These People & Places Help Me Find Inspiration When I’m Feeling Stuck
“You’re incompetent!” “I NEED THE ROOM NOW!” Four days out of the week, I was screamed at for not having a patient’s room ready. I sat there for two years every evening, including weekends and holidays, being talked to like I was a stupid human being. Stuck in a windowless office in the heart of […]
Pregnancy and mental health: the hidden pain of giving birth
Opinion The range of mental health problems experienced around pregnancy and childbirth is vast and often isn’t spoken about. Here, we share your stories Magda, a 29-year-old software developer, regularly fends off questions about when she will have her first child. Coming from a close-knit family and having been with her boyfriend for a decade, […]
The pill is linked to depression – and doctors can no longer ignore it…
Hormonal contraceptives are used by 3.5 million women in the UK alone. The medical establishment must stop dismissing the risks they carry A newly published study from the University of Copenhagen has confirmed a link between hormonal contraceptives and depression. The largest of its kind, with one million Danish women between the ages of 15 and […]
A jewel that shines from a million facets
I would not want to take centre stage with the declaration that I am a feminist, because personally, I have learned where it is that I need to shine (and indeed outshine) with my God-given talents and potentials and where it is that I need to recognise the strength of the opposite sex and let […]
Like a girl and proud
“You throw like a girl; you run like a girl; you drive like a girl”.For as long as I remember the term ‘like a girl’, has been seen as an insult. My question is why this term an insult to us women?. What exactly is wrong with doing something like a girl? Well we have […]