This is an article very close to us here at The Shona Project. Anxiety is a real issue, even now more than ever. The brave chap, that is going to share his story with us, just happens to be our founder’s son. Have a read, we promise you won’t regret it. Your mind is an
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Wanting to have the ability to predict and control the future is something we all try to hold on to. Sometimes, we just want to be able to control every single thing so we know what to expect. We also like to exist in the comfort zone. It’s so warm and cozy in there! But
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We’ve all seen and heard the outrage on social media this week about thousands of leaked photos of Irish females. It has once again highlighted the need for more education around consent, respect and confidentiality. Daisy has been following online, here’s what you need to know…. So… What’s Going On?? Basically, a big file was
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Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am a big fan of movies. I helped run my secondary school’s film club for some time, and I have a place to study film at university next year. I love watching movies, chatting about them, and listening to other people’s analyses. Most of all, though,
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Here at The Shona Project, we are lucky to have an amazing ambassador group with some seriously talented ladies. Our newest member is Jessie Griffin, the creator of One Piece Missing. Now, when we say this girl has talent, we mean it! We had a chat with her and well, everyone, please meet Jessie Griffin.
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“Understanding Eating Disorders” A workshop hosted by Sarah Doyle & Steph Golds in association with The Shona Project Eating disorders are complex issues that affect many people. They can be quite difficult to understand, both for the people who experience them, and the people who care about those who experience them. At this workshop
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Perspective is a funny thing. It’s crazy how everyone has a different view of the world around us. What we have found through growing up is that, if you think negative, you see the world in a bad light. Nothing goes right and everyone and anything is wrong. But, if you think positively, the world
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Many of you may know Izzy. She is a talented and gorgeous young woman who we are so lucky to call a Shona ambassador. Well, she shared something with us recently and wrote this piece. She also wanted to share it with all of you. So, take it away Izzy… I was diagnosed with
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Have we got news for you! We think it’s about time that The Shona Project gets with the times, joins TikTok, and creates Ireland’s Newest TikTok Challenge, do you agree? We can’t let Jason Derulo and our very own ambassador, Ruth Codd have all the fun! To celebrate our new TikTok channel (you can
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It’s kind of a known thing that when celebs or magazines share pictures online, they are so beyond edited, sometimes we just have to laugh. Well, we actually have come across a lot of celebs calling out edited pictures or posting REAL and NORMAL pictures of themselves and we just had to share them with
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So 2020 is something we thought could only exist in a movie. Australia caught on fire, we lost NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and friends in a helicopter crash, there was a huge explosion in Beirut that caused over 200 deaths and a massive amount of devastation and not to forget, to top off the
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Sexual empowerment comes in many different forms. For Kia of ‘earringsbykia’ on Instagram, empowerment of this kind comes in nude earring. That is right: earrings of your very own nudes, dangling for all the world to see. I interviewed Kia to find out more about her business and her principles. How did this unique
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Feeling the anxiety peak again? We’re not surprised. Girl, oh girl. 2020 has showed up! It has put on one helluva performance. When kids are doing history in 2055, history class will be interesting! And unbelievable. Lockdown 2.0 doesn’t feel the same as the first one. Firstly, the weather is a little different this time
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Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is an icon for female leadership. Jacinda is the second-ever female state leader to have a baby in office, and the first world leader to bring a baby to the UN general assembly. She has also eradicated Covid from her country. What a legend! And it doesn’t
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Hi Steph, I’ve been feeling really lonely lately. I have a few friends that live near me but with lockdown again, I only get to see them at school. I have them on Snapchat but I still feel lonely. I’m in 4th year and I’m 16. I live at home with my mam. I’m an
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Our very own sustainable fashion queen, Abigail McDonnell – better known as @alittlegail – has been good enough to share a little about her own sustainable fashion journey with us but get this! She is also going to tell us about this amazing Irish business Thriftify. This business is making sustainable fashion a whole lot
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If you don’t know who Lizzo is, then you must be living under a rock. The self-named bad b*tch is a total inspiration for body positivity aswell as ALL of the other things and we love her for it. Her realness and ability to call people out when they try to body shame her is
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If you don’t know who Filomena Kaguako is, she is a blogger, a writer, and an all-around good human. She even gave a TEDx Talk which you can check out below 😉 As many of you may know, October is Black History Month and Filomena has very kindly written a post for us with lots
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