G4RL, while it is just one woman’s perspective (sometimes she collaborates with friends), throws into sharp relief the relationship between these elements of our culture and our mental health.
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‘My GP sent me to a Reiki healer’ – the dismissal of female pain, and why it’s unacceptable
Women aren’t pretending to be sick – they’re pretending to be well. We look at female pain, and how it’s treated by the medical profession.
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Art and mental health: in conversation with the founder of the Perspective Project
The Perspective Project is a website that hosts art, poetry, and writing to provide a creative outlet for those experiencing mental health problems.
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Is there any scientific validity to meditation’s so-called benefits?
In recent years meditation has managed to shirk its label as a hippie practice, rebranding itself and becoming more popular in the West than ever before. Endorsed by businesses and universities alike, they boast that it helps focus, reduces stress, and can actually make the user more content. But how do the claims of this…
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Travelling with mental health issues
I love travelling. As a child I was lucky that my parents would save up to take us on a holiday each year. Guernsey was my first trip not on the UK mainland, and for a five year old, travelling on a plane was immensely exciting. Fast forward to my early twenties, and my excitement…
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MONQ Review
In fact, the device contains no nicotine or tobacco at all – it is made simply of organic essential oils in a blends they claim will produce various effects. At the moment the ‘flavours’ they have are: Zen, Vibrant, Sleepy, Active, Healthy, Happy and Sexy. Being given the chance to try out two flavours, I chose…
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The Rise of Veganism with Social Media
It is easy to see why, with all the endless Victoria’s Secret models constantly showing off their intense morning work-out routines, the numerous Instagram famous girls with their acai bowls and food bloggers with their green smoothies surrounding and inspiring us at almost every corner. Therefore it is no surprise that with the rise of…
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