Ditch the LabelDitch the LabelSo, you’re getting hassled about online gaming: your child has started gaming or wants to start, they’re telling you ‘back off, I know what I’m doing, I’m sensible. I know the box says it’s for over 18s only but all my mates are playing it.’ Kids are now growing up in an ever digital world,
...Read MoreTurn on your TV, open a magazine or refresh your timeline and it’s difficult to hide away from the beauty ideals our society hails as the ultimate. Clear skin, a tiny waist, a stacked chest, zero pores, eyebrows constantly on fleek, designer clothes, and not a body hair in sight. This is the standard we
...Read MoreWhat actually makes us happy? There are lots of things we think will make us happy, but that kind of happiness doesn’t seem to last very long most of the time. One of the reasons for this, is a brain feature called the Hedonic Treadmill. The Hedonic Treadmill is when we feel happy or sad
...Read MoreWhy do we get angry? Take a moment to think about a time when you were really angry. What was happening in your body? Maybe your face felt hot? Or your palms started sweating? When we feel an emotion, it’s not just happening in our head – our whole body experiences it. Our mind is
...Read MoreAm I good enough? Comparing ourselves to the people around us is totally normal. It can even be helpful, because it helps us work out who we are and what we’re good at. But unfortunately, we’re surrounded by unrealistic examples of what our lives ‘should’ be like, which is especially true on social media. Social
...Read MoreWe’ve all felt stressed before. Exams, money worries, family issues, friend drama. Whatever negatively impacts your life is sure to bring with it some stress. But what actually is it? And what does it actually do to us? Stress is a state of emotional tension that we experience when our brain thinks that we are
...Read MoreWhen shade can be thrown in any comments section, and subtweeting someone seems to be the only way to get stuff off your chest, it can seem like being negative online is a pretty common thing. The thing is, a lot of people don’t realise that the kind of negativity that they take part in
...Read MoreAre you addicted to social media? We’ve paired up with Lynx to uncover some of the biggest telltale signs that you’re completely hooked. Know somebody who can relate? Share this with them! If social media is taking over your life, let it off your chest and join the conversation on our community: Subscribe to our
...Read MoreEver looked at someone else’s life on social media and thought that you do anything to have that life? Yeah us too. Comparing yourself to social media is something that we all do from time to time, but it can actually have a pretty negative impact on your mental wellbeing. Give this a watch, and
...Read MoreIf you’re guilty of living an Insta Lie or know somebody that is, then this video is most certainly for you. We partnered up with boohoo.com to call out some of the funniest and most common Insta Lie’s posted on social media. Insta Lie (verb): an intentionally false representation of real-life on social media. Examples
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