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Esterella: Personal growth

2023 in review

January 01, 2024
2023 has brought change for me but in the best ways - starting a job in the legal industry helping victims of domestic violence and moving in with my partner. As I have done since 2017, this is my reflection on 2023. ...

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Therapy and what it was like: an update

June 23, 2023
The original post on therapy was written when I had just started therapy. Having finished therapy in January 2022, I ...

Finding my own route

September 18, 2022
Having spent most of my life in the education system, there was always an obvious next step. Progressing onto the next ...

Realistic changes to help reduce your environmental impact

August 28, 2022
Over the last few years, I’ve found myself increasingly more conscious of the impact that I have on the planet and ...

My main takeaways from university

August 03, 2022
My time at university, although filled with some of the best times of my life were also the hardest years of my life ...

2021 reflection

December 31, 2021
I am not really sure what to make of 2021. This year honestly felt like the second part of 2020 and was hard. My ...

Learning to be proud of what you achieve

July 11, 2021
 I have noticed that it is not very common for me to feel completely happy with what I achieve. That there always ...

My experience with therapy

May 30, 2021
 I’d never had therapy before this year. In hindsight, therapy is something 14-year-old me should have done. But, I ...

How to get out of a slump: A reset

March 24, 2021
 Sometimes we keep going mindlessly. So much to the point where it all becomes monotonous and we are not sure why we ...

Fear of missing out

February 07, 2021
As we are trapped in another lockdown and coronavirus seems to be dragging on for what feels like forever, it can be ...

A Fresh Start

December 31, 2020
It is no secret from my blog that 2020 was an incredibly difficult year for me. With the start of a new year and ...

Turning 20 in less than ideal circumstances

December 09, 2020
I turn 20 today - it does not seem real and although it is my birthday, it doesn't quite feel like it. I used to think ...

It is OK not to follow the expected path

December 06, 2020
2020 has definitely thrown a lot of new situations at everyone that we did not expect to experience. It might mean ...

Slowing down

November 15, 2020
With the announcement of a second lockdown in many countries, it is safe to say that there are a lot of things going ...

I reached a breaking point

October 18, 2020
I have been carrying a lot of stress and baggage for a long time. 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year and it ...

Asking for help

October 04, 2020
I am one of those people that typically tends to want to sort things out myself. I think it can be good to try and ...

How COVID-19 changed my life as a law student

September 25, 2020
COVID-19 has impacted everyone in some way and as a law student, I’ve been no exception and my life has definitely ...

Being single and happy

September 06, 2020
I have written about friendships, and being okay by yourself, but realise I have never touched being single and happy ...

How moving out for the first time changes you

August 30, 2020
In September of 2019, I moved out for the first time for university. I know a lot of people say it, but moving out has ...

What strength means to me

August 09, 2020
I have found this year and generally this academic year difficult for multiple reasons- a lot in my life changed quite ...