I recently found myself feeling down, stuck in a hole, and wondering what I could do to scrabble my way out. One of the worst parts of...

Veronica Roth said, ‘This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.’. I’ve struggled all my...

When I stopped drinking, I seemed to stop having fun. Or so I thought. I’ll admit I stopped socialising, I didn’t want to do much other...

I listened to a discussion on radio four yesterday about whether sex work is feminist. I haven’t come to a conclusion and will leave it...

Just as I’ve heard some trans individuals remark that they wouldn’t feel the need for surgery if the world wasn’t gendered in binary...

The true meaning of feminism is equality, right? We want equality for all. Feminism feels a little binary now. Like we can only fight for...

I’ve had a rough few months. Well, a rough year really, but haven’t we all? Firstly, my wedding was cancelled back in July 2020. Then I...

Following an emotionally exhausting bank holiday weekend, I’ve done a fair amount of reflection. There have been so many men who’ve hurt...

We’ve all heard the saying ‘it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey’. I’ve felt this a lot lately when it comes to my head...

Ah, I could write thousands upon thousands of words about social media and the narcissism it produces. Maybe I will one day write a book...

When you are going through hardship, is it possible to help others? This is an important idea, as we are all facing our own individual...

“I feel in the profoundest sense that nothing can ever be the same – that, as artists, we are traitors if we feel otherwise: we have to...

I’m currently finishing up a memoir I’m writing. I’ve kept quiet about the subject matter for a long time, because it is controversial....

Hope. Such an essential emotion. Perhaps, the most fundamental of human sentiment. Sometimes, the one thing that gets us through the day....

I’ve wanted to write You this letter for years, but only now have I the words to articulate myself authentically. Only now, at the age of...

The sad news of Sgt Matt Ranata being fatally shot on Friday, filled my heart with sadness. To hear that anyone has been murdered is...

‘I’ve had teams from youngsters right up to men’s teams, and I’ve met every different nationality you could imagine: I’ve had Irish, I’ve...

The term rape culture is inherently emotive. It points the finger and holds dark implications. It makes society squirm. It causes men to...

Sometimes, I find myself becoming complacent with what I have. We always yearn for more, no matter what we have. We always want more...

I drown out the voice of Myrtle quite easily now. Particularly when I use diazepam. But the feeling is such a strange feeling. She is...