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two people in a relationship on the beach together in black and white
Between the Sheets/Braw Magazine

Autism and Relationships

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: Autism and relationships with Sarah. "When I do get into relationships now, I feel this panic that makes me want to leave it."…

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'what i would give to walk forever' on a photo of the mountains
Braw Magazine/In Nature

What I Would Give To Walk Forever

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: There is always a way out to the other side, you just have to be willing to get to it, and to just keep moving.…

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All the Feels/Braw Magazine

Four Years of White Pages

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: A personal account of the battle against a blank page in the time of dissertation writing and tight deadlines.…

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All the Feels/Braw Magazine

Facing Down The Dread

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: Dread is cold. It’s not hot like embarrassment or churning like anxiety, or painful like a headache...…

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a young lady with dark hair and a blue jacket looking at a blonde Labrador and smiling.
All the Feels/Braw Magazine

My Blindness Stole So Much, But It Gave Me My Favourite Part of Life

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: Formally, Beasley is my eyes, but she’s also my best friend; my most trusted confidant; myself in dog form.…

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All the Feels/Braw Magazine

Holding Both of Us: Loving Through Chronic Illness

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: For him, the illness was physical, invasive, and exhausting. For me, it became mental, emotional, and all-consuming.…

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Woodlands
Braw Magazine/In Nature

Not Out Of The Woods Yet (And Don’t Want To Be)

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

BRAW Issue 5: Writer Jess explores the importance of her local woodlands in relation to Mind, Mood, and Mentality.…

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All the Feels/Braw Magazine

Living in Migraine Town: The Hidden Reality of Chronic Pain

June 2, 2025June 5, 2025

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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All the Feels/Braw Magazine

The Things You Don’t List on the Application: What Volunteering Has Really Taught Me

June 2, 2025June 5, 2025

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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