Travel

Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”

I Didn’t Know What Caused My OCD – Until I Examined My Religious Past

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder traits are not always obvious. They can linger under the surface, helping to form behaviours that are often given other diagnoses and only emerge as OCD when a person reaches emotional extremes, often around big life changes. As a disorder, OCD is one that exists on a […]

I Had My First Post-Lockdown Haircut. Here’s Everything You Need To Know

I Had My First Post-Lockdown Haircut. Here’s Everything You Need To Know

When hairdressing salons closed in March, many of us felt a wave of panic. What would become of our roots and split ends? Of course, a cut and colour is pretty low down on the list of worries during a global pandemic, but there’s no denying the knock that salon […]

The Very Real Threat Of The Far-Right In The UK

“I’ve never met my dad,” 21-year-old Josh says as we sit in drizzle in Manchester’s Vimto Park next to the cartoon-like sculpture of a giant bottle of the city’s native Ribena rival. “My mum works part-time and her current partner suffers with chronic back pains so he can only work […]

4 Common Scalp Conditions Affecting Women With Afro Hair & How To Treat Them

Living with a scalp condition can be challenging but the added complexities of afro hair makes treating it all the more difficult. Unique in its care, coily hair is very delicate. Susceptible to dryness, it must be moisturised often to avoid the risk of breakage, while ever-changing hairstyles that tightly […]

The Uncomfortable Truth About Getting Sand In Your Vagina

The Uncomfortable Truth About Getting Sand In Your Vagina

In the beloved bop “Summer Nights” from Greece, John Travolta sings: “She got friendly down in the sa-a-a-nd.” In my mind, this always made hooking up on the beach sound idyllic. If the classiest broad in Hollywood — Olivia Newton-John — would do it, it must be a hopelessly hot […]