How microaggressions contribute to a culture of body shaming and discrimination. — Microaggressions are everyday verbal or behavioral actions that may be unintended but can be perceived as demeaning, derogatory, or insulting. These actions stem from implicit biases, prejudices, or stereotypes that people hold towards others based on their characteristics, such as race, gender, or disability. Body shape and size microaggressions are…

In today’s society, body shaming and microaggressions toward individuals of different body sizes are prevalent. Body size microaggressions are defined as subtle, intentional, or unintentional comments, behaviors, and attitudes that discriminate against individuals based on their body size or weight. These harmful comments and behaviors can have a significant impact…

As a movie fan, there is nothing quite like the excitement of the Oscars season. This year, I made it my mission to watch as many nominated films as possible, and I am proud to say that I managed to see 11 of them on the big screen. …

A few days ago I went to the cinema to watch Babylon by Damien Chazelle. I didn´t know anything about this film, but it´s over 3 hours long. During the first hour, I was enjoying myself a lot and laughed like everyone else in the cinema. During the second hour…

Migration and refugee crisis is a really huge topic, with a lot of things happening within the European youth work and outside. If we check the priorities, number of projects being developed and approved, and simply using a common sense, we can clearly see that there is a need to…

Fatphobia and anti-fat bias are topics that I am interested in for some time. I was afraid to speak up, because… I am fat. Yes, my darlings! Being fat made me feel small and incompetent. The discrimination I suffered since early childhood made me want to become invisible. First few…

Letter to my future self to never forget the lessons learnt thanks to cancer treatment. — Some moments force you to reflect on your life. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow. Sometimes when the danger passes, and the situation normalizes, we tend to go back to business as usual. We forget about those great lessons. For me, this danger is cancer and the…

I cannot believe! Thank you is not enough to say. It gives me the motivation to continue writing. And just for you to know that for me, including me in this article it is a huge deal and honour.

There are some articles that no one wants to write because no one wants to face the difficulties that life might bring. And even if the theme of the post might be very challenging, for me, it brings a lot of releases not only to write but then to click…