, Manhattan’s erstwhile bohemian

by Cornelia Powers

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

We Need To Change The Way We Talk About Masturbation

The following is an extract from The Big O: An Empowering Guide to Loving, Dating and F*cking by Oloni (HarperNonFiction, £20) I used to work in

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.

by Lucia Osborne-Cro...

The Real Reason Your Stretch Marks Are So Damn Itchy

Like lighting strikes and fingerprints, no two stretch marks are exactly alike. They can appear on your butt or hips or back or breasts or stomach or reall

by Rachel Lubitz

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

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

I’m A Black Woman Living With Body Dysmorphia — & It’...

Trigger warning: this piece references eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). I was 20 years

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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

At 24 I Masturbated For The First Time & It Changed My Life

“Can you stop using your vibrator as a coaster?” asked my best friend. For visual aid, we’re talking about a fancy vibrator housed in a b

by Lauren Cunningham

12 Intimate Photographs That Tell An Honest Story Of Motherhood (...

“I think I knew from a young age that I wanted to have children one day,” recalls British photographer Imogen Freeland. It was this innate draw

by Joanna Cresswell

How To Get Rid Of Your Nose Piercing Bump

Those of you with a recent nose piercing will know that while your nasal region looks fantastic, the upkeep can be kind of a drag. I am one year and four m

by Jess Commons

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

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

8 Hacks To Get Rid Of Bloating

Bloated bellies can crop up any time of year, but they’re particularly likely as we enter the colder months of autumn and winter when people are natu

by Molly Longman

I Lost My Period For 7 Years Because Of RED-S – Here’s How ...

Last month, on my first holiday abroad since the pandemic, I unexpectedly came on my period. For most people, this would have been a mild to major annoyanc

by Ally Sinyard

I Kept My Head Injury Secret – & Lost The People I Loved

“Is that it?” wasn’t quite what I was expecting to hear as she brazenly pointed at the bandage that serpentined my left leg. An acquaintance at b

by Jerry Silvester

Fibromyalgia Mainly Affects Women, So Obviously We Know Very Litt...

Unless you know someone affected or are a doctor yourself, you’re probably unsure what fibromyalgia syndrome is. The silence around this chronic pain-rel

You’re Showering All Wrong, According To A Dermatologist

If you spend your spare time online, you’ll know it has been rather impossible to avoid various celebrities kicking up a stink (quite literally) abou

by Jacqueline Kilikita

Your Guide To A Bump-Free Bikini Line

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How To Make Butt Sweat More Comfortable In The Summer

At any given moment in the summer months, many of us may have a small river of sweat trickling down our backsides. Although it might be something you try d

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