There's a lot we still don't know about the history of people of colour. Indigenous peoples. People who laid the foundations of our world, and had their lands and resources stolen from them with brutal murder, oppression and enslavement. But there is a lot to learn about our world and ourselves in discovering more in… Continue reading Mindset Shifts About Racism and Inclusion
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Analysing Our Insecurities: Intelligence
This post is a rough analysis of intelligence as a key insecurity that many of us have. I had analysed this for myself by myself first, but I wanted to share because doing so felt very therapeutic and eye-opening. Some of it is in short-form, like a stream of consciousness of ideas to do with… Continue reading Analysing Our Insecurities: Intelligence
Journal Entry: How I Feel About Having Finished My First Year of Study
University is over for the year! Woo! This is how I feel having completed my first part-time module and first year of Open Uni... Relief Of course, I feel a sense of relief. That pressure, that fear and unease is gone. I did all my assignments and got mostly 2:1s and one 1st (great… Continue reading Journal Entry: How I Feel About Having Finished My First Year of Study
My Decision to Study Again
Many of you may know that in 2015 I dropped out of university for the second time in my life. If you don't know the story, you can read it here (my university story) and I'll be referring to it in this post, too. For those of you who may be interested, here is how… Continue reading My Decision to Study Again
Getting Back into the Swing of Things: Back to School Advice
Seeing as it's September, when many people go back to school or univeristy, I thought I'd talk about how to get back into the swing of things after summer ends. We've had our time of relaxing and doing nothing for long days, so now it's time to roll up our sleeves and get stuck into… Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Things: Back to School Advice
There’s More Than One Path – A Message For Results Day
*BREAK POST AWAY FROM THE CONFIDENCE CHALLENGE* I wanted to share my thoughts with the people who have received their results this month from their GCSEs, A-Levels, university, BTEC and all the rest. There's more than one path... No matter what your grades were when you opened up that dreaded results letter, you are still… Continue reading There’s More Than One Path – A Message For Results Day
S. R. Crawford 