Mental Health Awareness Manuela Nora Medic July 1, 2022 Community, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, MESSHealth, Society, Stories, Women Mental health impacts how we feel, act and perceive the world around us. Our inner state determines how we live our lives. When you reach the darkest moment, it is hard to envision feeling better ever again or...
Self-care: do we sometimes go too far? Manuela Nora Medic February 17, 2022 Lifestyle, MESSHealth Before the pandemic, we did not think about how much stress we had and how we pressure ourselves to be the best at everything we do. Everything just seemed normal. To go through ups and downs without stopping ...
How brands like Glossier, Estrid, & We’re Not Really Strangers are giving a new meaning to ‘Retail Therapy’ Natalie Wright January 5, 2022 Beauty, History, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, MESSHealth, Society, Style, Women I am writing this as someone who has been navigating life with mental illness for many years. A woman whose insecurities, many times, stemmed from social comparison. Nowadays we live in a hyper-compet...
Veganism Could Save the Planet, But is it Realistic? Bethany Chandler June 14, 2021 Community, Lifestyle, MESSHealth, MESSsubmissions, Nutrition, Society, Sustainability, Top News Veganism is a hot topic right now. With ‘Veganuary’, and an ever-increasing array of animal-free products becoming available in shops and restaurants across the world; it is fast becoming an accessible, sustainable diet. How truly accessible is it though?
Chatting With XFEMINADESIGNS: The Small Business Starting Its Own Sustainable Fashion Revolution Bethany Chandler June 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Fresh Mess, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSsubmissions, News, Stories, Style, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion, Trends, Women "Positive representation and love for colour is my inspiration. Growing up a plus sized, mixed race girl in Britain, I felt out of place. I never wore bright colours or patterns in fear of being called out, and assumed that fashion like that wasn't meant for me. I mean, where do you see chubby brown girls in cool clothes in the 90's fashion scene?"
Eco-Anxiety: The Psychological Impact of Climate Change Bethany Chandler June 6, 2021 Be Featured, Community, Features, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, MESSMedia, Sustainability It’s a common phenomenon now, particularly when the news bombards us with soul-crushing statistics and images of the climate emergency. That helpless feeling of wanting help change the world for the better, yet having no idea where to even start.
Impostor Syndrome: The Fear of Being Inadequate Bethany Chandler June 2, 2021 Community, Fresh Mess, International Women's Day, Lifestyle, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, Women If you’ve ever started a new job, club, or met a new group of people you can probably relate to that sense of feeling out of place. That out-of-body experience of being painfully aware of everything you do or say in a certain situation. But why does this happen? Does everyone experience this?
What Size am I? Bethany Chandler May 28, 2021 Designers, Fresh Mess, MESSFashion, MESSHealth, Models, News, Women Realistically we know that our worth is not determined by the size of jeans we wear; but sometimes living by that truth is easier said than done.
3 Mental Health Apps that Continue to Help us since the Pandemic Alexandra Wagner May 22, 2021 Community, Lifestyle, MESSHealth, Society For longer than a year now, it has been imperative to start making an introspective journey and take better care of our mind and body. Mental health is just as important as physical health, but this fact is of...
