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Bonded by Anxiety
My mind is calm; my breathing is slow and persistent; and my hands aren’t shaking. I couldn’t have said that years ago, and I most certainly would not have gotten where I am without him. My partner, Roger, was the saving grace I never saw coming, but when I needed it the most. Roger and I met by chance, through a Meetup group (a site that allows people to join groups based on personal interests and hobbies). We only spoke a few words, and it was months later before we began l
Samantha Wood
4 days ago5 min read


OCD, Avoidance and Reproductive Healthcare
This piece is part of our series for Sexual Health Awareness Week. I’m sure nobody looks  forward to their gynecology appointment, but...
Megan Hunt
Sep 165 min read


The Solution to Cringe Culture is Autism
'To cringe' can be defined as ‘having an inward feeling of acute embarrassment or awkwardness.’ This is a perfectly natural human...
Ashleigh Tompkins
Sep 105 min read


Reclaiming Pleasure After Medical Trauma: What No One Tells You
How breast cancer treatment changed my relationship with my body—and how I'm learning to reconnect with it. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my primary focus was survival. I braced myself for the physical battle—the biopsies, the blood draws, the scans, and the surgeries. In the aftermath, grappling with post-op, post-radiation, and settling into the rhythm of daily hormone blockers, I realise there was something that I wasn’t prepared for: what comes next.
Rachel LaBella
Sep 95 min read


Chronic Bladder Infections Made Me Feel Dirty, Boring, and Alone…
At 21, I had a series of urinary tract infections that culminated in a bladder surgery. These infections affected me physically—the post-op pelvic floor physical therapy was brutal—but the greatest impact was on my mental health. I’m sharing my story for Sexual Health Week because most women will suffer at least one UTI in their lifetime.
The first urinary tract infection I got after college never went away. Not really.
The burning sensation hit on a Sunday morning. “Yep, t
Haley Young
Sep 85 min read


Fostering cats is so rewarding, it's like free therapy
Trigger Warning: This article briefly mentions suicide.  Every cat that I have helped has changed me in some way On many occasions in...
Jennifer Sizeland
Sep 35 min read


Balancing Grief and Hope: My Trying to Conceive Journey After Loss
Trying to conceive (TTC) after a loss is its own kind of heartbreak. Not just because of what you’ve been through, but because of what...
Tassia O'Callaghan
Aug 275 min read


Finding Grace in Building F
Disclaimer: All names used in this piece do not reflect the real names of the individuals involved. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The...
Emily Randall
Aug 216 min read


The Anxiety of Good Things
Recently, I have started a great job in communications, set up a decent writing business, and earned a journalism degree. I am also dating the most beautiful woman in the world, who has all three: the cheekiest smile, hair that smells like black castor oil, and my full commitment to becoming her husband. I'm absolutely terrified.
Tezor Dedam
Jul 315 min read
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