Being a good and inclusive role model in any situation is incredibly important and especially online. We live in a world where online people can be “cancelled”, bullied and discriminated against without even a second thought. But social media can also be an amazing and impactful space if used correctly and responsibly. As a blogger …
This post is a collaboration post with Chia Samson, we chose the topic of gratitude and have both shared our experiences with gratitude and how we practice gratitude in our day to day lives. Check out Chia’s post The Gratitude Attitude With Elina Passant If I’m honest gratitude is something I really struggle with and …
Losing friends, at any age is hard, but it feels even harder when it happens in your teens, at school, and even harder when you’re chronically ill. I got glandular fever when I was 16, just before all my exams that year and consequently missed them all. I decided to leave the school I was at …
*This post contains a gifted item from YuYu Bottle* “ I’m constantly in pain. Yes, constantly. Every single second. The pain is still there when I’m smiling. The pain is still there when I don’t talk about it. When I say “I’m fine” I have a very different definition than you do” – @strongerthanpots Chronic …
Before I got sick I didn’t even know what a Chronic Illness was. Over 2 years later and I now know more about Chronic Illness than I ever thought I would. Over 2 years later I’m still fighting to get answers to what is wrong with me. Over 2 years later and I’m still fighting …
Growing up my Mum was always learning something new, whether it was cooking, healthy living, business studies or as I got older studying to become a life and relationship coach. I used to tease her for her attachment to books (mind you we had 3 GIANT bookcases overflowing with them) owning 50 million notebooks that …
I am so so excited to announce that I am a Global Brand Leader for an amazing charity called InvisiYouth. InvisiYouth is a nonprofit organization founded by Dominique Viel, that helps teens and young adults around the world with various chronic illnesses and disabilities gain the right lifestyle programs empowerment tools and fun events to …
Ahh, the dreaded friendship breakup, although I’ve never experienced a relationship breakup I’m going to argue that a friendship breakup is harder because you never really prepare for them to happen. Dating someone always has the lingering thought that you’re either going to get married or break up but friendships are just best friends “forever” …
Something that you probably don’t know about me is that I have learning difficulties and really struggle with school. This hasn’t always been the case though before my accident I was a straight A student and I loved school work. Afterward, I went from feeling smart to extremely stupid and I have had to learn …
As someone living with anxiety I find it really hard to switch off so I can relax or sleep and on when I need to focus, so I always tend to have something playing in the background to keep my brain from running away with me. One of my go-to things to listen to is …