Teenage love. It is the star of countless novels, movies, songs - you name it. It is an expectation set in all of us from the very first time you pick up…
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Being in a new environment, alone and friendless, is terrifying. The first few weeks of Freshers, where people float around you in a cycle of revolving acquaintances, makes picking out a potential…
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You’ve got nothing to lose in kindness, and someone (in this case, me) has everything to gain in receiving kindness. …
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Freshers’ Week is hyped up as the best week, but here’s the truth: it is less of a new beginning and more of a full-blown identity crisis.…
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Returning to university in my thirties was a complicated decision. It has been intellectually demanding as well as emotionally and socially challenging.…
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What does Freshers Week look like if you don't enjoy partying or clubbing? Read Elliot's personal account of staying in during Freshers.…
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Feeling guilty for not being productive is nothing new for anyone with ADHD; it’s a feeling we are all far too familiar with.
But now it feels different because I'm not reaching out…
This slump hasn’t come as a great surprise to me.
The first week on the meds was a high like no other as my brain chemistry was rewritten and everything I wanted to…
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The first time I got a migraine, I thought it was just a bad headache and a worse day. I took paracetamol, drank some water, and shut the blinds. But it came…
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Volunteering is often unpaid, under-recognised, and held up as something we should all be doing for the ‘greater good’. But in a world that rewards productivity and profit, choosing to give your…
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