Dear readers, I am aware it has been a while since I last posted anything. Truth be told, things haven't been easy going for me recently. Things have happene...

I can imagine that many people are taking the new decade as time to reflect upon their last ten years, and reminisce about how things have changed and how th...

Dear readers, Preface: Possible trigger warning: in-depth talk about mental health issues. Any persons mentioned in this post have given me their explicit pe...

What most people who have already read my blog are aware of, is that I have a diagnosed anxiety disorder that presents itself in quite extreme ways, most com...

I started sixth form a couple of weeks ago, and my life is already so busy with the pressure of it all. Trying to keep up with all the work, balance it with ...

Recently I started on a new medication called Etanercept (a.k.a. Enbrel), which is a 'biological' medication that I inject twice a week and suppresses my imm...

Quite an honest post from me today, and one I don't find particularly easy to write. As someone with my fair share of illnesses and mental health problems, i...

Recently I wrote a blog post highlighting the issue with the growing online trend of self-care, especially from the perspective of someone with disabilities....

As many of you know, I am someone who is massively involved in politics. Two years ago, I took part in my first 'Model European Parliament' at school, and we...

I'm currently writing this blog post from the sanctuary of my sofa, with a banging headache and absolutely no motivation to move ever again. The reason? Side...

This past week I was one of five students from my school who participated in a science week run by the university in my city. The science week, called 'taste...

Youth for Future was a panel discussion I took part in about a month ago, so I'm definitely very late on this post. Life has gotten in the way, I suppose! Ma...

Something I’ve been dealing with a lot recently is the topic of self-care. In the modern world of social media, you can often find yourself taking advice whe...

When talking about ‚what says no?‘ or ‘what’s stopping you?’, I have to write this from the perspective of someone with a severe anxiety disorder, and put as...

Last week, I posted about an upcoming procedure which I had to prepare for. It was a look into my intestines to try and uncover the reason why I'm having suc...

I generally tend to look upon my body with a fair amount of disdain and anger – as I’m sure every #spoonie and fellow chronically ill/disabled person does. T...

As if having a procedure isn't taxing enough! As of 10am today I'm not allowed to eat for at least 24 hours. Juice fast it is, then.