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Getting to know our new normal

These are strange times that we are living in now. “Normal” life as we know it has been paused and we are having to get to know a new normal. To begin with, I really struggled with this. I cried a lot. Having never been a fan of change, everything was changing. I really hope […]

26 January 2021

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Gayleen Hodson

Lifestyle

Isolation, mental illness & COVID-19.

There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has brought about additional worries, many of which have no real answers.

26 January 2021

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Chloe Faulkner

Well being

Your mental health in the pandemic

Your mental health in the pandemic We’re living in strange times right now. Unless you come under the category of being a key or essential worker, chances are that you’re now stuck at home all day and every day for the foreseeable future. Your education and your social life have been put on hold as […]

26 January 2021

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Chris Hack

Education

#TellYourStory: What makes you happy?

One person’s idea of Heaven could be another person’s idea of Hell. Somebody might relish the idea of spending the evening getting dressed up and heading out to watch a musical. Whereas I would be more than happy to curl up on the sofa with a glass of wine and spend the evening in front […]

09 February 2021

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Chris Hack

Enterprise

It’s never too late to find your true vocation

Back when I was at secondary school I had a careers interview. It sounds exciting doesn’t it? An interview where a group of experts sit down with you and tell you all of the different career paths that you could take. A world renowned scientist! A leading brain surgeon! An astronaut! A spy! Any number […]

09 February 2021

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Chris Hack

Careers

Dear Fourteen Year Old Me…

“Dear 14 Year Old Amy, You probably don’t recognise me. I’m you, 13 years from now. Right now you’re madly in love with Dec (yes, from Ant and Dec), and obsessed with Scrubs and Frasier.” *Please be advised this post contains some curse words* When I first started writing, I spent a while looking for […]

24 February 2021

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Amy Jackson

Trending

Why we should be talking about this…

An estimated 3.4 million women have experienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16. With the news just breaking that police have confirmed remains found were those of Sarah Everard’s, the fear all women have for their own safety is heightened even more. Women across the world have been sharing their stories […]

12 March 2021

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Amber Edwards

Lifestyle

What happens when a friendship turns toxic?

Negativity comes in all manner of forms. Whether it’s the seemingly endless torrent of hate and bile that’s spewed onto various web platforms every day, the glossy celeb-obsessed magazines that take it upon themselves to openly criticize those who just happen to find themselves in the public eye or simply a throwaway comment made by […]

23 March 2021

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Chris Hack

Trending

#Tellyourstory: Life beyond lockdown

It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since we first went into a national lockdown in England. But here we are, one year on and life as we once knew it feels like a distant memory. The shops remain largely closed. The pubs and restaurants have closed their doors. Any normal form […]

24 March 2021

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Chris Hack

Lifestyle