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Q&A : Spotting The Signs of Toxic Relationships.

Helen Victoria

Aug 26, 2020
4 min

Q&A : Spotting The Signs of Toxic Relationships.

How can I tell if what I am experiencing 'counts' as abuse? What are the key signs to look for? Those answers and more.

You Are Not Your Anxiety - From An Anxious Dancer.

Helen Victoria

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

You Are Not Your Anxiety - From An Anxious Dancer.

They see an ex-circus aerialist and dancer who still loves to perform.They don’t see the girl who talks to her reflection before meetings.

Consider This Article Your Permission To Stop Chasing Lockdown Goals.

Helen Victoria

Apr 22, 2020
3 min

Consider This Article Your Permission To Stop Chasing Lockdown Goals.

Consider this post your written permission to stop chasing the summer body that social media keeps taunting you about.

Keeping Love Healthy While In 'Covid Quarantine' - easy ways to survive working from home.

Helen Victoria

Mar 19, 2020
3 min

Keeping Love Healthy While In 'Covid Quarantine' - easy ways to survive working from home.

Sharing space with a loved one during the corona outbreak takes some configuring - but it can be positive. It just needs a little handling!

Realising a Dream - The News Is Out! #ChurchillFellows2020

Helen Victoria

Mar 5, 2020
3 min

Realising a Dream - The News Is Out! #ChurchillFellows2020

I applied to the WCMT to travel abroad to research using education as a tool in abuse prevention 9 months ago - and the news is finally out!

GUEST POST : Lena Stawicka explains 'I Miss You'.

Helen Victoria

Feb 24, 2020
3 min

GUEST POST : Lena Stawicka explains 'I Miss You'.

I believe that friendship and true love can survive any test of distance; take it from a girl who manages it all the way from Antarctica!

1 Year, 1 Date a Week - 5 Red Flags I Learned To Look For.

Helen Victoria

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

1 Year, 1 Date a Week - 5 Red Flags I Learned To Look For.

For one year I went on regular first dates with new people. Occasionally, I saw someone more than the once. But often one date was enough!

Endometriosis, Winston Churchill & a healing ballet dancer.

Helen Victoria

Jan 15, 2020
4 min

Endometriosis, Winston Churchill & a healing ballet dancer.

The NHS could not offer me the operation I needed to remove the cyst and the endometriosis tissues that gripped my organs. What could I do?

Don't seem the type? None of us are. And here's why.

Helen Victoria

Dec 29, 2019
3 min

Don't seem the type? None of us are. And here's why.

“You just don’t seem the type. You seem so…” That sentence usually trails off, unfinished. I always wonder what it might be.

Helen Victoria

Nov 21, 2019
3 min

7 Signs of a Healthy Relationship.

In an age of technology based disconnect, can we really afford not to take care of our relationships?

What BDSM couples have to teach us - and why we should be listening.

Helen Victoria

Oct 14, 2019
3 min

What BDSM couples have to teach us - and why we should be listening.

I had barely stepped into the world of BDSM in my research, before I discovered how far incorrect I had been in my assumptions.

'Sorting Tea Leaves' - how to spot the signs of a healthy relationship.

Helen Victoria

Aug 26, 2019
3 min

'Sorting Tea Leaves' - how to spot the signs of a healthy relationship.

One of the key elements that keeps abuse victims trapped is a gaslit fuelled sense of confusion, leaving victims with powerful self doubt.

Cheating, Confusion and Heartache - how 'Love Island' could be the key to our best relationships.

Helen Victoria

Aug 9, 2019
4 min

Cheating, Confusion and Heartache - how 'Love Island' could be the key to our best relationships.

My stubborn ‘I don’t watch it because I value young people’ rhetoric had unseen implications that meant I was missing a blatant opportunity.

When is it OK to harm your wife? Annually, according to Russian law. #янехотелаумирать

Helen Victoria

Aug 2, 2019
3 min

When is it OK to harm your wife? Annually, according to Russian law. #янехотелаумирать

In February 2017, Russia decriminalised many forms of domestic abuse. Yes, that’s right; Russia said abuse was to be lawfully acceptable.

Lost your path? How going a little wild might help you find your way.

Helen Victoria

Jun 18, 2019
3 min

Lost your path? How going a little wild might help you find your way.

Welcome back, readers! This month has been filled with writing endless new chapters for the LL book, which has taken up most of my attent...

'50 First Dates' - How to date safely online in 2019.

Helen Victoria

May 12, 2019
3 min

'50 First Dates' - How to date safely online in 2019.

Underneath it all, under the surface of holes in the road - is love enough, to solve our concerns and needs? Can love fill our bellies, o...

"She got off the train"...and so can you.

Helen Victoria

May 12, 2019
3 min

"She got off the train"...and so can you.

There's no reason why changing the tracks is impossible. In fact, it might be the best decision you can make for yourself. Here's how.

Helen Victoria

May 12, 2019
7 min

#YouToo? 5 Questions to ask yourself.

A little while ago, I wrote an article about the ‘Me Too’ campaign. It explored what the term meant at that moment in time, as well as my...

'But does it count?' - an open response to the #MeToo campaign.

Helen Victoria

Mar 5, 2019
7 min

'But does it count?' - an open response to the #MeToo campaign.

I don’t usually write about current affairs. As long term readers of this blog may have noticed, my thoughts and philosophies are usually...

Helen Victoria

Jun 19, 2018
4 min

A 10,950 Day Walk.

Readers, welcome to Bali. I am sitting on a black, stone balcony floor, looking out over fields and fields of the brightest green rice pa...

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