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Feeling pressured to “celebrate” the end of lockdown? You are not alone
And it’s causing a certain type of anxiety.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Why January birthdays might actually be a blessing in disguise this year
A message for all the Capricorns and Aquariuses out there.
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- Hollie Richardson
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“Sexualised or shunned”: what it’s like to be a fat woman on social media today
The treatment of fat women online is extreme, they are sexualised or shunned, celebrated or criticised.
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- Mollie Quirk
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How the government’s coronavirus U-turns are affecting our mental health
As we brace ourselves for a third lockdown, Stylist considers the impact the government’s ‘muddled messaging’ has had on our response to the pandemic.
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- Lauren Geall
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- Katy Harrington
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“I never give or get Christmas presents and I still have a great time – you should try it!”
It’s peak Christmas shopping time, with many of us scrambling to order gifts that will arrive before the 25 December deadline, but what if we just didn't?
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Here’s what a young Muslim feminist wants you to know about Islamophobia in the UK
Shahed Ezaydi explains how white feminism – and its centring of the white female experience – feeds into Islamophobic attitudes.
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- Shahed Ezaydi
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“As an only child I’m feeling the weight of Christmas Day guilt and which parent to choose”
“It’s felt like a bigger deal this year as this is the first time I’m actually having to pick between them”
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- Megan Murray
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The big problem with calling Hannah Spearritt’s baby news a “secret pregnancy”
The S Club 7 star chose not to announce her pregnancy before giving birth – and that’s 100% OK.
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- Lauren Geall
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2020 wasn’t the worst year of all time. We can prove it
This year may have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on, but it’s still had its charms.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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“Why do I still not have enough time to get stuff done in lockdown?”
One writer shares the guilt she feels around not “doing enough” right now.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Megan Murray
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“My birthday plans have been cancelled overnight, and now I really am done with 2020”
Feeling frustrated and disappointed?
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The one and only thing you should be “panic buying” right now
Step away from the toilet paper and read this.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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This 2019 documentary perfectly predicted what is happening in the UK right now
And you can still watch it now.
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- Hollie Richardson
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A Black fire: Grenfell and racism’s impact on a community tragedy
"It really does something to the psyche to be shown time and again, how much your government doesn’t care about your community"
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- Idman Omar
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“Lockdown in the dark brings so many new fears and challenges”
"Lockdown in March was hard – and that was when the mornings were getting lighter and the evenings were getting longer."
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- Megan Murray
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“Without pubs and restaurants, I’m scared of how staying inside will affect my mental health”
"It’s the latest news in a constant push and pull which has left me feeling confused, drained and scared."
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- Megan Murray
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Feeling emotionally flat? Don’t worry, you’re not alone
Life coach Leanne Evans gives us her top tips
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- Felicity Thistlethwaite
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- Jazmin Kopotsha
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Black History Month 2020: “We have a responsibility to honour what we’ve been through this year”
“My heart is heavy and fragile, but it’s also optimistic about what we have the power to do.”
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“I’m going to create new traditions this Christmas, instead of dwelling on old ones”
“This could be an opportunity for a Christmas which doesn’t blend into the rest, maybe I’ll do something for me, or for others.”
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- Megan Murray
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