We Need to Chat
Lifehacker’s feature series where we discuss topics that are generally seemed taboo – but deserve more attention.
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How It Feels to See Friends Celebrate January 26 as an Indigenous Person
2As Indigenous people, seeing others celebrate January 26 is incredibly painful, especially when these people are meant to be your friends.
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We Need to Chat: How to Combat Valentine’s Day Loneliness as a Single
Listen up: You don’t need a romantic relationship to feel fulfilled on February 14.
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People Won’t Always Like You, And That’s Okay
A few years ago, I lost a friend. We had been close-ish for a couple of years before I noticed a shift in our relationship. Suddenly, she was busy all the time. She would make excuses to leave conversations with me at parties. I ended up calling her on the behaviour, sending a “is something…
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No, Not Everything Happens for a Reason: How Well-Meaning Platitudes Keep You Feeling Stuck
It’s weird what messages sink into your subconscious over the years — “We’re living in unprecedented times”, “Vegemite puts a rose in every cheek”, and “Get tough! Get Blockout tough!”. And then there are other, more ephemeral messages— those big but subtle statements floating around in the cultural ether. Things like, “Slow and steady wins the race”,…