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  • Stop Paying Coaches – The Scam Of Online ‘Courses’

    I’m sick of online courses and I need to rant about it Read more

  • Letting Yourself Go and Why It Doesn’t Matter | A Rant

    What does the phrase ‘letting yourself go’ mean to you? As a child of the 2000s, this phrase brings up images of women’s magazines for me. Those magazines with bright yellow or pink headlines, red circles on celebrities’ bodies and claims that such-and-such had tragically ‘let herself go’ was inescapable for quite a long time Read more

  • Are You Struggling To Find Meaning Right Now? Because, Girl, Same | Asking For Advice

    Before I go into this post, I just want to preface it by saying that I’m writing this in a low mood state. Writing is cathartic and I’m hoping by the end of this post I’ll feel lighter, but just to warn you, in case you too are in a dark place right now, that Read more

  • Should Is Sh*t, Don’t Do It To Other People

    As someone who runs this self-development blog, I’m acutely aware of the way that my content might make someone feel. I write about self-development and self-improvement so much because it is an area that I’m obsessed with. As I’ve mentioned before, most of the content I consume in my free time is within this field Read more

  • Why I Failed My No Buy (And Other Deliberate Acts Of Self-Sabotage)

    I made several bold statements at the end of last year regarding the changes I wanted to make to my life, health, and habits. Before the beginning of this year – doesn’t that seem like a long time ago?! – I decided that I wanted to go on a no buy for the following 12 Read more

  • Makeup Trends I’m Still Here For | Personal Beauty Favourites

    Makeup is a fast moving market. It seems like whenever I get the hang on what’s in style, the world has already moved on to something completely different. Social media is a massive influence on makeup and fashion trends in general, which it always has been. I first got into makeup thanks to social media, Read more

  • You Can Be More Than One Thing, Ladies!| Let’s Talk About It

    What is your opinion of memes? You know, those funny images that people like to share and repost online to show off their sense of humour and even parts of their personality. There is one meme going around at the moment that is driving me mad and I can’t sit on top of these opinions Read more

  • Why Is Porn Like This? | Let’s Talk About It

    Before we even get into this post, I need to say that I’m not anti-porn. Shocking I know; a feminist who isn’t against porn! Well, settle yourself in fellows because I might be able to surprise you further. Believe it or not, but most feminists (and those who don’t like to call themselves that) aren’t Read more

  • A Note On Being Basic

    There is a big stigma around being ‘basic’ online. According to Urban Dictionary (which is a lifesaver for anyone over the age of 14, am I right?) basic means: only interested in things mainstream, popular, and trending If you happen to follow me on any other form of social media, you might have seen that I refer to myself Read more

  • A Word On The ‘Fat Shaming’ Drama

    There has been a lot of drama on social media lately regarding ‘fat shaming’. If you have spent even a second online over the past week or so, then you will know the story. I don’t want to get into how it started or what’s been said because I think it’s unnecessary for this post. Read more

  • Frightened To Unfollow?| Let’s Chat About Social Media Loyalty

    I have been spending a bit of time away from social media over the past month or so. Normally, I waste far too much time scrolling through Instagram or Twitter and I just decided to stop it for a while. I don’t have the apps on my phone anymore and I haven’t really missed it Read more

  • An Open Apology To Taylor Swift (and all the other women I’ve shamed) | BECOMING BETTER

    As I’m getting older I am starting to learn more about the kind of person I want to be and I’m learning how to get rid of negative attitudes I simply just don’t need anymore. For such a long time now being a feminist has been a huge part of my identity. But despite everything I Read more

  • Sexism, Exploitation and Memes

    I wonder how many memes there are on the internet? They’re something we all see pretty much every time we log onto a social media site. That black and white lettering that protests some sarcastic message has basically become iconic now and will forever be recognised. Memes are a way for people to rant, to Read more

  • The Current State of Affairs (Ft. Votes & Protests)

    With the current states of affairs, it’s not difficult to feel as though all hope is lost. It can sometimes feel like to world is ending, with no one understanding the actions of their peers; with protests to battle against decisions already made and with fear being a common emotion among any old enough to Read more

  • Mind Your Damn Business: A Discussion On Privacy by a Nosy Journalism Student

    I haven’t even started this post yet but I already know it’s going to have no structure and no clear point. Apologies. But this is a topic I really want to talk about and something that I’ve been thinking about recently for various different reasons. I am currently in my last year of a Journalism Read more