In significant life events, joy is supposed to be easy to find. Things like marriages and children and graduations and job promotions are the times when we expect to feel happiness and contentment with our lives — and we often do. But what about the inbetweens, the smaller moments? And […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing […]
A few years ago, I was in a fairly new relationship. One night (when my boyfriend wasn’t there), I went to check my phone where it was charging on the floor. I flipped it over and saw a WhatsApp message from my ex. I hadn’t even opened the message before […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call-to-action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing as safe […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing […]
In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]
Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinical experience and the founder of Harley Therapy London Psychologists, for advice on the things we worry about in private. Have a question for a therapist? Submit yours for Sheri. Question: […]
Is there anything better than a British seaside holiday? Fish and chips and a 99 Flake as you dodge the seagulls, drizzly afternoons in the arcades, warming up in the pub after a bitterly cold swim, evening strolls along the pier… Sure, it’s no trip to the Med but there’s […]
The weather is finally starting to get a tad warmer and we’re dreaming of ditching the hectic London life to catch some long-overdue sunshine. Sandy beaches, freshly caught fish and chips and quaint seaside pubs are enough to turn any city-dweller green with envy. The Cornish coast is often top […]
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call-to-action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead, our goal is to arm you with the facts you need to protect your skin to the best of your ability, because there’s no such thing as safe […]
