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'Don’t label women as “victims” of domestic abuse’ - Chris Harris, Broxtowe project leader
Broxtowe Women’s Project aims to help women who have experienced domestic violence, the symbol of domestic violence awareness is the...
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LilySmith
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Its not a period problem, it’s a poverty problem’
Period Poverty is increasing in the UK with more than 350,000 girls admitting to missing days off school due to their period. Credit:...
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LilySmith
Aug 29, 20225 min read
Is Naked Attraction good for Body Postivity?
‘So, what do you think of Green’s vagina?’ Not a sentence you hear every day but hop on over to E4 at around 10pm and the fabulous Anna...
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LilySmith
Aug 29, 20222 min read
A letter to my pre-pandemic self
Inspired by @meganjaynecrabbe I know you hate the unknown and there is nothing more unknown than this. But 2 years from now - you’ll find...
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LilySmith
May 7, 20224 min read
Is it time to pull the batteries out of the biological clock?
Tick…Tock…tick…tock We’re told our 20s are a time for fun, trying things and simply living life. A time where the only countdown we’re...
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LilySmith
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Single Shaming - At What Point Can You Tell Your Nan To F*ck Off?
And they lived happily ever after… From the day we are born, we are surrounded by the idea of love, from Prince Charming on horseback to...
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LilySmith
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Why February is the perfect time for Goal Setting
It's finally February - the endless January is over and it feels like the year can finally begin properly. When it comes to goal setting...
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LilySmith
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Learning from the Best: editor-in-chief of Best Siobhan Wykes
Siobhan Wykes, 54, editor-in-chief of Best talks to Lily Smith about her passion for writing, the loyalty of Best readers and how Gloria...
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LilySmith
Aug 9, 20215 min read
Influencers and Sex Toys - Promoting Pleasure or a Paycheque?
“Well I’ve got something special to keep you entertained this lockdown… #ad” After a year of facemasks, hand sanitiser and the 2-metre...
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LilySmith
Aug 9, 20213 min read
The Bad Bitch Playlist: Can music inspire confidence?
Confidence – self-assurance, self-belief, self-love. It’s a quality we all want, but sometimes find hard to possess. You might assume...
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LilySmith
May 14, 20215 min read
The Blogger Series: Thrillers without too much Thrill
Thrillers, a genre I wouldn’t normally read. For years, my Mum and my Grandma have been pestering me to get into the gruesome murders of...
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LilySmith
Apr 23, 20213 min read
It's just Texture
But then I put on make-up... And it’s still full of texture Healthy skin, some “beauty experts” tell us, should be smooth, glowing, soft...
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LilySmith
Apr 22, 20215 min read
Selfies: A Form of Self-Love or Self-Construction?
What is Self-love? A facemask and a cocktail, another clothes order this month, putting on some make-up, or 15 minutes of ‘alone time’...
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LilySmith
Apr 22, 20214 min read
‘Does This Mean I’m An Adult Now?’: Finding Our Own Versions of Adulthood in Our 20s
21, 22, … 26, 27 – that’s when I’ll have my shit together. Right? Our 20s: a decade when big things happen. We’re meant to land our dream...
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LilySmith
Mar 8, 20214 min read
International Women’s Day: #choosetochallenge and The Bold Type
*Possible spoilers for S1-3 of The Bold Type ahead* Happy International Women’s Day! For those of you out of the loop or perhaps in a bit...
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LilySmith
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Creative Writing: I miss nights out.
I miss nights out. I miss speakers blaring from rooms as make up and clothes are thrown from chair to bed and back again. I miss borrowed...
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LilySmith
Jan 20, 20214 min read
The Blogger Series: Bridgerton – Female Power, Female Pleasure and Female Friendship
*Spoilers ahead!* It’s cold, it’s dark and I’m running out of Christmas chocolate. But turn on Netflix and I’m in a world of Wisteria,...
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LilySmith
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Sorry but we need to stop saying sorry
Image rights not owned I’m walking along, eyes glued to my phone – I know, head up hun - when I bump into someone. ‘Oh! I’m so sorry!’ I...
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