The Moral Conundrum of Gift Giving under Capitalism. — “What do you want for Christmas?” is the most hated, anxiety-inducing question every anti-gift-receiving person dreads. No one ever believes us when we say we don’t want anything; they insist they have to get us something and we can’t go empty-handed on Christmas. So, when we eventually concede, throw a…

Nothing gives me “the ick” more than that feeling I get after I let someone cross my boundaries. Not ever wanting to be “rude” or make someone feel uncomfortable, ashamed or rejected, I said yes to things or accepted behaviours that didn’t make me feel good. From letting men walk…

Dyslexia is more than just reading and writing. There’s a lot of trauma. CW: suicide, depression, anxiety and PTSD. I was called many things growing up by my immediate family and teachers. Thick, lazy, inattentive, stupid, careless, backwards, dumb and braindead. The one thing I was never called was dyslexic…

Spoiler: It has nothing to do with them Let me tell you the humiliating story of when I behaved pathetically when I once loved a man who didn’t feel the same way. We were in our early twenties and had known each other for over three years. He lived in…

So, I have a confession for you. A few months ago, I was planning on leaving everything. I was planning on deleting my YouTube channels, leaving my flat, Scotland, and possibly changing my name completely. I was going to keep my number and keep in contact with friends, but I…

Not finding love in your twenties is not a life sentence. Recently, I received a request to talk about being single in your twenties. The message read, “[Please write about] coping with having never been in a relationship in your early 20s, what you should do, is there no hope?”…

So, what if I told you that loneliness is just like being on a quest in an epic fantasy novel and reframing your life as one of a courageous hobbit or elf can transform your mental health? Sounds bizarre? …

No, we really don’t. Abusive, toxic behaviour is not the norm. There’s been a trend online for the past year regarding red flags. Everything is regarded as a red flag nowadays, from being friends with their ex to not texting back enough, an obsession with social media, liking Love Island…

In 2019, I gave up shopping for a year. That year turned into three years. Now, I’m picking the challenge back up. In 2018, I listened to an incredible audiobook, Essentialism, by Greg McKeown. Many books out there encourage us to live with less, but they never impacted me as…