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WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BEFORE TAKING CARE OF THE PLANET

In the activism space, putting your advocacy before your own wellbeing is a very common occurrence… Today I’m talking about those in the sustainability realm, but this occurs within all causes and all forms of activism too. It’s easy to feel

FLYING SHAME… LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

Flygskam (AKA. the flying shame movement) has been sweeping through Sweden at extraordinary rates… And now, it’s making its way across the entire globe too. For those that may not be aware, the concept of flygskam refers to the shameful

4 SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENT CLIMATE ACTION

We have less than 12 years until we reach a total climate catastrophe… Increased flooding, record-breaking hurricanes, and extreme wildfires are just a few of the things that pose unique threats to our communities, and the entire world for that

10 WAYS TO SHOW THE PLANET SOME LOVE THIS EARTH DAY

Reversing climate change, ending plastic pollution, protecting and preserving our fellow species, reducing fossil fuel emissions and rebalancing our relationship with planet Earth are just a few of the things that Earth Day hopes to tackle, and it’s just around

HOW TO HAVE A ZERO WASTE PERIOD WHILE TRAVELLING – WHICH PRODUCT IS BEST FOR YOU?

This one’s for all my fellow menstruating humans! Bleeding every month is a topic that seems to be incredibly taboo… Billions of people experience it, but we still don’t like to talk about it? It’s inconvenient, yes. But it’s also

WHY “THIRD WORLD” IS OUTDATED AND WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY INSTEAD

When Kate approached me about writing a blog on why the term ‘third world’ is outdated and what you should use instead, I *literally* jumped at the chance as it’s a topic that’s important to me. The fact that this

THE BEST SUSTAINABILITY DOCUMENTARIES, BOOKS AND PODCASTS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE

Like most people, my journey of sustainability began veeeeeeeery slowly. It started with a single documentary, and then the rest was basically history. I couldn’t stop learning, and to be honest, that hasn’t changed much today either. On a cold

HOW I BROKE UP MY TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH FAST FASHION

For almost 22 years of my life, I was addicted to fast fashion. Not just a little bit, a lot… Every week I would find myself scrolling for hours on ASOS or Topshop looking for new things to add to my

IS TRAVELLING A HOBBY? HERE’S WHY IT’S NOT MINE!

When people used to ask me what my hobbies were, the very first thing that would come to mind was “Travel!”… It always seemed like the easy answer; probably because travel is amazing, desirable, Instagram-able, and the thing that everyone strived

12 HEALTHY (AND SUSTAINABLE) HABITS THAT HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE

I used to hate routine… Can you believe it? The only regular habits I had were terrible things like picking my nails and leaving cupboard doors open. But routine + healthy, positive and sustainable habits are now what help me thrive! When

“WASTE IS NOT WASTE UNTIL WE WASTE IT” – HOW YOU CAN CHALLENGE THE SYSTEM

McDonald’s packaging thrown out of cars, plastic bags circling the supermarket parking lots, perfectly good items on the nature strip waiting to be picked up during hard rubbish collection… Regardless of where we’re heading, the moment we leave our homes we

A WONDERFUL DAY TRIP TO WILSONS PROM – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

I have lived in the same area of Melbourne, Australia, for my entire life – 23 years to be exact – and 2 hours away from here is Wilsons Promontory National Park… But up until the 1st of January 2019,

23 THINGS I’VE LEARNT AS A 23 YEAR OLD IN 2018

It’s nearly the end of 2018! And as always, it’s the time for reflection… I am the kind of person that reflects on my learnings at the end of every week (I share them over on Instagram for those who

HOW TO HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY MINIMAL WASTE CHRISTMAS DAY

Christmas Day is just around the corner… Can you believe it?! As I’m sure a lot of you may know by now, Christmas Day is not the Earth’s favourite day of the year… Humans get obsessed with over consuming, excessive consumption