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Fat Shaming – A recollection of experiences – Part 1

Today’s subject is quite a touchy one. I’m going to be mentioning a few cases that happened to me personally throughout my life where I was fat-shamed, picked on or else discriminated against because of my size. This blog isn’t… Continue Reading →

Let’s talk about another taboo; Weight-loss surgery.

“You’ve gained a bit of weight haven’t you?” “If you want to live to grow old, you need to lose weight now while you’re still young.” “You take after your [insert relative/ancestor’s name here], she was also overweight.” “Why don’t… Continue Reading →

Tubal Ligation (or lack thereof) in Malta

So for those that don’t know exactly how the female body works, let’s start with a quick physiology lesson so we’re all on the same page about our reproduction organs. The ovaries are each connected to the uterus by a… Continue Reading →

Men … we must do better.

Just a few days ago another woman was murdered. We might know about the horrific ending of Sarah Everard’s life because she was raped and murdered in London, yet this is is not something that has never happened before. Every… Continue Reading →

Reinvent or Die – The necessary and somewhat uncomfortable reality of PN.

No matter how one looks at it, Partit Nazzjonalista are at crossroads. No, this is not another article that emphasises the point that PN must change their leader. That is obvious enough. Changing the leader is just the beginning. What… Continue Reading →

This too will pass.

These aren’t easy times, that’s for sure. If we just look at the countries around us, all we we’ll see is sadness, uncertainty and death. It’s very not the easiest thing to say “it will be okay!”, but fret not,… Continue Reading →

COVID-19 – Keeping Safe!

Who would have told us that 2020 is going to be such a challenging year? Just 3 months ago we were celebrating the beautiful Christmas period at the back of one of Malta’s most unprecedented political crisis. Who would have told us that… Continue Reading →

Communicating Change is KEY

No one likes change. But change is necessary and proper communication can mean the difference between a successful outcome and disastrous results.

Revamping Partit Nazzjonalista

LONG READ – Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing different suggestions on what changes PN needs to adopt in order for it to be relevant in today’s world and more importantly, regain it’s popularity so that one day… Continue Reading →

Msida through the decades ….

I can write about Msida all day long, however sometimes it’s better to just admire pictures of how beautiful our hometown is. Here are some photos that were shared on this Facebook group throughout the last few weeks. Most of… Continue Reading →

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