I grew up in a funny household. We were the kind of family where you couldn’t “bed” instead of “bread” on a Monday morning without the whole house reminding you of it for the next ten years. My mother, the eternal nutjob, does Godfather impressions when she’s trying to convince my stepdad that we should
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For every well-known woman fighting to break barriers every day, there is about 10 quiet heroes, who don’t even know they’re making history.* *This stat is not supported by any type of research and isn’t to be taken word for word! My point is that there are women/warriors who a lot of us may never have heard us. So allow
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I have such a weird relationship with my body and my self confidence. It’s become the “norm” for people to slag their own appearance and disagree with compliments about themselves but I think it’s time we put all that energy into loving our bodies. When I went away for the summer I was so so scared
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This is so amazing. RTE are partnering with our friends at Herstory (remember they projected our images on the GPO that time?), to create animation projects to celebrate Ireland’s forgotten Irish heroines. Starting next Spring, the animations will celebrate Ireland’s great female trailblazers, many of whom have been overlooked by history or whose stories are
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We all think that everyone else has the perfect family, and that ours are the only ones who are completely dysfunctional. When we visit our friends homes, their parents are sweetness and light, the house is always clean, and they are loving to each other. NEWSFLASH: ITS A FACADE! Every family has its ups and
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In a new documentary called “Odd One Out”, Little Mix star, Jesy Nelson has opened up about how the vile and cruel comments she received online drove her to attempt to take her own life. Thrown into the spotlight after winning The X Factor in 2010, Jesy was immediately hit by online bullies in the
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Question, what do you see when you look at this picture? There’s only one word that comes to our minds, and its FIERCE! By posting this photo earlier today, Demi Lovato says that she has conquered “biggest fear” by showing her fans what she looks like without Photoshop. “This is my biggest fear. A photo
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Does this face look familiar? Meet Ruth Bader Ginsburg, AKA The Notorious RBG. RBG is an American lawyer, and one of 8 judges that sit on the US Supreme Court (the highest court in the US). When she was appointed in 1993, Ruth was only the 2nd ever woman to be given the title. She
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Honesty. As a child, we are taught that being honest is one of the most important things we can be. But what is honesty? For me, it’s being open about my experiences and sharing my stories as truthfully as I can. Learning to be open and honest is hard work. This month, I finished up counselling, after spending a
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Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss, is one of the best known children’s writers of all time. Born March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, he published over 46 books, and created timeless characters including The Grinch, The Lorax, and The Cat In The Hat. While a lot of his writings sound like lovely
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You’ve been friends since pre-school. Your parents get on. She’s like family. You have matching friendship bracelets. She’s your bestie for life. Or is she? Unfortunately, friendships sometimes go bad, or run their course. Especially friends that we made when we were babies, because over time, you develop into very different people, and its just
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Its all looking a bit grim at the moment. The rain forests are burning, the weather has gone crazy, and its all very worrying. As if us young people don’t have enough to worry about, now we can add eco-anxiety to the list. Sometimes it all feels a little too much. What can we do?
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Did you know that July was Minority Mental Health Awareness Month? Here, Blessing Dada explains why MMHAM is so important to her… Bebe Moore Campbell was a leading African American journalist, novelist, and a national spokesperson for individuals and families affected by mental illness in the United States. She was also one of the founding members
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When I first started skipping meals, I thought it was what you were supposed to do to lose weight. I wasn’t the only person I knew doing it, so naturally I didn’t see a problem. When I stopped eating completely for days at a time, excuses were given and the ‘oh I ate earlier’ line
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If there’s one word you should add to your vocabulary, it’s ‘yet’. ‘Yet’ turns give up sentences into goals. See for yourself. Instead of “I don’t know how to speak French” “I can’t do fishtail plaits” “I don’t understand algebra” Say I don’t know how to speak French… yet“ “I can’t do fishtail plaits…. yet”
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Festival Season is in full swing, and you can’t swing a cat around Ireland ATM without hitting an amazing event, from ATN to Longitude, and the big-daddy, Electric picnic. There has been some controversy this year with many artists including Lilly Allen and DJ Annie Mac calling organisers out for not featuring a balance of
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LEGO is brilliant. We’ve spent many a Christmas Day putting together a Lego princess castle or a Star Wars Death Star. Generally, they are pretty good at the oul diversity, but recently, they let it slip, and were caught rotten by a four year old. The girl, who is the daughter of British actor Samuel
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Instagram likes are gone, but is that really a good thing? My guess is probably yes. I for one, love Instagram, and I also love- you guessed it- attention on social media. Don’t we all? Instagram can be a wonderful way to share pictures, updates, statuses, business ventures or share ideas, creativity or information. But
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