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Beyond Rest: A Smart Girl Guide to Combatting Burnout

By Elaine Chennatt

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Beyond Rest: A Smart Girl Guide to Combatting Burnout

Rest is no longer simply about having a duvet day to read a book or binge Netflix. Rest is active, something we need to be ‘doing’. It’s ‘The Cure’ for burnout, and retreats and time away from our daily grind are touted as the ultimate way to achieve rest.

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Who Does Social Media Want Me To Be?

We live with the constant belief that we must be on display, all the time. And perhaps it stems from the fact that we are on display, all the time. Some days I have the desire to be on display, other days, most of the time, I fear it, loathe it, am embarrassed by it.

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Sexy Baby: On Beauty & Decades of Hunger

In ‘Anti-Hero’, Taylor Swift lays down all the ways we are too often our own worst enemies, shedding light on her flaws, that despite self-awareness, she can’t quite seem to challenge and change.

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Am I a Bad Feminist?

I’ve read books about various waves of feminism, articles about feminist icons and sheroes, watched movies that shift the male gaze, and listened to podcasts that amplify the voices of diverse women. And yet, I still don’t know what determines a bad feminist from a good feminist.

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Elliot Page: empowering feminism and redefining gender

Elliot Page’s courageous decision to come out as transgender in 2020 has sent ripples of inspiration throughout the feminist community. Let’s delve into the significance of his journey, exploring how it embodies the principles of feminism and propels the fight for trans visibility.

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Frozen in fear: an essay on social anxiety

Keeping these intense emotions locked in the cave of my mind evokes a sudden urge for my body to escape: to free myself from the blistering stares of everyone around me. Avoidance from the cruelty of social anxiety feels sweet in the moment, like a lolly after a long run, an instant relief from overwhelming symptoms.

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Stop overthinking. It’s time to let those worries go.

Remind yourself that what happened in the past cannot be taken back. I too wish we were Adam Sandler in the crappy film, Click, able to pause and rewind life at a switch of a button. But news flash this isn’t a poorly scripted comedy and your wife is not the gorgeous Kate Beckinsale. YOU CAN’T CHANGE the past.

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— Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179

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