Realitea: how lockdown pressures took their toll on my wellbeing
In this personal essay, Sophie Wilson expands on the pressures we put on ourselves during Covid-19 to "better ourselves" and why this is a damaging rhetoric.
Cyber societea: is meaningless social scrolling more damaging than we realise?
Kathryn Creith explores the toxic relationship between mental health and "social" media and how this has worsened during lockdown. How can we change bad habits into healthy screen-time?
Debilitea: why we need to talk about the chronic illness affecting one in ten women
22 year old Ella Marcham has suspected endometriosis. She expands on how diagnosis time has been affected during lockdown.
Young transgender woman fears “anti-trans rhetoric in the media” could lead to “a rise in hate crimes”
22 year old Em Shanahan fears the anti-trans rhetoric in the media could lead to a spike in hate crimes. Yesterday's EHRC report shows people still find issue with single-sex places and the trans community.
Mentalitea: why our black skin can no longer be seen as superhuman
Rashida Campbell-Allen shares her poem and thoughts to provoke conversations around mental health amongst Black British women.
Normalitea: why it’s okay to be single in your 20s
Catherine Entwistle is currently prioritising her career over a relationship. She explains why it's time to rewrite an outdated narrative.
Recovered anorexic warns against Johnson’s “unnecessary” calorie-counting scheme
Boris Johnson has announced he will introduce calorie counting onto restaurant menus. But what does this mean for those with eating disorders? Emmanuelle Gammage explains the damage.
Body positivitea: learning to love yourself
Holly Ellis Allton explores her complex relationship with her body and how happiness is found in loving parts of her body she never could before.
Tea Time with Holly: podcasts
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Editor’s note: demand, rebrand and expand
Spill the Tea is back with a rebrand, expansion and a growing demand for writers to join our communitea...
