alicia@mtrrch
Spiked: Something Has to Change
When doing everything 'right' isn't even enough. A personal account by Alicia Jenkins. The news over the past week has been dominated by...
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Blog Posts
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alicia@mtrrch
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
Samhain: The Celtic Origins of Halloween
I have always loved Halloween. Every year as a child I would relish the chance to dress up with my friends and go trick or treating. When...
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jana@mtrrch
- Oct 10, 2021
- 7 min
Rethinking our relationship with Social Media
- In conversation with Harriet & Jana - Did the blackout make you panic? Or did you embrace the peace? Last Monday at around 4:00 PM GMT,...
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Ria Kalsi
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Catalyst to Creating Change
The catalyst to creating change is youth.
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Sophie Perera
- Jul 30, 2021
- 4 min
Not your body, Not your problem by Sophie Perera
Sophie Perera takes on the danger of social bodily commentary. Let’s be honest, at some point in our lives nearly all of us have spoken...
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Ria Kalsi
- Jul 28, 2021
- 6 min
Bye, Love Island.
Not a hot take, nor is it gospel. It must be an old proverb or something or maybe just some Instagram quote I saw a while ago, but it's...
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Jade Bedingfeld
- Jul 19, 2021
- 9 min
Body image - The internalised Hate by Jade Bedingfeld
Jade Bedingfeld reflects on her experience of body image and the impact into adulthood.
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Ria Kalsi
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
2 years of Matriarch
A whole other journey around the sun. Arguably the most intense yet... Well amigos, I am so so happy to be writing this - we did it! 2...
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Alicia Jenkins
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
“He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” - Reflections of a Young Carer by Alicia Jenkins
Alicia Jenkins explores the experiences, gifts and power she's found in caring. It’s a sunny afternoon and I’m sitting in the garden with...
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Ria Kalsi
- May 12, 2021
- 5 min
Boys at the table, girls at the sink.
To my fellow Indian's, make yourself uncomfortable. I dare you. I don't think that there is a better phrase than this title to summarise...
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Ria Kalsi
- May 2, 2021
- 6 min
Putting the Dad in the Dissertation
TW: grief Thursday 29th April 2021 - Dissertation day. This was the point I had been working towards for three years, maybe more if we...
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A. Rogers
- Mar 31, 2021
- 6 min
Endo-me-tri-o-sis by A. Rogers
A. Rogers takes us through her experience of living with Endometriosis. Endometriosis. A chronic, incurable, painful disease that affects...
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Ria Kalsi
- Mar 8, 2021
- 6 min
To The Women Who Make Me
I am in shock that I've actually written a blog post too, don't worry. It is International Women's Day. A day to recognise, celebrate and...
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Wyn Kumar
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Heartbreak is a reflecting pool by Wyn Kumar
Wyn Kumar explores the depths of heartbreak through poetry and prose. In my nearly 25 years on this Earth, I have found that there are...
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Sarah Jackson
- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
Good vibes only: the harmful effects of toxic positivity by Sarah Jackson
Sarah Jackson explores the debated topic of toxic positivity and ways to neutralise it. - Firstly, I want to thank Ria for allowing me to...
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Mollie Parsons
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
How Tiktok redefined entrepreneurship in 2020 by Mollie Parsons
Mollie Parsons explores how the controversial app Tiktok has pushed the boundaries of entrepreneurship, changing the game in 2020. - For...
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Izzy Warner
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
A Grieving President for a New Mourning by Izzy Warner
Izzy Warner shares her taken on Joe Biden's powerful tool: his grief. On 20th January 2021, Joe Biden was officially inaugurated as the...
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Ria Kalsi
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
17th of every month
The day that always jogs everything. The 17th will always be a day burnt into my mind and being, as it is for my Mum and Sisters. Sure,...
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Rebecca Allan
- Jan 8, 2021
- 5 min
America, history has its eyes on you. by Rebecca Allan
Rebecca Allan explores the place of the Capitol Riot in history. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...
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