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September Self Care
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New month, New you! It's September which signifies harvest time and new beginnings! Are you trying to get back into the routine of life and enforcing some sort of structure seems like a mess. Especially with all the Covid19 restrictions the idea of “Going back to normal” is more than likely impossible and we have to embrace "The new normal" however, it's important to take care of YOU and the best way to do that? With a self care checkup! We’ve already gone through ways to practice self care at home (if you missed it find that article here) but...
Debunking Diet Culture
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Diet culture is way more harmful than you probably think. But what IS it? Essentially, diet culture has the foundation that thinness is the ideal beauty standard. It's the epitome of being “healthy” and is more morally valued in society. No one's saying you shouldn't work out and eat healthier, if that's the personal goal you wish to achieve then you should absolutely go for it however, with the fluctuation of different fashion trends it's easy to get sucked into the idea that you need to be skinny to be pretty and healthy when... that's not true. RECOGNISING THE SIGNS ...
London based Black owned Restaurants to support
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These aren't just restaurants we support once because Black Lives Matter is the trend right now, these are restaurants we can try and support whenever we can. Black lives matter today tomorrow and while we’re still alive. Let's help keep some money in our economy. Trap Kitchen https://www.instagram.com/trapkitchen Trap Kitchen originally started out in the Kitchen of young entrepreneur Prince Owusu aka Shakka's house. It originally began as a collection service but after gaining thousands of followers on Instagram and gaining the attention of more on BBC's Million Pound Chef Menu they went on to launch the Manchester and London...
Affirmations and how to use them!
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The world is a scary place at the moment, and while being on social media is a great way to stay in contact and see what other people are up to it can also be draining and time consuming. Not to mention the negative effects of Photoshop which can be seen here and there through a number of celebrities' posts. Affirmations is primarily the idea of positive thinking and Self Empowerment. It's the belief that a Positive mental attitude supported by affirmations will equal success in anything. They aim to affect the conscious and subconscious mind so that in turn...
4 Books to read to educate yourself on Racism
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The last few months have been a series of heavy blows, especially for the Black community. Having to explain why you should be supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and why racism is so ingrained in society you as the White person have to self check your own privilege it is not the responsibility of Black people to do so. Understandably it is hard, where do you start? The abolishment of slavery? The Jim Crow laws? You need to start somewhere and I'm here to help! 1. Americanah Americana by Chimamanda Ngozi, A 2013 novel about Ifemelu, a young Nigerian...