Travelling Taught Me to Prioritize My Mental Health

I used to see mental health and therapy as foreign words; a reality that did not apply to me. And throughout the years, I went from being a moody teenager to an over-annoyed overachieving journalism student; always discontent. I knew there were loads of things I didn’t like, where I constantly felt like I didn’t belong, but I never stopped to ask what it was I wanted. I never took the time to stop and try to understand my emotions, until I started travelling.

What Disney movies have really taught me about being a woman

Growing up, I, as pretty much every girl around my age, loved watching Disney movies. Films with women as main characters who had a voice, were strong-minded and fearless and had a very stubborn curiosity to see new worlds.

It took me years to realise that the Yasmins, Megaras and Ariels from our childhood, and the Moanas, Meridas and Elsas from later years were more than just a character behind a screen. That their influence would become the seed behind my current urge to travel.

How travelling taught me to love my body

Concerns about our image are, unfortunately, a pandemic that affects all of us. Confidence and self-love are the essences we hope all women get to hold and be proud of sooner rather than later. I want to share some thoughts that helped me, and I believe it will do the same for you.