Society likes to generalise, we all know this. If a statement is made about one woman of colour, then this statement is obviously representative of all people of colour. If a fat man speaks out about his experiences, then those experiences are synonymous with all fat people. Sweeping statements are common in the mainstream and the … Continue reading 4 Things That We Need to Stop Assuming About People & Their Bodies…
Anxiety is a common problem that many of us face every single day. A lot of the time, people don’t know how to interact with someone who has anxiety, because it still feels like it isn’t recognised as a ‘proper’ or ‘real’ mental illness. Often, our very valid and very real emotions relating to anxiety … Continue reading “Just Get Over It” & 3 Other Things That Are Hard to Hear When You Have Anxiety…
Loving the skin that you're in is an incredibly subjective thing, it is personal to us and only we can decide how we show ourselves self-love. Tattoos are pretty similar. The ink that we decide to mark our skin with often means something personal to us; tattoos document a journey, a memory, a reminder, a … Continue reading 15 Body Positive Tattoos You Didn’t Know That You Needed…
The art of self-care is essential to our well-being and sometimes it requires a lot more than a bubble bath and a Lush face mask to start feeling good about ourselves again. Popular media would have us believe that self-care can be cultivated by drinking plenty of water and practicing mindfulness activities once in a … Continue reading The A-Z of Self-Care…
I was probably around 12 years old when I realised that I wasn’t built like the rest of the girls my age. Whilst other girls bloomed into teenage-hood, I just bloomed. Along with my ever-increasing waist-line, my early teenage years (and subsequent young adult years) were fraught with low self-esteem, being bullied and generally hating … Continue reading Losing weight is weird when you’ve spent most of your life fat…
Ten years ago, I was a 16-year-old bundle of low self-esteem, low self-confidence and absolutely zero self-love. Sometimes I feel so far removed from 16-year-old Fran, that she feels like a perfect stranger to me. From 16 to 26 years old, my life has changed beyond belief. This post, more than anything, is an aid … Continue reading 10 Things I’ve Learned in the Past 10 Years…
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU MADE IT TO THE END OF #FEELGOODFEBRUARY! I sincerely hope that you have gathered something positive from your journey throughout this month? I’d love to hear what you think and how (if) this has helped you shift those winter blues. As we venture into spring, your final challenge is to try to maintain … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 28: Maintain
Welcome to Day 25 of #FeelGoodFebruary! CELEBRATE It’s time for some positive affirmations and self-celebration. Look at the below sentences and finish them – today’s all about YOU, ENJOY! I am…………………………….. I believe that I can……………………… I celebrate myself because……………………………. I can achieve ………………………. because I am……………………. I won’t let…………………………. stand in my way because … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 25: Celebrate
Welcome to Day 24 of #FeelGoodFebruary! PLAY We take ourselves too seriously, don’t we… today shuns all of that and allows you time to play! Whatever you feel is fun, whatever brings you enjoyment, then today’s the day to go at it full force! Top Tip – Why not invite some friends along for a … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 24: Play
Welcome to Day 23 of #FeelGoodFebruary! COMMUNICATE One of the best things that you can do to feel better, is communicate. So many of us go through our lives in silence battling unseen emotions and struggling with shitty experiences. Today, make it your goal to communicate with those that you love and start a positive … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 23: Communicate
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