Self Image: What the Outdoors Taught Me

I used to hate everything about myself, face, body and personality. I used to analyse those women I saw on TV and in magazines, wondering why their legs didn't have cellulite like mine? Or how their faces were so flawless. Why couldn't mine be like that? If someone said I look beautiful, I would say …

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Northumberland: an adventure getaway

Bordering with County Durham, Tyne & Wear, Cumbria and the Scottish border, Northumerland is England's most northerly county. If you visit Northumberland, you could find yourself sailing on a boat to near by islands, or exploring sweeping valleys, forests or sand dunes. The northumberland coast is my favourite place to get away to when I …

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Mental Health Blogs 2019

May is mental awareness month in many parts of the world and I would like to bring you a selection of Mental Health Blogs 2019. The Mental Health Foundation, an organisation that is helping people to understand and sustain their mental health, is hosting Mental Health Awareness Week from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May …

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Panic Attack: Losing my Panic Virginity

They usually take us by surprise, just like a shart. I remember my first encounter with panic as vividly as the first time I sharted as an adult (for those not familiar with this term, a shart is when you try to fart, but let poop out at the same time). Trigger Warning: Assault At …

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