A self-imposed "man ban" helped Grace Campbell curb her need for male validation - and process a traumatic event in her past.

Comedian Grace Campbell on her 2022 ban on dating

It felt very off-brand for me to be so desperately obsessed with men

I was ingesting new men and their mild adoration of me like they were differently flavoured Elf bars

I was like saying things like, I wonder if I’ll ever download Hinge again

To curb her need for male validation, comedian Grace Campbell took a hiatus from dating. It turned out to be transformative.

“No shagging, no facetiming exes”: Grace Campbell on her 2022 man ban