For the sake of your future self (and those around you) — Have you ever noticed how many people are stuck in their pasts? How many people live as though they have a foot in the present and one way back there, years behind them? Particularly when these are negative experiences — being caught in a loop of talking about past positive…

It’s easier to blame the one with the emotional trauma symptoms than tackle societal symptoms of rape culture head-on — When you think of Freud, what’s the first thing you think of? Is it that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, or that he thought all boys wanted to kill their fathers so they could marry their mothers? If you’ve ever read about the history of trauma in Western…

Maybe not the most exciting use of the potential time, yet the most appealing by miles — It’s a question that we’ve all asked ourselves or a power we’ve wished for. There are never enough hours in the day and having a tool that would give us more time, without the expense of losing any time would benefit us all. …

Some ideas that can help delay or prevent self-harm — You know that quote that goes something like “If you think everyone hates you, get some sleep. If you think you hate everyone, have something to eat?” — this is going to be a lot like that. Some of the most helpful advice is the kind that sounds really obvious…

Before I could use accurate language, I could communicate by crush — Like most people, I’ve had many TV and movie crushes over the years, with every single one of them being a woman. I don’t remember the name of my very first TV crush or the show that she was on, only that I was around six years old and, to…

I love the changes in perspective that growing up brings — There are many Autism traits of mine that make life more difficult than it should be or complicate my life somewhat. …

Existing As A Woman In Society Can Be Exhausting And Demeaning — I’m not what you would call “conventionally attractive”. I’m overweight. I’m a lesbian. You’d be forgiven for thinking that I fall well under the radar of men. Unfortunately not. Each of the following experiences may not be all that noteworthy in and of themselves but combined they really tell the…

I assumed everyone read for the same reason as me until I encountered someone who thought very differently — Many years ago, I joined a Book Club. While perusing the shelves at my local book shop (RIP Borders, you are still dearly missed), I noticed a poster for a new book club that another customer was setting up. Curious, and never having attended one before, my mum and I…

Our first course is live! — Update 25/07/22: Unfortunately this opportunity did not work out, The Blade & Beyond is looking for a more suitable host for our course, stay tuned! Update 14/07/22: Unfortunate technical difficulties mean that the course is temporarily closed, but we’re working hard to try to get it back online, sorry everyone! …