Why You Should Do Your Nails at Home
One of my favourite things is to do my nails. Be it simply painting them or full-on making them with polygel, I adore doing my nails. It’s...
Kathryn Morton (Wilfrid Laurier ‘23)
Kathryn Morton (Wilfrid Laurier ‘23)
Kathryn is a second year language student who spent her first year stumbling through Laurier's financial mathematics program before ultimately changing her major. Yes, she's aware those two have no overlap, we don't talk about that. This is her second year writing for Her Campus Laurier.
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Accepting You Have a Mental Illness
One of the hardest parts of having a mental illness is getting the diagnosis. It means you have to acknowledge that something is wrong and...
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Loneliness as an Only Child
Growing up as an only child had its advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, I was my parents’ favourite by default. On the other hand, I...
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Explained
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or DBT is a form of group therapy primarily used to treat patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD...
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Costco Clothes are Great
Costco has always been one of my favourite stores. There’s nothing that compares to being in a giant warehouse filled to the brim with...
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What You Should Know Before Getting Your Septum Pierced
Over a year ago, I got my septum pierced. It was something I had wanted for three years but had never gotten around to doing. Luckily for...
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The Downfall of a Serial Reader
Long, long ago, I used to devour books like a person starved. My local librarians knew me by name, and I would carry home a precarious...
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Please, for the Love of God, Deep Clean Your Bathroom
Cleaning is far from one of my favourite activities. I don’t like clearing food scraps from kitchen sinks and I don’t like sweeping crumbs...
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Therapist Shopping and How to Find the Right Fit
Therapy is always a fun topic to talk about. It’s a mix of fear and hope, a battle between healing and continuing down the same path. When...
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It’s Time to Dye Your Hair
I grew up wanting to dye my hair in many different colours. Unfortunately for my younger self, my parents were not a fan of the idea and...
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Don’t Quit Your Meds Cold Turkey
As with anything health related, I think it’s important I preface this with a big, fat disclaimer. I’m not a doctor, and any advice given...
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The Different Types of Professors Teaching Foreign Languages
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a student studying languages in university, it’s that there is a huge amount of diversity among...
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Know Your Limits
Exam season is approaching and with it comes a period of heavy stress. Everyone is pushing their boundaries and doing as much as possible,...
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To Knit or Not to Knit
One of my favourite past times is knitting. It’s something I learned at a young age and I still continuously take on small projects. I...
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Your Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Doesn’t Need to be Pretty
One of my favourite things to do is scroll through pictures of the islands people create on Animal Crossing. I think there’s something...
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Medusa and Society’s Love of Victim Blaming
If you are at all familiar with Greek mythology, chances are you know who Medusa is. Cursed by the goddess of Athena for having the...
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Living with Memory Loss and Other Side Effects of Prescription Medication
Did I nearly forget to write this? Yes.
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My Experience in the ER During COVID
Yes, I’ve been planning this article since my visit.
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It’s Time to Swap Your Falsies for Magnetic Lashes
Long gone are the days of fumbling with crusty glue bottles. After years of suffering at the hands of strip lashes and adhesive, the game...
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It’s Time to Stop Demonizing Personality Disorders
Between 6% to 15 % of the Canadian population lives with a personality disorder. Each one of these disorders are painted in the most...
