LIFESTYLE
LIFESTYLE
My Medication Changed My Life
What they failed to realize was that I was no longer ‘Stephanie,’ but this fragile individual completely unlike the self I knew.
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN SPICE
Picture this. Leaves are falling, you're wearing the coziest oversized knit sweater you have, and the crisp smell of decay is in the wind. It is fall and you are walking through Kingston, a little plastic ghost flaps in the wind signalling the coming of the new season; it is so close to perfect but it needs that one final push. So, you look down and what are you holding?
PLEASE, FORCE ME TO WRITE
How Queen’s CWRI and clubs on campus helped me find my motivation
Undressing Body Neutrality
Wherever you live, heading to the beach has its highs and lows. Beaches covered in people barring skin can invoke feelings of insecurity and self-consciousness.
FINDING MY ROOTS
South Asian women have been using methods like this for years to keep their hair silky. I had to rediscover the process, one that bonds the women of our culture in an unspoken manner, passing knowledge down from mother to daughter. When I did, I found a new sense of appreciation. I had searched everywhere for an answer to my hair struggles, and here it was, in the place closest to me. Everything I did brought me back to my roots.
THE FALSE PROMISE OF SUSTAINABILITY
The ocean is literally on fire, but tell me more about how paper straws will save the earth.
THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF SMALL SUCCESSES
Trust your intuition. Set goals for yourself that you know are attainable and maybe ones that may not seem attainable at the moment. Remind yourself that everything is cumulative. Remind yourself that you are already there and be present in the moment. Appreciate the now. Respect the dreams and ambitions of those around you. You will be happy that you did.
PLAYING MONOPOLY
I remember the first time I learned about sexism. Sat in my catholic elementary English class, my teacher carefully explained that we live in a world where people are excluded from things based on features they cannot change. I remember thinking how strange that was, and how I wasn’t sure what to make of it because I – at 7 years old – believed “it hasn’t happened to me”.
THE ICK FACTOR
The “ick” is a blanket term for specific qualities or habits that give you a cringe feeling. In short, the “ick” is a turn-off.
THE REINVENTION REVOLUTION
It was an opportunity to become the person we idolized from behind screens because what else are you to do when alone with your thoughts?
