Do you remember the last time you paused and just took a moment to reflect? Where you sit back and it hits you, how much has changed and how far you’ve come. A few weeks ago I had a moment of reflection for the last year, in the simplest way. I had just been swimming…

On the evening of Sunday 10th July 2022, I decided to commit to spending some time sober, this quickly turned into 6 months which has now turned into a year sober. After being stuck in a pattern for the first part of 2022 being sober for a few weeks and then drinking again, only to…

Coeliac Disease is an autoimmune condition, where the body’s defence against infection mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. The immune system mistakes substances found inside gluten as a threat to the body and attacks them. This then damages the surface of the intestines, disrupting the body’s ability to take in nutrients from food. There’s no cure for…

Back in 2020 I had planned to take myself abroad for my first solo trip. I was slightly afraid but I wanted to embrace that feeling and all that came with it. Then the pandemic hit and my plans of traveling were paused. Fast forward to the beginning of this year I booked my first…

Mencap’s Learning Disability Week is an annual campaign raising awareness of people with learning disabilities and communication difficulties, celebrated through different themes. This year’s week takes place from 20th-26th of June. The theme for 2022 is around art and creativity, and turning that into a therapeutic outlet. Getting creative, whether it’s through music, painting, dance,…

For the final instalment in our LGBT+ History Month series is LGBTQ+ rights activist Edith Windsor.  Edith “Edie” Windsor was an American LGBTQ+ rights activist and technology manager at multinational tech company IBM (International Business Machines Corporation). Well known for her landmark victory and fight against the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), setting the stage…

For the third instalment in our LGBT+ History Month series is poet and civil rights pioneer Audre Lorde.  There are many activists who have marched before us, using their voices and platform to amplify and support Equal Rights Movements across the world. One of those voices is Audre Lorde – self-described as ‘black, warrior, lesbian,…

Next up in our LGBT+ History Month series is all around activist and artist Larry Kramer.  Laurence David Kramer (known as Larry) was an American playwrite, author, public health advocate, film producer and gay rights activist.  In 1953 Larry enrolled at Yale College where he had difficulty adjusting at first. He often felt lonely and…

LGBT+ History Month is the annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, as well as observing the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements.  The theme for 2022 is ‘The Arc is Long’, looking at the link between art and activism. It comes from the quote by Martin Luther King ‘The…

Over the years since having this blog I have spoken about mental health and the importance of looking after our souls over anything else. Checking in with yourself on your good days as well, so that the bad days become that little bit easier. Staying intentional and taking care of your inner world every day…

Sabina Nessa, Sarah Everard, Nicole Smallman, Bibaa Henry. We send prayers, we repost as much as we can, we say their names then the news articles start to disappear and current headlines fill the gaps. Life goes back to normal and people forget their stories. For women, these names are always in the back of…

With Pride month and celebrations over for another year, it is so important to continue to share queer art and raise the voices of queer artists. Earlier this year I went to Zanele Muholi’s exhibition at the Tate with my girlfriend and it was one of the most incredible displays I have seen in 2021….