Lebanon is having a rough couple of months. On Thursday, October 14th, fighting broke out between Christian and Shia Muslim militias in the country’s capital of Beirut, killing at least seven and injuring many more. On the Saturday prior, the country was plunged into darkness for over 24 hours, as the country’s two largest power […]
The phrase ‘toxic positivity’ seems like an oxymoron – there’s no way that the attitude we all aspire to have can be poisonous… or can it? Toxic positivity refers to the belief that no matter how difficult the circumstances are, you should maintain a positive attitude. That’s not to say that trying to make the […]
If we were to be completely honest about the harsh truth of our current situation, the vast majority would settle for a tired face and say how hopeless they feel about constantly prolonged Covid restrictions. Everybody is exhausted and anxious, and with all the restrictions in place until the end of February, the future might […]
The student population is suffering… Over three weeks into the third national lockdown, many students are struggling with the presence of loneliness as they try to continue with their lives from a distance. Said to be a pandemic running parallel to that of Covid-19, loneliness is an issue often relegated to the lives of the […]
It is easy to write the statistic that over half of students at university have experienced ill mental health, yet statistics too often allow us to ignore just how many individuals have struggled in order to create that number. It is a worryingly consistent figure. A recent survey notes that of the 77 per cent […]
Seen by Hollywood as irreversibly ancient at the age of 34, Mila Kunis is once again shafted into the role of the ‘bad mom’. Along with her best gal pals, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hann, they have to fulfil their ‘motherly duties’ and deliver the perfect Christmas for their kids, while dealing with the unique […]