Belle de Jong

Having ‘mental health problems’ is not the same as being mentally ill

First post of 2023?! On pressure & perfectionism

In Malta, people only care about the lives of two things: stray cats and the unborn

Life has been pretty garbage, but I’m good

Everyone supports mental health until you want to blow your brains out

I quit my job, again

24 hours at a Croatian gas station

Travelling isn’t always bliss

The cause of my Interrail trip

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

How I live with bipolar disorder

My new job is amazing. Am I… settled?

A premature goodbye to the European Parliament

Belle in Bruxelles: from bad to better

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

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

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

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

Abortion interview 2.0: This time I was treated with respect

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

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

How a toxic work environment destroyed my mental health

Why I left Lovin Malta

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

I got chlamydia and realised I never had sex education

I'm thriving, but I'm tired

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

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

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

Are you going to save the world or yourself?

Why I write about mental health

Are men drastically undersexualised?

I can’t believe they let me adopt a dog

A year of recovery: to hell and back

Is everybody, like, alright?

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

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

The End of 2020

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

Corona Chronicles

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

When did they teach us how to live?

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

Why I decided to take a year off

What living with Bipolar is like

Ash grey - a colour a day

Psychosis to Pandemic

Maybe we're enough

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

Without dreams, nothing would be anything