It’s been a while since my last blog post. In the past few weeks I’ve been a bit more silent and posted less on here. Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter or follow me on Instagram already know that there have been some big changes in my life lately. So I’ve been taking…
Category: Reflections
Nur So Genderell: I launched a Podcast!
I am super excited to tell you that I have launched a podcast this week! It’s called Nur So Genderell. My friend Leonie and I have already been working on it for a few months but now we are finally at the point that we can go public with it and launch our first episode….
Small Things that helped my Mental Health (that might help you too)
Last week I’ve had a bad day. For the first time in weeks I felt anxious and stressed and was simply not in a good mental state. I didn’t take good care of myself that day, I neglected my morning routine and that immediately affected my mental health. Although I’ve become mentally stabler and happier…
Book Review: It’s Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies) by Scarlett Curtis
Usually I like to wait until after my bookclub discussions to post a review on one of my bookclub reads but we postponed our meeting til June and I don’t want to wait that long. So I decided to post my review of “It’s Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies). Inspirational people open…
Three Things I Learned as a Bookstagrammer
Today is my first boostaversary – My one year book blogging anniversary! Exactly one year ago I published my first review on Instagram and entered the wonderful yet sometimes confusing world of Bookstagram. Even though I am the oppostite of a social media person and never used Instagram privately, writing reviews, taking photos and creating…
Sexualized Violence: I could’ve been Sarah
Trigger Warning: Sexualized violence & rape For me, as probably for many of you as well, the past week was a very exhausting week to be on social media. Not only were the news of Sarah Everard’s disappearance and murder devastating. But the constant accounts of the omnipresent sexualized violence and the reaction of misogynist…