Review 4 – Walking in this World: The Path

The more we do these little tricks the easier it will be becoming aware of your boundaries and marking your territories.

Once Upon a Time | Helen Regan

I got to explore who who the hell I wanted to be. And who I didn't.

Being Part of a Student Community | Bettina & Jack

People say that ‘happiness is the only thing that doubles when you share it.’

Talking about Mental Health in the University Community

Why is it that universities can be very lonely places, where isolation can contribute to adverse mental health outcomes and, very sadly, sometimes to suicides?

A Jump into the Ocean of Life | Laura Boxleitner

I was thrown into community living.

Dyscalculia | Ashley Stein

Severe difficulty in making arithmetical calculations, as a result of brain disorder.

How To Find Community In Burnout | By Briana Pegado

I simply channeled my anxiety and depression into overwork

Fur The Love of Volunteering | By Josie Deacon

Did you know that volunteering can improve your mental health?

Failure and Success

Ericka Waller pens one of her usual “lists of failures”, but this time adds a second -- of her day’s successes

Rewriting Failure – The Bravest and Best Step

By definition alone, failure’s a negative word. Who wants to fail in life?

Success Is…

People define success as winning the lottery but winning the lottery is a very rare chance

Comparison, Capabilities and Context

Charlotte Eyres on the positive opportunities we can design by viewing failure more constructively

Failure | comic

I remember the day I found out I did not get into my dream school. Being rejected from my number one university was hard on me.

Staging Change

Chief Executive of Stellar Quines talks all things challenge, change, creativity, progress and inspiration

Success in 2018

I had been thinking about my life as though it was over at 24.

First Class Failure

The flattering (or damning) newspaper reviews made little difference; people just didn’t want to invest in her feminist installation pieces.

Chronic Illness: Faking It to Make It

On the worst days, sleep wouldn’t make any difference and the day was a total write-off.

Fabulous | Comic

I didn't finish all the things on my list today....

Volunteer Series: New Frontiers

Sophie Isaacson shares how volunteering with Fearless has developed her confidence and reduced her anxiety about speaking up...

Stepping Stones

It has taken me a long time to get here.

Writing Success: Q&A with Ely Percy

I started sending my stuff out when I was just 15, because I felt angry and misunderstood and rejected by the world.

Can't Even Feel It | Web | Lizzie Quirk

Failing Well

People tell me often how they admire my success, and that they wish they could be more like me, and it jars because I fail every single day.

Review 3: Walking in this World by Julia Cameron

Art is therapeutic not therapy.

Q&A: Kate Majid (The Shaw Mind Foundation)

My favourite part of the week is working alongside my youth ambassadors

Volunteer Series: The Power of Validation

Jess Kershaw shares how volunteering with Fearless has helped her build her writing identity and reach and strengthened friendships, too...

Why I Left My Career because of my Mental Health

I wasn’t a victim and I wouldn’t allow myself to fall further and further into such a dark place.

On the Money

Starting uni this year? Finances can be stressful...

Degrees of Resilience

You need to recognise what causes the drop in your resilience and to work out what your strategies will be

Look Like A Warrior

it’s a persistent fight of knowing and believing that I am okay as I am...

Fearless First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, reflects back on starting uni & encourages young people to find their very own healthy balance.

The Story of a Wellness Coach

a new safe place, where people empathise and relate to my own personal struggles with mental health...

She Wants To Be A Chef

And I see the both of us, laughing, cooking, a few months from now...

Doctor it: Surviving the PhD

The mental health challenges doing of a PhD are real and need to be taken seriously

State Your Identity

Broadcaster Jennie Cook on the dissonance and definitions of identity and change

Dubious Beginnings

The issue was not having a fucking clue what to do next.

What’s Next? I Haven’t the Foggiest…

I had barely entered my twenties and I was ready to give up on everything.

Managing Mental Health at Work

Because I am good at my job (despite what depression likes to tell me).

Just Breathe…

There were more people living in the block of flats which I moved into than the entire population of the island...

Moving away? Five tips to help you manage stress

Some guidance for Freshers leaving home

‘Women’s Work’… Ownership or Overwhelm?

You can’t hold more than seven things in your head at once

Social Enterprise Awards Scotland

Did you know Scotland is the world leader for social enterprises?! Fearless Femme are throwing our hat in...

Music: A Microcosm of Queerness

...from my career to my relationships to my queerness – the only way I’m likely to succeed is if I live authentically and strum to my own rhythm.

How We Survive (Girlhood)

Dedicated to, and inspired by the 7 extraordinary girls I spent my adolescence with.

Review 2: Walking in This World by Julia Cameron

“When we map out our ‘coulds’ instead of our ‘shoulds,’ we shift from the realm of probability into the more interesting realm of possibility.’

Elementary, Dear Watson…

don't attempt to aspire to emulating fiction...

Push Your Limits

A wise woman in my life once told me ‘If you feel like you are at your limit regarding something you’re working on, it usually means...'

ProPlus and Prayer

My brain played -- with shattered-glass clarity -- a catalogue of my greatest failures

Top tips on maintaining your positive wellbeing during exams

It can often feel like revision and exams are the most important things in your life right now and when thinking about your future...

Marbles: On Leaving University

I live in a very rural, close-knit community so when I first came home, I naturally dreaded answering the inevitable questions.

Better Late Than Never

Studying when you struggle with mental health problems is sometimes a seemingly impossible task.

Taking Care Whilst Trying Hard

Come results day, my mind was weary. I had missed out on a year of worldly pleasures...

How I Passed My GCSEs Despite Mental Ill-Health

School’s not easy, it can be very cruel and the system is outdated, but this time in your life is temporary. Exams will not rule your life.

Exams are Coming Up

‘Exams are coming up.’ At this, the girl freaks, But she can't show it. She's helpless towards a phrase, That makes her jump out of her skin.

Mental Health for Female Bar Students

Before I even applied, I had several doubts about whether I was enough for the bar...

Feminist? Three reasons why Netball should be on your ‘to do’ list

Although technically anybody can play netball, it is one of the only sports that is almost exclusively played by girls and women...

Rainy Saturday

I normally hate rainy Saturdays, with their grey gloom and keeping me indoors.

The Edinburgh Seven: The Quest for Equal Access to Education

Last year, 60 percent of the undergraduate students at the University of Edinburgh were female, continuing a trend...

Gender Equality and The Minds of Our Fearless Women

2018 is a year filled with significant anniversaries for the development of women’s rights.

Scotland and India Working Together for a Brighter Future

Putting Scottish Love ‘in Action’ to transform girls lives in India — invest in a girl and everybody wins.

Surviving Education With a Mental Illness

I always thought I’d be graduating with a degree at the age of 21, after enjoying school, A Levels and going on to study psychology at the university of my choice.

Coping with Loneliness at University.

So today’s topic is a lot more serious, so I thought I’d lighten it up a little before I got started. Today we’re going to talk about loneliness...

Cover Image: Business Kiss

Business Kiss

"You doing okay?"
"Tired."
"Let me know if you need time alone."
"Okay."
"Shake on it?"

Facing the Fear of UCAS

Going back into Year 13 was a brutal smack in the face. Before anyone even asked how my holidays were, questions about university applications and “the future” started rolling in...

Self-Compassion: Just One More Thing to be Good At?!

Nowadays it is trendy to take care of yourself. Everyone is rushing to their next yoga class, just to learn how to be calm and mindful...