Growing Pains -By Izzy Tiernan

This gorgeous piece was kindly written for us by one of our Sambos, Izzy. The chasm between being a teenage girl and an adult in your twenties is vast, lonely, and exciting. One second, you’re lying on the couch in your family home, and your mother is making the dinner in the kitchen, the immersion

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Your Ultimate Back To School Checklist

Going to secondary school is very exciting – there is a new building, uniform, new friends, teachers and lots of opportunities to try new subjects and activities. But it can also be a bit daunting, even to those who aren’t heading into first year. And thats okay. It will all be okay. The key to

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Confessions of a Teacher: The Humanity Of Teachers

Hi, I’m a former teacher and there are some things I always wished I could tell my students but couldn’t. So I’ve decided to create a monthly column for me to share the juicy goss on what really goes on in the school staff room, if your teachers mean it when they say they want

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How To Conquer Stress Like a Pro

Have you ever heard the old saying that there are only 2 guaranteed things in life – death and taxes… (a bit of a downer, we know). Well, news flash. We think there is a third thing to be added to the list, and that’s stress.  Before you read on, just take a sec to

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Disappointed with Your Leaving Cert Results? What’s the Next Step?

“It’s that time of year again when 1000’s of 6th-year students wait with bated breath whilst opening the results that they think will dictate their future (spoiler alert they won’t). For many it’s a wonderful time, full of smiles and celebration (and if that’s you congratulations). For others, however, it can feel as though their

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How To Stay Safe When Out And About

It’s an unfortunate reality that we need to watch our backs when we’re out and about at night. Over the last year in particular, we’ve seen that, unfortunately, as women, we can be vulnerable when by ourselves. As many of you may be heading off to college and are most likely going to be going

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How To Make Friends At Your New School

How to make friends at your new school

So you’re all set, oversized jumper  and K-Sport schoolbag at the ready. You’ve been waiting all summer for this moment. You push away your sobbing Ma at the gate and in you go. Lets do this. If you’re starting a new school this week it can be a little scary, learning new rules, meeting new

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It’s All About Perspective

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 negatively, 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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When Friendship Twinning copying gets out of hand

When Friendship Twinning Gets Out Of Hand

We’ve all heard the old phrase “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, right? It may sound like something out of ye olde times, but it still actually makes sense. Let’s put it this way… Have you ever gotten your mitts on a pair of trainers that you have literally been wanting your whole life,

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How To Have The Best Debs Ever

The debs is a rite of passage for Irish teens. It’s the night that you spend years of secondary school thinking about and planning with your friends. And then it suddenly comes around and it can all feel a little bit overwhelming. After experiencing my own debs and running Debs Week on Missy.ie for a

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Your Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Extrovert

Hey there! Have you been feeling a bit like a wallflower lately? Don’t worry, because we’re about to unleash that inner sparkle and turn you into the confident queen you were born to be!! Say goodbye to shyness and hello to owning every room like a pro. Ready to rock this? Let’s dive in… Embrace

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We’re Recruiting A Workshop Facilitator

The Shona Project are recruiting a Workshop Facilitator – Join our Panel of Facilitators   Background The Shona Project CLG is a multi-award winning non-profit social enterprise based in Waterford and operating nationally. Our mission is to educate, empower and inspire today’s Irish girls to become tomorrows strong, confident and curious young women. Through our

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We’re Recruiting A Community Manager

As our organisation continues to grow and positively impact society we are now seeking to recruit a Community Manager to join our team and help us to educate, empower and inspire today’s Irish girls to become tomorrow’s strong confident and curious young women by building and maintaining our network of stakeholders, supporters and Shona Sisters.

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Period Advice: Old Timey Addition (Do Not Do Any Of These)

Who doesn’t love having periods? Everyone, that’s who. A couple of weeks ago we shared an old timey article that provided some absolutely bizarre advice for woman of the past on how to bag a husband. This got us wondering how periods were handled in ye olden days when women weren’t allowed to have a voice,

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The Amazing Story Of Nellie Bly

The Amazing Story Of Nellie Bly

Have you ever heard the fantastic story of Nellie Bly?  Her story is like all your favourite, edge-of-your-seat Netflix episodes rolled into one. Nellie was a journalist who pushed all boundaries to get the scoop. She was intent on telling the stories of the disadvantaged and women in particular. Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, she grew

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Shona Meets: Lynetta From MicroInfluence STEM

Recently, the team at Shona HQ were lucky to meet the incredible Lynetta – a 5th year student with a passion for STEM. Over the past few months, Lynetta has put her blood sweat and tears into creating MicroInfluence STEM. MI STEM is a programme where STEM is promoted in schools across Ireland.  Lynetta and

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How To Get A Husband, 1958 Edition

This is gas, albeit a little shocking. This article from a 1958 edition of “McCalls” caught our attention this week as it shared their “advice” for the young women of the era to hook a husband. The tips are insanely sexist, demeaning, politically incorrect on so many levels, but also kinda hilarious. It’s mad to

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How To Get Your Morning Off To A Great Start

Mornings, ughhhhhhh! Is there anything more annoying than that one person who is insanely perky and happy first thing in the morning when all you want to do is be a zombie for a while and drink your tea/coffee and wake up properly? If you’re not a morning person, and your wake-up time is getting

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