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Blog Posts
Our foundational building blocks - the blogs. Go on, have a browse.
Katerina Zoob
- Nov 8
- 4 min
‘13 Going On 30’ Is About Your 20s
Kat reflects on the iconic noughties chick-flick '13 Going on 30', and how it shaped her expectations of early adulthood
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Lily Spencer
- Oct 10
- 5 min
What My Sister Taught Me About Friendship
Lily explores the ways in which her relationship with her sister has positively shaped the foundations of her friendships
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Ria Kalsi
- Sep 17
- 4 min
We Escaped the Internet
Our first in person event. When I started Matriarch 4 years ago, I had no idea what it could be or where it would lead me. It was simply...
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Shanice Ennis-Melhado
- Jul 9
- 4 min
Coming To Terms With the Emotional Abuse I Suffered
Shanice reflects on the emotional abuse, how to recognise this behaviour and her journey to healing. We can all agree that any kind of...
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Josh Parker
- Jun 22
- 6 min
Leaving home, finding home
Josh Parker explores the disorientation that comes with growing up and leaving home in your twenties.
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Ria Kalsi
- Jun 11
- 4 min
The Irony of Inclusion Work
Our founder, Ria Kalsi, reflects on how inaccessible inclusion work can be. There’s a great irony in the fact that inclusion work is not...
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Helena Mitchell
- May 31
- 3 min
Lessons from a year without Mama
Helena reflects on a year without her Mum. I became an adult in March 2018. I was 18 years old. I became an adult when my worries grew...
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Tilly O'Brien
- May 14
- 5 min
Entering the masculine terrain: Let’s talk about the gendering of space
Tilly reflects on how women interact with 'male spaces' and gains a personal insight into the lives of many women through a series of...
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Sarah Jackson
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Money Talk: the cost of living crisis in our community
We asked our community members to comment on the ways in which the cost of living crisis has affected them
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chloe@mtrrch
- Apr 27
- 3 min
The London rent battle
Chloe discusses the London rent crisis and questions the reality of moving to the capital... Last year, I moved to Leeds. It was my first...
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Ria Kalsi
- Apr 19
- 3 min
The social financial dilemma
Ria Kalsi discusses the financial pressures many are facing throughout the cost of living crisis. I don’t know many people who like...
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Alycia McNamara
- Apr 13
- 2 min
How can you be a good ally?
Alycia discusses how you can be a good ally, support marginalised groups and advocate for a more inclusive society. Being an ally means...
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Clare Lewis
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Does Disney have a race problem?
Clare Lewis discusses the representation of lead characters in Disney films and questions the depiction of key characters. With awards...
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Alycia McNamara
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Stress Awareness Month: How you can take care of yourself
Alycia discusses Stress Awareness Month, how you can take care of yourself, how to prioritise your mental wellbeing and change your...
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Chloe Harvey
- Apr 2
- 4 min
‘Fleabag’, Guilt, and Beautiful Grief
Chloe discusses presentations of grief in the 2016 comedy drama Fleabag. With the clatter of a donkey charging through an orchestra,...
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Helena Mitchell
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Anticipatory grief: losing my mum at 22
Helena explores the anticipatory grief she felt before losing her mother, and how she is coming to terms with this grief now
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Siena Stott
- Feb 24
- 6 min
Stutz: A conversation on men's mental health
Siena Stott discusses Jonah Hill's documentary and how potent it is to have a comedy actor give us an insight into therapy through his...
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Sarah Jackson
- Feb 16
- 5 min
Navigating changing friendships in your early 20s
Sarah discusses how friendships change in your early 20s and how developing as an individual in this crucial part of life can lead to...
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Lillian Race
- Feb 9
- 5 min
The Problem With Being Happy
Lillian explores the problem with our shared societal view of happiness and what it means to be happy.
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