What I Wish People Knew About Living With Intense Shyness
Shyness is the most misunderstood personality trait. She couldn’t do it. I watched as this woman, whose name I’ll never know, placed her arms above her head, her right hand over her left, and tried to...
View Article3 Women Share The Mid-Holiday Fights That Ended Their Friendship
Traveling with friends is ever bliss or hell on Earth. There are few things that can test a relationship like traveling with a friend. The organizing planning, co-habitation and conflicting interests...
View Article17 Quotes About Friendship To Send To Your Best Friend
“A good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body.” Friends are special people. They understand us on a level not even our romantic partners can. And they love us in spite...
View ArticleOn Tidying Up And Mental Illness
There’s nothing I can let go of that ends my renewed experiences of stigma and shame surrounding mental illness. There’s nothing I can let go of that ends my renewed experiences of stigma and shame...
View ArticleI Was Diagnosed With Anxiety 5 Times Before I Took It Seriously
How can I sit here and encourage other women to talk about their mental health when I can’t even be honest about mine? I spent most of this morning paralyzed with worry. My stomach has been in a...
View ArticleHow Sulking Helped Me Become A Happier Person
Who knew crying in bed with chocolate would change my life? “Wow, Kass, you’ve really got an amazing life. I’m so jealous,” an old friend exclaimed over coffee recently. I couldn’t help but smile and...
View ArticleThe One Mindset Shift That Will Transform Your Life
If you’ve ever been body shamed, read this. I’m no stranger to internet hate. Recently, a man left quite a nasty comment on one of my posts. For whatever reason, he felt compelled to tell me my body...
View ArticleI’m Not Just ‘Having A Bad Day’. I Have Depression.
And I don’t get to decide when it sets in. This morning it stormed twice – once outside my bedroom window, and then inside my head. As the rain fell, I began to cry; the kind of crying that causes your...
View ArticleWhy People Who Seek Therapy Are The Strongest People You’ll Ever Meet
It’s easier to hide from your problems than it is to face them, head on. I just had my first appointment with a therapist. Again. Really, I should have made this appointment months ago, because I’ve...
View ArticleWhy You Should Always Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Plate
Content warning: Disordered Eating Our society is rife with diet culture, which can be confusing, overwhelming, and detrimental to our health and well-being. But after struggling with disordered eating...
View ArticleA Woman Fat-Shamed Me On The Subway And I Actually Fought Back
But here’s what happened when I opened up about it on Facebook … The other night I had dinner with my youngest brother. It was a nice, mellow evening, and I stopped by Insomnia Cookies on my way home...
View ArticleI’m A Fat Camp Survivor
I don’t think that they even considered the concept that someone could be fat and still happy. I’m a survivor — of fat camp. I know it sounds like I’m exaggerating. After all, how terrible could a...
View ArticleHow To Call Someone Out On Their BS
It’s tempting to ignore problematic remarks, but what kind of world do you want to live in? If some random on the internet leaves you a hateful comment on Facebook, it’s relatively easy to call them...
View ArticleHow To Wear Your Mental Illness On Your Sleeve And Help Raise Awareness
No one deserves to suffer in silence. As humans, we know our bodies are fallible. We are prone to colds, the flu and even broken bones. When we are sick, we take medicine until we feel better without...
View ArticleI Tried The ‘Uber’ Of Wellness And Holy Blissful Convenience
Home-delivered massage? Yes, please. Republished from Whimn.com.au. I have been trying and failing to use a massage voucher I got for my birthday, for the better part of this year. The health spa is...
View Article11 Feminist Podcasts You Need To Subscribe To
These feminist podcasts are taking down the patriarchy, one issue at a time. The current political climate is dangerous for women. We’ve known the situation has been a sticky one for a while but it’s...
View ArticleAnorexia Recovery And Sex: How The Two Go Hand In Hand
Content Notice: eating disorder. I’m in recovery from anorexia. I’m also learning how to have sex again. The two have more in common than you think. Being in recovery isn’t about just reappraising your...
View ArticleHow To Deal With Street Harassment Without Putting Yourself In Danger
Because it can be risky business. It is unfortunate, to say the least, that street harassment is still a thing in this day and age. The simple act of walking down the street can lead to several...
View ArticleAromatherapy Is The Self Care You Didn’t Know You Needed
It’s hard to be stressed when aromatherapy smells this damn good. I am passionate about self-care. On a number of occasions, I’ve taken #SelfCareSunday a bit too seriously, swapping my phone for a...
View ArticlePlease Stop Asking Me To Join Your Weight Loss Challenge
I am done feeling like a bad person because the number on the scale is higher than it was a year ago. “Oh, how I wish to be thin. To look better in the clothes that I am in. To be a size two instead of...
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