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Survivor : Feminist Essays on Rape, Rage and Recovery
Survivor : Feminist Essays on Rape, Rage and Recovery

From rape survivor and award-winning journalist Stark Raving comes a brave and unfiltered essay collection about sexual assault.

2023

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Stories

21 hours ago

This Tiny Island Next to Bali is a Hidden Gem

Don’t skip it! — The tiny boat, overladen with passengers, luggage and even a motorbike, pulls up to the shores of Nusa Lembongan. There is no pier — everyone starts disembarking into the knee-deep water, passing suitcases over their heads along the human chain. I roll up my trousers and step into the turquoise…

Travel

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This Tiny Island Next to Bali is a Hidden Gem
This Tiny Island Next to Bali is a Hidden Gem
Travel

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2 days ago

How to Travel for Cheap in Expensive Countries

Do some items on your bucket place seem unattainable? Think again! — As much as I had dreamt of glacier hikes and big pots of melted cheese fondue, I never thought I would be able to travel to Switzerland. It is the most expensive country in Europe, with the cost of living around 88% higher than that of the UK. …

Travel

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How to Travel for Cheap in Expensive Countries
How to Travel for Cheap in Expensive Countries
Travel

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Modern Women

·2 days ago

Cycle-Synching, Or How to Plan Your Workouts Around Your Menstrual Cycle

It is the latest trend in the fitness world, but some experts have doubts. — While they train for events, athletes keep tabs on a lot of things going on in their bodies: heart rate responses, heart rate recovery, weight, nutrition, cardiorespiratory capacity, and many others. Until recently, there was an obvious omission from this list: menstrual cycles. Anyone who has periods knows that your…

Women

4 min read

Cycle-Synching, Or How to Plan Your Workouts Around Your Menstrual Cycle
Cycle-Synching, Or How to Plan Your Workouts Around Your Menstrual Cycle
Women

4 min read


4 days ago

Three Things That Surprised Me About Digital Nomads

Not all of them were good. — I fell into the digital nomad community by accident. I’ve been a freelancer for six years, and for most of that time, I lived the life of a backpacker. I worked a couple of hours a day from a tent in the middle of the mountains, from a packed train…

Remote Working

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Three Things That Surprised Me About Digital Nomads
Three Things That Surprised Me About Digital Nomads
Remote Working

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Invisible Illness

·Sep 22

ADHD: An Emotional See-Saw and How To Handle It

An often overlooked part of ADHD is emotional dysregulation. — “Emotional rollercoaster” doesn't quite fit the chaotic highs and lows of my feelings. They don’t follow smooth ups and downs that merge into one another. …

Adhd

4 min read

ADHD: An Emotional See-Saw and How To Handle It
ADHD: An Emotional See-Saw and How To Handle It
Adhd

4 min read


Sep 21

My Book of Feminist Essays is Live!

And for this weekend only, it is $0 — I did it! I am finally a self-published author! I wanted to offer my Medium readers a chance to get the book for free over the next couple of days. I never could have done it without this platform and the support I have received from you guys over the…

Book Excerpts

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My Book of Feminist Essays is Live!
My Book of Feminist Essays is Live!
Book Excerpts

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An Injustice!

·Sep 20

This New Test Can Detect if Someone Took Abortion Pills

And the prospect is terrifying — I personally think that a woman should only be able to get an abortion if she has a good reason. For example, if she’s pregnant and doesn’t want to be. Over recent years, this bit of common sense has come under attack throughout the US and across the world. New…

Feminism

3 min read

This New Test Can Detect if Someone Took Abortion Pills
This New Test Can Detect if Someone Took Abortion Pills
Feminism

3 min read


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An Injustice!

·Sep 15

Men Are Highly Emotional, What Most of Them Lack is Emotional Intelligence

The problem with saying that men don’t express their feelings — People who say that men aren’t emotional have clearly never lived with a man whose bad mood seeped into every corner of the house, leaving everyone in the family on edge. My dad is a good guy, but his bad moods conveyed with heavy, threatening silences, monosyllabic responses, and bursts…

Feminism

5 min read

Men Are Highly Emotional, What Most of Them Lack is Emotional Intelligence
Men Are Highly Emotional, What Most of Them Lack is Emotional Intelligence
Feminism

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An Injustice!

·Sep 13

In Brazil, Homophobic Slurs are Now Punishable by Prison

Following a landmark ruling by the country’s highest court — Brazil’s supreme court has ruled that homophobic slurs are now punishable by up to five years in prison, a landmark decision welcomed by activists in a country where the LGBTQIA+ community faces rampant violence. While a 2019 ruling had already found that homophobic hate speech was a crime, it applied…

LGBTQ

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In Brazil, Homophobic Slurs are Now Punishable by Prison
In Brazil, Homophobic Slurs are Now Punishable by Prison
LGBTQ

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The Virago

·Sep 13

Abuse was Just a Game to Him

He was never angry but doled out violence in a controlled, pre-meditated way. — The garden path to our hotel room was dotted with lusciously moist snails reveling in the humid, post-rain world. Matt’s foot slammed down on the first one, and he guffawed as he felt it crack and squidge beneath his feet. “They’re everywhere!” he said. He picked one up and started…

Feminism

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Abuse was Just a Game to Him
Abuse was Just a Game to Him
Feminism

5 min read

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