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. …

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…