"University drinking culture put me off alcohol for life." Rhys opens up about going teetotal as a student.
By Rebecca Birt
While university life appeals to many students for the freedom to be away from home and dive head-first into the party lifestyle, for 22 year old Rhys it has had the opposite effect. “Alcohol and partying has lost its appeal, there are so many more entertaining things to do instead.”
While university life appeals to many students for the freedom to be away from home and dive head-first into the party lifestyle, for 22 year old Rhys it has had the opposite effect. “Alcohol and partying has lost its appeal, there are so many more entertaining things to do instead.”
"I got an old persons disease at sixteen." Heather talks about being diagnosed with arthritis as a teenager.
By Rebecca Birt It is hard to believe that at 21, Heather has been living with arthritis for 5 years now. When she was diagnosed at the young age of sixteen, she felt her life was over. “I remember thinking to myself how it was an elderly people problem, how they struggled to move around and do day to day things, I didn’t want that to happen to me.” |
"I wasn't female, but I wasn't male either, so what was I?" - A peek into life outside the gender binary.
By Rebecca Birt
When we are born, we get told what gender we are – male or female. Yet for 24-year old Taylor* they didn’t fit the profile they were assigned at birth. Taylor is genderqueer, which means they can identify with both genders, and sometimes feel that they don’t fit into either gender and are a gender of their own.
When we are born, we get told what gender we are – male or female. Yet for 24-year old Taylor* they didn’t fit the profile they were assigned at birth. Taylor is genderqueer, which means they can identify with both genders, and sometimes feel that they don’t fit into either gender and are a gender of their own.
"I am spiritually connected to dogs." Chloe talks about her life as part of the 'otherkin' community.
By Rebecca Birt
It is one thing to call yourself a cat person or a dog person, but to feel you have a spiritual connection to your pets is something 23 year old Chloe* has believed in her entire life. “I grew up with all sorts of animals, but I knew deep down I wasn’t just human, I was linked to dogs too.”
It is one thing to call yourself a cat person or a dog person, but to feel you have a spiritual connection to your pets is something 23 year old Chloe* has believed in her entire life. “I grew up with all sorts of animals, but I knew deep down I wasn’t just human, I was linked to dogs too.”