For the My Body is Not Your Business campaign, Eleanor Thorndyke challenges an entire industry which tells people how they should look and that there is nothing but shame for those who don’t fit the frame. But as Eleanor reminds us, it’s a massive lie: There is no such thing as a bad body…

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Hey Everyone? Please Stop Asking Me About My Self-Harm Scars

As part of our Safe Spaces group online takeover and their My Body is Not Your Business campaign, Lucy Butler talks about how nobody should be forced to be an ambassador for their trauma.

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FYI: Not All Trans Guys Look the Same - and That's Okay

As part of our My Body is Not Your Business campaign, Safe Spaces group writer James serves up a powerful reminder that, contary to mainstream media depictions, the transmasculine body doesn’t solely exist as one size, shape, ability, or pigmentation - but a range of them. To every trans man we say: To heck with the noise! Be you. Own you. LOVE YOU.

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How to Rest and Be Productive if You're Not Feeling Great

As if life isn’t tricky enough at the moment, it’s also hayfever season! As newspaper staff writer Katie Heyes explains, that can give you a whole host of uncomfortable, lethargic and frankly worrying symptoms to endure during a global pandemic - but there are still ways to rest, stay calm and slowly tackle your workload during it all.

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Hey, Society? Our Bodies are None of Your Business!

In the latest piece from the ‘My Body is Not Your Business’ campaign, Lucy Butler talks about her own personal journey in rejecting society’s body standards and learning to love and celebrate the body at every size and shape.

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Fix It Up and Start Again: Finding Safety in Routine and Reset

For our Safe Spaces online takeover, our young people have been reflecting on the various behaviours and spaces which bring them a sense of safety, protection, belonging, and calm. As Lucas Mannion explains, sometimes a safe space can involve something as simple as a set Sunday routine and a clean bedroom…

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