Quantcast
Channel: Lifestyle – Metro
Viewing all 70261 articles
Browse latest View live

No man is an island – How my friends have helped me cope with depression


150 women queued outside this tattoo parlour when they started offering feminist tattoos

0
0
(Picture: Nora McInerny/Instagram)
(Picture: Nora McInerny/Instagram)

With everything that’s happening over in the States, there’s never been a better or more appropriate time to wear your feminist heart on your sleeve.

And that’s exactly what a load of women from Minneapolis are now doing, thanks to one tattoo shop.

metro illustrationsHow I'm using self-care while I'm on a massive waiting list for therapy

Writer Nora McInerny decided to get a tattoo of the now feminist slogan: ‘Nevertheless, she persisted’, designed by graphic designer Chelsea Brink.

‘Those words remind me of every woman I know who has kept… Read the full story

I didn’t feel like I was thin enough to have had a ‘real’ eating disorder

0
0
Woman in front of empty plate bound with tape measure

Most stories with eating disorders come with photos. 

You know the type. A teenage girl with shoulder blades at right angles and a chin you could cut glass with.

They’re photos that illustrate a time of fear and unhappiness. But they’re something else, too. They’re proof. A confirmation beyond any doubt that that person was ill with a capital I. The kind of ill that no-one can question.

I have never looked like that. But I’m ashamed to say that there have been big chunks of my life spent wishing that I did. Not because I envy the thinness, but because I envy the lack of confusion about the diagnosis. The… Read the full story

Police raised over £30,000 to buy a car for a teen who had to walk five hours to work everyday

0
0
(Picture: GoFundMe)
(Picture: GoFundMe)

When you see flashing police lights flagging you down, it rarely means something positive it about to happen.

But for one teen in California, it signalled the beginning of a big life improvement.

Why do we still see male sex toys as creepy?

Jourdan Duncan, 18, was walking home late one evening when he was stopped by a police officer… Read the full story

Turns out that all that strenuous exercise may actually lower libido in men

0
0
An Afghan bodybuilder prepares to compete in the Mr Afghanistan nation wide bodybuilding competition in Kabul on June 3, 2015. Bodybuilding is one of the country's most popular sports, even permitted during the 1996-2001 Taliban regime. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai (Photo… <a href=Read the full story

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: What are they, why do people have them and how are they treated

0
0
Binge Eating1-food-mmuffin.png
It’s more than just anorexia and bulimia (Picture: Getty)

February 27 to March 5 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

I was diagnosed with anorexia in my 20s, though I struggled with the condition as a teenager.

I’ve also had an eating disorder that’s not otherwise specified (EDNOS).

Turns out that all that strenuous exercise may actually lower libido in men

My eating disorder was mainly dominated by restricting my food intake, but I struggled with other behaviours related to controlling my weight and shape as well.

Although there are specific categories of eating… Read the full story

Fairtrade is changing lives and this is how

0
0
A person shows unroasted fairtrade coffee beans during the exhibition "World of coffee", on June 27, 2013, in Nice, southeastern France. AFP PHOTO / JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s Fairtrade Fortnight, and while this may seem like just another one of those ‘awareness’ days pumping through our social media streams at… Read the full story

How I’m using self-care while I’m on a massive waiting list for therapy


Why do we still see male sex toys as something creepy?

These celebrities turned their Oscar outfits into important political statements

0
0
Oscar political dresses
An opportunity to say something like no other (Picture: ABACA USA/PA Images)

This year’s Oscars featured, unsurprisingly, an array of sparkly dresses for us to gawk at.

7 cool foodies share their favourite places to eat pancakes in London

Besides looking pretty, the wonderful thing about fashion is that it has the power to speak volumes without having to utter a single word.

And since the Oscars 2017 was essentially chaos, it was easy to miss the pieces chosen for much more than just their looks.

Ava DuVernay, director of Selma and race… Read the full story

Pancake Day: 7 cool foodies share their favourite places to eat pancakes in London

0
0
(Picture: Getty)

It’s (almost) Shrove Tuesday – a religious holiday and a day to stuff your face with plenty of pancakes. What a glorious midweek treat.

