by Big Sister Team | May 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, For Parents, For Teen Girls
Recovery is a slow and gradual process. It’s likely I will never be ‘fully’ recovered, my disordered eating habits and anxiety are part of who I am and I accept that. However, I’ve recently been looking back on my journey, the changes, the setbacks, the small...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
These are our suggestions on how to be a supportive and true friend that builds up those around her. 1) Ask if she’s okay – twice It natural for us all to assume roles in life – whether it be within our families, workplaces or friendship groups. For this reason,...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
The Down Side of Social Media The popularity of social media platforms is an ever-growing phenomenon. These virtual communities like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter allow us to keep in touch with people across the world, see photographs and videos of things we...
by Big Sister Team | May 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Parents, For Teen Girls
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health conditions amongst young people today. Yet anxiety still carries a negative stigma which makes it difficult to talk about and manage on a daily basis. What is anxiety? How can we support our friends struggling...
by Big Sister Team | May 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
At the end of 2019 I’m sure no-one imagined we’d have such a strange start to 2020. Yet here we are approaching the middle of the year, tentatively peering outside and racking our brains to remember what life looked like before the lockdown. For many of us, we’ve...
by Big Sister Team | May 7, 2020 | For Teen Girls
When will I be able to hang out with my friends again? What if I turn 18 and can’t celebrate with a party or going out to my first club? What if it last so long I miss schoolies with my friends? What if my friends and I grow apart? The thoughts running through your...
