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  • Overcoming Peer Pressure: Insights from a University Student

    Introduction Throughout your time at school, I am sure that you would have heard of the term ‘Peer pressure’. Growing up, it was something that was always at the back of my mind. Theoretically I knew what it was but I couldn’t see the practical elements in my life. To phrase it better, if you…

  • Why being kind is todays greatest strength

    Introduction I wanted to write this blog post today because there is this misconception that kindness is a weakness. Growing up I was always told that I was too nice and that it was a bad thing. I was told that when people were rude to me I too should be rude back. But I…

  • Being imperfect is the greatest form of perfection.

    let me just start off by contradicting myself (which is always a good way to start). Perfection doesn’t exist. It is a concept with no actual substance. Like most things man-made it started of as innocent and has now paved the way to self-sabotage. I believe everybody is striving to reach some sort of perfection.…

  • Navigating Life without Close Friends: Lessons Learned

    Growing up I had no close friends. I grew up watching shows with beautiful friendships that were deep and meaningful. It was something that I had always wanted; to be able to call someone my best friend. A lot of the friendships I did have were all surface level and were not the deep and…

  • The Beauty of an ordinary Life: Embracing the Mundane

    This year I’ve been thinking a lot about Happiness. In particular a happy life. This was mainly as a result of struggling with university life and career choices. I began questioning why people who are doing everything they want to are still feeling unhappy. Then I had this realisation that I had no idea what…

  • Step Out of Your Comfort Zone: Doing Things That Scare You

    Last weekend I did something that really scared me. It was going to a society at my university alone. Now that the weather is nice I wanted to go hiking but nobody else was free. This left me with two options 1) go by myself or 2) don’t go at all. Now, I go on…

  • Being Introverted: Exploring the Struggles and Lessons

    Throughout my whole life I have always been quite reserved and quiet. I obviously knew I was quite an introverted person and throughout a lot of my childhood I was told that I was ‘too quiet’ and that I ‘didn’t speak enough’. At the time I didn’t realise how much these comments were effecting me.…

  • Finding joy in the small things: 15 small things that make life feel big

    This week I thought I would write about small things that make me happy. I think life is all about making the most of everything, no matter how small. I’ve also found that a lot of the ‘small’ things in my life have the biggest impact on my overall happiness. Before I write this I…

  • Affordable and Fun Self-care Activities

    Exam season is coming up and for a lot of people that means a ton of stress. Whenever I feel particularly low or need a break I usually do some sort of self-care activity. I am always trying to find new ways to spend my ‘me-time’ that are affordable as well as fun. In this…

  • Overcoming the Struggle of Having Too Many Interests

    Introduction: Until early this year this was a problem I failed to acknowledge that I had. Throughout my whole life I remember being intrigued with everything and wanting to learn. I would take up a variety of hobbies and as a consequence all of my interests began piling up. I wanted to do so many…