Police raised over £30,000 to buy a car for a teen who had to walk five hours to work

If you’re not a fan of making your own crepes, you’re probably searching for a spot to devour fluffy pancakes for dinner, as Pancake Day requires.

But don’t be one of those cursed souls who just pops to the nearest place with pancakes on the menu and leaves with a soggy, sponge-like dough with a smear of Nutella on top.

Be prepared. Be wise. Go to… Read the full story

When is Mardi Gras 2017 and why is it called Fat Tuesday?

0
0
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 26: The 2017 Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place along the traditional Uptown parade route on February 26, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
New Orleans is hosting one of the biggest Mardi Gras celebrations this year. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

Mardi Gras is a day that attracts thousands of tourists… Read the full story

This woman shared her HIV status on Twitter and inspired everyone

The British Kebab Awards 2017: The ups, the downs, and the completely bizarre

0
0

ac_kebabawards_comp

ICYMI, last night was the night for award ceremonies.

There was something going on over in the states but there was only one ceremony that anyone actually cared about.

I didn't feel like I was thin enough to have a 'real' eating disorder

And that, of course, was the fifth British Kebab Awards. (It was actually trending above the Oscars in this country so, technically true).

Hosted by BBC 1 presenters Scott Mills and Chris Stark, it brought the great and the good of the shish and doner world together – along with a load of rowdy journos – to celebrate one of the world’s greatest culinary inventions.

It has to be said, our team was absolutely buzzing to be there. The glamour! The excitement! The food!

The awards were founded back in 2012 by… Read the full story

How to move your significant other into your shared house

0
0
No couple have ever looked this happy while moving (Picture: Getty)

When I’d been with my boyfriend for about a year, his lease came up. 

People Are Loving This Mom’s Extreme Reaction To Her Kids Not Washing The DishesThis mum played a brilliant prank on her kids when they wouldn't wash the dishes

As everyone who’s lives are ruled by the rental market knows, your lease coming up basically means you have to decide if you want to take your relationship to the next level or stick where you are for another tenancy.

(It’s totally normal that housing contracts define our lives, right?)

Anyway, like a lot of… Read the full story


Mum who was fed up with asking her kids to do the dishes plays the ultimate prank on them

Woman starts DeadDadTinder Instagram account to see if men even read her bio

0
0
Woman’s ‘Dead Dad Tinder’ Account Is Equal Parts Heartbreaking And Hilarious
(Picture: deaddadtinder / Instagram / Metro)

Jenn Welch, a comedian from New York, recently lost her dad.

This woman shared her HIV status on Twitter and inspired everyone

But, while the situation is heartbreaking, Jenn is attempting to keep a smile on her face – by taking her grief to ‘everybody’s favourite casual hook-up swamp, Tinder’.

Jenn explained that grief feels very lonely – and, while none of her exes have ‘swooped in to take… Read the full story

Makeup picks: 5 Contour Cosmetics products that will make contouring a breeze

0
0
Make up woman face. Contour and highlight makeup..
It can make a huge difference (Picture: Getty)

Despite what you may have heard, the contouring trend is not dead.

Far from it – the effects have just become a lot more subtle.

People Are Loving This Mom’s Extreme Reaction To Her Kids Not Washing The DishesThis mum played a brilliant prank on her kids when they wouldn't wash the dishes

That means going all out with your highlighting, but keeping those extreme, faux chiselled cheekbones for showing off on Instagram only.

British brand Contour Cosmetics’ line of products are all about making adding definition to your face and eyes easier.

From contour… Read the full story

How as a young woman, major surgeries have affected my sex life

Peanut is an app that wants to help connect lonely and isolated mums

0
0
(Picture: Peanut-app.io)
(Picture: Peanut-app.io)

Motherhood, for all its joyful and wondrous miracles, can be a lonely experience.

While your unattached and un-babied friends are still out doing whoever and whatever, you’re at home watching In The Night Garden, cleaning up various bodily fluids and reading AIBU threads on Mumsnet.

metro illustrationsHow I'm using self-care while I'm on a massive waiting list for therapy

For most of the day, it’s probably just you and your baby.

And that lack of adult interaction can soon become tiresome – if not crushingly isolating.

Which is why one mother and entrepreneur has set… Read the full story

Viewing all 70261 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images