We’re Recruiting!
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The Freshers’ Advice No-one Else Will Give
Why are there a bunch of students a year older than me escorting me around various types of cringey ‘organised fun’? Where are all the nightclubs? Do I really HAVE to go the bar for another bizarre fancy-dress event? Wait… people my age are actually Brexiteers/ Tories/ UKIP / went to Eton?! Welcome to Durham, home of the students it took me four years … Continue reading The Freshers’ Advice No-one Else Will Give
Seeking Help
Another successful #MHAW has seen politicians, broadcasting companies, universities and countless other high-profile institutions and figures getting behind the campaign, asking us all to check in with our friends, family, and most importantly, ourselves. Awareness of the serious problem mental health can pose to society has never been greater: yet, government cuts have seen 62% of mental health trusts reporting a lower income than 5 … Continue reading Seeking Help
One of the recurring themes in our articles this week has been that of technology, and more specifically, just how problematic technology can be for our mental health. Long gone are the days where the main problem of social media was ensuring not to compare ourselves to others (though that remains enormously detrimental), rather now the main issue our constant access to technology poses is … Continue reading
If we want to subscribe to the stereotypes of the difference between genders in expressing their emotions, it is frequently said that women are ‘more emotional’ than men. Unsurprisingly, this does no gender any favour. It is not a new concept that men may fall into the traps of toxic masculinity and fail to express their emotions to such an extent that they experience severely … Continue reading
Being a student at Durham University is certainly rewarding, but it can also be mentally exhausting. Alongside high-achieving, talented individuals who seem to have their lives “sorted” you can feel under pressure to fill every hour of your day with something “productive” – whether it be studying, sport or social time. Many people who know me will recognise that I love to keep busy in … Continue reading
One of the most common misconceptions about mindfulness is that you have to set out a certain amount of time a day to sit and just be. For a lot of people the thought of this is not only boring, but also a bit terrifying. Sitting and being with your own thoughts for any length of time can bring things to the surface that we aren’t always … Continue reading
Reflections on International Women’s Day
To me, International Women’s Day is an Instagram feed full of inspirational women and posts about dismantling the patriarchy, its reminding myself that without a strong mother who was willing to do so much for me, I wouldn’t be in Durham now, its the desire to support and encourage all the incredible women around me. Surely its only men who ask “when’s men’s day”, who … Continue reading Reflections on International Women’s Day
The Glory of “The Guilty Feminist”
There’s nothing like a night in with your closest girlfriends, trash-talking the patriarchy and splitting a bottle (or case, no judgements here) of cheap wine. Each episode of ‘the Guilty Feminist’ feels just like that. Available for free on Spotify and iTunes, this podcast quite honestly changed how I saw the world. Mainly because I realised that I wasn’t alone in feeling, from time to … Continue reading The Glory of “The Guilty Feminist”
Letting My Feelings Be Known
All I could think about was that my mind was broken Continue reading Letting My Feelings Be Known
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