How to make AND keep your New Year’s Resolutions and create lasting change, with advice from experts. — When it comes to sticking to your resolutions, it isn’t just the thought that counts. And good intentions aren’t the only thing you need. Here’s your definitive guide to making real, lasting change in 2023. To make the change, you have to first change your mindset and philosophy to create…

I find it surprisingly hard to write about myself, to tell others about my life, even though I am a storyteller. — I am a writer, poet, actress and theatre-maker. All of those titles share a little bit about me, and they are all to do with telling a story. So even now, I sit here wondering why I struggle to tell my own story. I could be stereotypical. I was born…

During the #MeToo movement, started by Tarana Burke, the set of rules for survivors of sexual harassment couldn’t be clearer. Unfortunately, as is often the case in Western societies, black women struggle significantly to meet these rules society creates for acceptance. — Rape is a subject that people simply don’t want to talk about. Even when writing about my own experiences, I feel uncomfortable, as if I am breaking some sort of taboo. In a way I am, looking at the ways in which we discuss rape victims it is clear there…

Ali Wong and Steven Yuen are happily risking their reputations for an admitted rapist, and we’re all wondering why — *Content Warning: Rape and Rape Culture* Rape culture is not something I wanted to be writing about in 2023, but here we are. …

Poem 9 — All about being a young girl — Fast little girls I’m so sick of fast little girls She’s ripe, ready to be picked she’s round, sweet like a peach buds, like her breasts bloom in my hands I’m so fast so fast in my skirt you can’t catch me I’m fast in my skirt I am so sick of all these…

Poem 6 — One step in, falling quick like quicksand Stuck my foot in it again and I’m sinking quick, Why do we always end up like this? One comment and my world’s gone mad Sinking deep like I’ve got nowhere to go Why are we fighting? I honestly don’t know, the sand is at my knees and there’s…

An article for those scratching their heads over unemployment — The statement “no one wants to work anymore” is a generalization that is not accurate. Many people still want to work and take pride in their jobs, but there may be various factors that are affecting the willingness of some individuals to work. Economic conditions: Unemployment rates and job opportunities…

The debate rages on, but are uteruses a weapon or right? — I am pro-abortion, and proud to say it. Abortion is necessary healthcare and should be readily available to those who need it. Abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the fetus or embryo from the uterus. There are different methods of abortion, depending on the stage…

This couple’s unsual love story — you won’t believe what happens next! And experts share how to avoid love scams — Or ‘How I scammed the love of my life out of £20,000- and then married her’ A modern catfisher story, with advice on how not to fall for romantic scams and tips from cyber experts. Dating in 2023 has gotten a whole lot harder, with the non stop rise of…