Mar 24From afar (We stand)A Polish girl’s view on the war in Ukraine (poem). As the red power unleashes Across fertile lands of green I can’t help but be brought back To the hell and pain once seen You ask me, why is my grief so deep For Ukrainian people Those still fighting proud And those…Ukraine3 min read
May 5, 2021‘The Biggest Mistake’ I Will Never Regret.It only takes saying ‘yes’ to what you really want once, for the rest of your life to fall into place. A little story… Have you ever used Hinge? If so, you will remember their clever prompts, designed to elicit insightful answers from the users and in so doing, ‘spice up’ their bios. …Life6 min read
Jul 6, 2020How To Be A Good Person?If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re already a good person. Or at least aspiring to be. At the end of the day, only an aspiring ‘good person’ would even contemplate this question. Surprisingly, though, some of the best-natured people I know, hold a deeply ingrained belief that, somehow…Life9 min read
Apr 12, 2020A Letter To My 20-Year-Old Self.What I wish my twenty-year-old self had known. My Dearest Love, Firstly, you are not broken. The confusion and despair you sometimes feel in your inability to find purpose behind your existence, is what everyone around you feels. Befriend that feeling. It will visit you often. It’s beautiful how stubbornly…Life6 min read
Feb 14, 2020Surviving Valentine’s Day as a Single.I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day, whether I’m in a relationship or not. In the former scenario, it usually makes me feel like I should be doing something special on that day and put unnecessary pressure on myself and my partner, forgetting that what really counts is how…Love6 min read
Published in How to Deal with Stress·Jan 20, 2020One Thing To Do Differently In The New Year To Better Manage Stress.As discussed in our previous articles, exercise and movement are a brilliant way to battle stress — they fill your body with endorphins and take your mind away from unhelpful thoughts or behaviours. …Stress4 min read
Published in The Startup·Dec 31, 2019Re-Write Your Story For A Better New Year.As we’re approaching the end of 2019, many of us look back at the passing year, evaluating how we did, and forward into 2020, thinking of what we’d like to do differently. If you’re like me, you probably tend to put an emphasis on all the things that didn’t go…Self Improvement6 min read
Published in How to Deal with Stress·Dec 9, 2019’Tis The Season To Be Jolly — Dealing With Holiday StressWhile Christmas is known as ‘the season to be jolly’, it can also be exceptionally stressful for many of us. The pressure to attend multiple parties at work and with friends (and excessive eating and drinking inevitably linked with those), financial strain associated with buying christmas gifts and covering travel…Christmas6 min read
Published in How to Deal with Stress·Nov 25, 2019Two Myths About Stress That Can Cost You Your LifeI am sorry to break it to you, but most of what you’ve learnt about stress from your parents, teachers and wellness educators probably isn’t true. I’m sure they didn’t mean to lie to you; they probably had your best interest at heart. …Health5 min read
Published in How to Deal with Stress·Nov 11, 2019Can Your Belief About Stress Shorten Your Lifespan?One of my favourite sayings, and one that you will hear me refer to time and time again, is, ‘if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change’. Sounds like one of those inspirational quotes on Instagram? …Stress4 min read