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…
There is a demographic of individuals who might find that their stories are lacking within the body positive community. Through no fault of their own, those who are losing weight are seemingly invisible or worse, banished, from the body positive community. This is something that I’ve wanted to write about for a while now, only … Continue reading Finding the Balance Between Body Positivity & Weight-Loss…
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…
Self-esteem is a tricky topic; it is inherently subjective, relentlessly present and always changing. Many things in our society can have an unwilling effect on the way we feel about ourselves, and often it is something that is completely out of our control. There are a thousand ways out there that advise how you can … Continue reading 5 Steps You Can Take to Rebuild Self-Esteem…
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 27 of #FeelGoodFebruary! FORGIVE Okay, so this isn’t going to come in one day and as we’re nearly at the end of Feel Good February, this is a challenge that can become ongoing if you choose to do so. Learning to forgive yourself or someone else is an incredible difficult thing to … Continue reading #FeelGoodFebruary Day 27: Forgive
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
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