Climate change for everyone?
“Climate change is harmful for everyone; it leads to biodiversity losses and forest degradation with devastating consequences for the ecosystem; it accelerates ice melting; communities, cities and countries will experience extreme disturbances and damages; humanity will experience large population displacements.” These are some of the titles overloading the net and TV. 99% of the climate […]
Codependency in personal relationships
Trigger warning: references to addiction, drugs Codependency is an insecure attachment style, in which the partners form very close connections to one another in an, arguably, very unhealthy way. It functions like an “invisible drug,” and the codependent person suffers in the same way a drug addict does. They may feel the withdrawal from the […]
An abyss is the human soul
Sensitive content warning: reference to mental illness The discussion around mental illness belongs to the special category of discussions we are reluctant to have. We are afraid to talk about it because we might say something wrong. We are afraid to think about it because we may not know enough. We are afraid to express […]
An ode to women
The latest developments in Greek society currently, as women are sharing their experiences, being in the spotlight of the #me_too movement, but also as the general public obscenity of gender-based discrimination is established, demonstrate the issues haunting women even today. It’s evident that gender equality is now considered to be a dire necessity more than […]
Rest in the glory of our ancestors
During the ancient times, the Greek was the leader from an intellectual point of view. He was, indeed, a glorious philosopher and historian, an exemplary architect, a creative litterateur and the father of Democracy. It’s no wonder that the ancient Greek culture is praised for several centuries and studied at universities worldwide. Let’s retrospect in […]
“Come on, child, eat your… vaccine”
Vaccines! Definitely a particularly relevant word. How would it make you feel if instead of making an appointment at the closest vaccine location, you had the chance to eat them with your next meal? Something like “Today I think we should order pizza and for dessert let’s take a vaccine against hepatitis B.” Okay, to […]
Legislative “filtering”
Some time ago, something that caused a stir, not only in Greece but worldwide, was the potential implementation of Article Eight (8) of the European Bill. This article was, in turn, renamed by the people and is now widespread as a “terrorist act.” We will not dwell on the reactions caused by the potential implementation […]
4+1 Common “innocent” phrases to avoid.
TW: anxiety, eating disorders There are some seemingly innocent phrases, found in every little corner of our everyday life, which in reality are quite the opposite, even managing to make us furious. Phrases that are on the loose, whereas they must be forbidden by law. What makes those common expressions completely unnecessary and boring, is […]
Every ending is a new beginning…
“All good things come to an end.” Have you ever used this phrase? If the answer is yes, can you remember why? Maybe some of the reasons I can try to guess myself. Perhaps once when you said goodbye to friends, desks, and school, when you finished high school. Then, when you said goodbye to […]
The power of speech!
“The pen is mightier than the sword”; a ubiquitous proverb of our people that encapsulates the colossal power of language in just one little sentence. This saying has been recorded from the beginning of our history and has remained untouched since then, proving the timeless validity of speech over the years. A myriad of people […]