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    Of course I’m single, I’m a walking red flag
    • Jun 17
    • 5 min

    Of course I’m single, I’m a walking red flag

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    How I live with bipolar disorder
    • Apr 16
    • 6 min

    How I live with bipolar disorder

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    My new job is amazing. Am I… settled?
    • Apr 4
    • 3 min

    My new job is amazing. Am I… settled?

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    A premature goodbye to the European Parliament
    • Mar 11
    • 3 min

    A premature goodbye to the European Parliament

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    Belle in Bruxelles: from bad to better
    • Feb 20
    • 3 min

    Belle in Bruxelles: from bad to better

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    I now understand why people hate feminists. Have we been doing feminism wrong all along?
    • Jan 16
    • 3 min

    I now understand why people hate feminists. Have we been doing feminism wrong all along?

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    I started 2022 by moving countries, and it was harder than ever
    • Jan 8
    • 4 min

    I started 2022 by moving countries, and it was harder than ever

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    Christmas isn't so holly & jolly in this place I can't call home
    • Dec 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Christmas isn't so holly & jolly in this place I can't call home

    5800
    I didn’t want to leave Malta, but here I am
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    I didn’t want to leave Malta, but here I am

    4600
    Abortion interview 2.0: This time I was treated with respect
    • Dec 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Abortion interview 2.0: This time I was treated with respect

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    A girl boss’ guide to getting over someone you never even dated
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    A girl boss’ guide to getting over someone you never even dated

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    I spoke about my abortion on national TV in Malta, where it’s illegal
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    I spoke about my abortion on national TV in Malta, where it’s illegal

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    How a toxic work environment destroyed my mental health
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 6 min

    How a toxic work environment destroyed my mental health

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    Why I left Lovin Malta
    • Nov 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why I left Lovin Malta

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    Reporting in and on the European Union: it’s all about understanding
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Reporting in and on the European Union: it’s all about understanding

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    I got chlamydia and realised I never had sex education
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    I got chlamydia and realised I never had sex education

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    I'm thriving, but I'm tired
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    I'm thriving, but I'm tired

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    If it wasn’t for my abortion, I would have had a baby by now
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    If it wasn’t for my abortion, I would have had a baby by now

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    Malta’s infamous ‘cat killer’ claims I was hired to 'promote psychiatry with fake articles'
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Malta’s infamous ‘cat killer’ claims I was hired to 'promote psychiatry with fake articles'

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    How I know I’m doing better than a year ago
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    How I know I’m doing better than a year ago

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    Are you going to save the world or yourself?
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 8 min

    Are you going to save the world or yourself?

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    Why I write about mental health
    • May 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why I write about mental health

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    Are men drastically undersexualised?
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    Are men drastically undersexualised?

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    I can’t believe they let me adopt a dog
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    I can’t believe they let me adopt a dog

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    A year of recovery: to hell and back
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    A year of recovery: to hell and back

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    Is everybody, like, alright?
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Is everybody, like, alright?

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    The power of storytelling: how my Mount Carmel story went viral
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    The power of storytelling: how my Mount Carmel story went viral

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    I spent 8 days in a Mount Carmel psych ward. This is what it was like
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    I spent 8 days in a Mount Carmel psych ward. This is what it was like

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    The End of 2020
    • Dec 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    The End of 2020

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    Tinder in Malta – “Isn’t that your cousin?”
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Tinder in Malta – “Isn’t that your cousin?”

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    Corona Chronicles
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Corona Chronicles

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    I nearly bought a $5000 water machine - so you don’t have to
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    I nearly bought a $5000 water machine - so you don’t have to

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    When did they teach us how to live?
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    When did they teach us how to live?

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    I’m accidentally in London thanks to a ticket that didn’t exist
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    I’m accidentally in London thanks to a ticket that didn’t exist

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    Why I decided to take a year off
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why I decided to take a year off

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    What living with Bipolar is like
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    What living with Bipolar is like

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    Ash grey - a colour a day
    • May 27, 2020
    • 7 min

    Ash grey - a colour a day

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    Psychosis to Pandemic
    • May 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Psychosis to Pandemic

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    Maybe we're enough
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Maybe we're enough

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    Please Don’t Make This Foreigner Tell You To Fight For Your Country’s Future
    • Nov 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    Please Don’t Make This Foreigner Tell You To Fight For Your Country’s Future

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    Without dreams, nothing would be anything
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Without dreams, nothing would be anything

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    On feeling home
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    On feeling home

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    Planet Party
    • Sep 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Planet Party

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    Spilling soy sauce
    • Sep 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    Spilling soy sauce

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    I moved to France, and it was too much
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    I moved to France, and it was too much

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    Dear Melbourne
    • Jul 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    Dear Melbourne

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    Firewalls and filter bubbles
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    Firewalls and filter bubbles

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    Good on ya
    • May 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    Good on ya

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    Until they meet
    • May 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Until they meet

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    Post-breakup shenanigans
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Post-breakup shenanigans

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