We have always mentioned that our impact is only as a result of the love and support that we receive from our followers. What some of you may not know is that we have some pretty amazing women that follow and support us too. We decided we would like to introduce you to some of
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My morning routine has shifted drastically during quarantine, so I normally wake up close to noon. I wash my face, brush my hair, shower, and drink a cup of strong coffee. I eat a bowl of dry cereal, check the messages on my phone, and then I take my medication. One little pill, smaller than
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With today being International Friendship Day, we thought it was only right if we mentioned some of the best TV friendships that will withstand the test of time. These friendships melted our hearts and showed us what it really is like to have those very special people that will love and support you always 🥰
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Meet our new Head of Marketing and Storytelling Laura Wall. In late 2019, The Shona Project team arrived were given an opportunity to pitch to a big PR firm and tell them all about our work. The pitch went so well, we came away with an actual whole new person! Laura is a brilliant bundle
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This week, we caught up with one of our amazing ambassadors Skye. She recently turned 19 and decided she was going to make a list of 19 things she has learned in 19 years. Check out what she had to say… 1 If you spend your whole life worrying about what other people think
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The past few months have been hard for everyone, so it’s completely understandable that we’ve all had some bad days, or just felt a bit low in general. With that in mind, I want to share with you some of the things that I do when I’m feeling down – some are self-care, some are
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Having time off school can get boring, especially this year with the extra few months you got off school. For us, summertime is the perfect opportunity to try something new. The Shona Project wants to give the girls of Waterford an inspirational and empowering week they will never forget. We will give them opportunities to
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I’m going to make a bold statement, but GIFs are truly the best thing since sliced bread. I think it’s just the way they can be used in so many different ways. We chose these GIFs as some of our favourites because some are silly, some are so accurate and some just make you
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Diet culture surrounds us everywhere we go, telling us that we must look a certain way to be worthy in this society. This drives so many women and young girls to diet to fit the mold of an acceptable body size. Working to dismantle this narrative are the women behind Intuitive Eating Ireland, Sinead, and
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I never realised how hard it would be. How long it would take; it’s a process, not a goal. It doesn’t end, it just gets easier, and then hard again, and then easy, and then… You gain weight and others presume you’re better, that food is no longer an issue and that you are no
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Many of us have had a lot of spare time on our hands over the past few months and being out of work and school has been hard. Not having something to get your brain thinking and something to put your energy into has been tough too! So we were thinking of somethings that you
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Dear Steph, I have something that has been on my mind a lot lately. I have something that I’ve been keeping from my parents since a couple of weeks into quarantine and it’s getting worse. I would like to tell them but I have a hard time trusting people and I’m scared of what they’ll
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Don’t be too mad at us but we’re going to be the ones to remind you that school is starting back soon. Don’t worry though! We have just the perfect little book that will make going back to school a whole lot easier! In 2019, some of you might be familiar with the cutest little
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In support of July being Disability Pride Month, I wanted to share something I came across that I saw shared by Carson Tueller, a disability advocate. The Disability Pride flag seen above was created by Ann Magil, a disabled woman. The idea behind the flag is so inclusive to all people with disabilities even though
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The world can seem like a dark and scary place at times. I’m sure I’m not the only one who wakes up, checks their phone, and sees bad news stories one after another. This negativity then impacts me for the day, whether I realised or not. This post is not one of those bad news
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Before doing the interview, I decided to do a little research on this woman and my goodness! Intimidated and astounded do not even begin to describe how I felt as I saw organisation after organisation and world leader after world leader praise this environmental scientist and activist. “Dr Tara Shine has dedicated over 20 years
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Dear Steph, I’m 17 and I’m going into 6th year in September. But my self-esteem is really low. I get nervous meeting new people and I don’t like to do new things. I have a great group of friends but they just tell me to get over it and be happy. This summer is going
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Going back to school is going to be very different this year. So, it’s only fair that your daughter’s move from primary school to secondary school is more daunting than ever! We all know that students didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to primary school, their teachers, and their friends and have time to
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