Despite growing conversations, deep-rooted menstrual taboos and myths still persist across Nepal. These are the women trying to change that – Ridhi Agrawal reports.
- Ridhi Agrawal
What does it mean to go “low-contact”? And why does it feel especially complicated for those of us from collectivist or immigrant backgrounds? - Aastha Agrawal explores this.
- Aastha Agrawal
Ruchi Page writes about her experiences of navigating body image or taboo topics in conversations.
- Ruchi Page
When thinking of the world's most renowned entrepreneurs and innovators, names like Steve Jobs of Apple fame to Elon Musk in his early PayPal and Tesla days may spring to mind.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Conversations around toxic masculinity and male mental health are not new - yet the new Netflix show 'Adolescence', along with the continued platforming of polarising figures like Andrew Tate, have brought it back into the spotlight once again - and continue to shape young men’s perceptions of masculinity.
- Phoebe Saintilan
"We’re influenced to hold onto our struggles, presenting only our best selves to the world. But silence helps no one," writes Diana Lin.
- Diana Lin
"Everyone has the right to feel safe and confident in their connections, especially when meeting someone new," says Chawla.
- Missing Perspectives
One of the most common and harmful things people with endometriosis are told is that their pain is ‘all in their head’. As an endometriosis-specialised counsellor, I see the significant psychological harm caused by these sorts of dismissive comments in my practice every day.
- Angie Mashford-Scott
"Despite the many mental health awareness campaigns and increased access to university counselling services, students still feel unsafe talking about their struggles."
- Milly Bannister
"It is hard to fathom how much of my life I’ve wasted striving for this patchwork of appearance ideals. Now at 26 years old, it still takes so much effort to unlearn these deeply ingrained beliefs," writes Jeanette Chan.
- Jeanette Chan