Sooo, it’s taken me forever to get this out here. I was lucky enough to be able to interview the amazing Bea from Girls Against about how education plays a part in sexual assault at gigs... The founders of Girls Against met on Twitter and became friends through their love of music and gigs. The… Continue reading Girls FOR consent education – My interview with Girls Against
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Splillage is Lickage – a freshers guide
There’s many a tab article out there telling you don’t shit where you eat, the do's and don’ts of freshers week. So instead of the same things you’ve read 100 times already, I thought I’d try to impart some wisdom from myself and others about all things sexual and relationshippy that may or may not happen when beginning the first days of some of the best times of your life.
Clearing up the Rigevidon Rumours
I wanted to write this post after a friend sent me a screenshot of a post by someone on Facebook, calling for people to sign a petition for the removal of the combined contraceptive pill Rigevidon. This isn’t the first time that issues about specific pills have been brought up online with personal accounts.....
Camino de Santiago – managing your period
n order to try to keep my life as simple as possible, I decided to skip my withdrawal bleed from the contraceptive pill by continuously taking it each day, instead of the 7 day break. It was something I’d done before...but it didn’t go as well as usual. So here’s my experience, and tips for periods/spotting/and general vagina care whilst walking the camino, or hiking anywhere else in the world....
Love in a Digital Age
Long-Distance at Uni: The Rise of the Virtual Relationship - A guest post by Kate Mager In an increasingly digital age, romance is becoming more reliant on technology but is this helping or hindering young people in creating and maintaining meaningful relationships. When I accompanied Spaghetti Brains blogger Laina to the Sex Education Forum last… Continue reading Love in a Digital Age
Happy Birthday to us
It has been one year since my first post on Spaghetti Brains as it’s very own site. But the idea had been in my mind for months before and thanks to Just Giving, I was able to raise enough money to fund at least 2 years of Spaghetti Brains. It has been and continues to be one of the best things I spend my time on and I hope it continues to grow over the next year. Here’s a little insight into what has happened since then...
Learning About LARC
How effective is your contraception? Typically, when a young person visits their GP or a sexual health clinic in search of contraception, doctors stick you on one kind or another of the contraceptive pill. One type is the combined pill, which contains both progesterone and oestrogen....