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Wellbeing

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Dating LGBTQI+ Wellbeing

The ‘dark patterns’ that keep us hooked on gay geosocial apps

To what does the gay geosocial app Grindr owe its success? Is it the…

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Dating LGBTQI+ Wellbeing

‘Breadcrumbing’: the gay dating app practice that destroys connection

If you've ever used a gay dating app before, you've likely experienced "flash in…

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Dating LGBTQI+ Wellbeing

Gay dating and hookup apps and the hidden cost of ‘distraction capitalism’

Gay dating and hookup apps dangle the promise of in-person interactions, yet no one…

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Wellbeing

7 creative and incredibly simple autism self-care techniques

Are you an autistic who struggles with self-care? You may not be the only…

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Identity LGBTQI+ Wellbeing

Yes, male privilege exists. But it carries a terrible cost—especially if you’re gay.

The dominance of the male gender is visible not only in male privilege,=but also…

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Autism Wellbeing

Magic words that can free autistic folk from low self-esteem victimhood

Disrespectful people, pushy people, abusive people—chances are all of us have at one point…

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Autism Identity Wellbeing

Gatekeeping actually makes the autism community less of a safe place

Living within an ableist society, autistic folk often experienced marginalization. But to experience it…

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Autism Identity Wellbeing

Build your self-esteem as an autistic with strengths awareness

Many of the messages we get as autistics living in an ableist society remind…

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Autism Identity Wellbeing

Autistics mask to survive systemic ableism—at the cost of their self-worth

Autistic individuals learn early on that if they want to survive in a society…

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Social work Wellbeing

When self-care feels impossible as a social worker, try these five easy tricks

Working in a demanding profession like social work, I’m often reminded that self-care is…

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