What Is Your Favourite Christmas Movie?

What Is Your Favourite Christmas Movie?

I've had a recent awakening, festive movies don't have to be cheesy and predictable, oh no that's so last year. There are a few gems that are incredibly touching, saddening at times and remind you just how lucky you are to be loved! I saw 'Love Actually' recently. Yes, I've been living on another planet [...]

Are You Judged By Coming From A Single Parent Household?

Are You Judged By Coming From A Single Parent Household?

They say you shouldn't be guilty by association, but are we engrained to believe children from broken households are damaged goods? I had this conversation months back, when hearing the implication of ones views, I was taken aback. I'm being viewed as higher risk and more unstable than a dual parent household purely because I [...]

Christmas and Materialism – Has The Meaning Of Christmas Changed?

Christmas and Materialism – Has The Meaning Of Christmas Changed?

What immediately enters your mind when you think of Christmas? Food, presents, laying down... oh and family time. What's happened to being grateful, living in the moment and attending midnight mass? Unheard of in today's generation. Indoctrination here is key. The decline in appreciating the meaning and concept of wholesome family time without the bells [...]

Contraceptive Pill as Easy as Buying Tic Tacs? One Step Forward or Two Steps Back For Women?

Contraceptive Pill as Easy as Buying Tic Tacs? One Step Forward or Two Steps Back For Women?

In 2023, a child can walk out of her local pharmacy/drugstore with a new shampoo... oh and 'the pill' to prevent pregnancy. How did we get here?! - Children by law in England and Wales, are those up to the age of 18. How I knew it when I was growing up, which was a few [...]

Are We Making Ourselves Happy or Fulfilling Societal Expectations?

Are We Making Ourselves Happy or Fulfilling Societal Expectations?

Job, marriage, mortgage, kids; are these the expectations that narrate our reality? What makes you happy? We're constantly on a hamster wheel day in, day out. Sure, our life sequence is quite repetitive and may not be uplifting, but we've become so engrossed into what we should do and fulfil, the mass and materialistic consumption, [...]