Our cheating hearts — 7 facts about the biology of infidelity — In modern, Western society, we’re relatively unique in our expectations of lifelong fidelity and commitment. …

Your body is teeming with weed receptors — Inside every single one of us resides a complex system deemed to be “the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and maintaining human health”, but it’s a system that you’ve probably never heard of, nor do they teach you about it at school. …

An honest look at period products for a greener cycle — There’s no running away from the fact that climate change continues to have a devastating impact on the environments surrounding us, including those we live in. …

My top 3 takeaways from the experience — What’s the difference between a freelance career and unemployment? Clients. Those golden geese you’ll spend a career building relationships with. …

Eight years of heartache later, how I beat this poorly understood form of OCD — Update: I’ve published a second, accompanying piece about relationship retroactive jealousy, written for partners of RJ sufferers. Check it out below. We Need to Talk About Relationship Retroactive Jealousy — Advice for Partners My tips for supporting your partner in overcoming their retroactive jealousyellie-collins.medium.com

How to you know if you’re ready to make the jump — Knowing when to make the leap to a freelance career is challenging. For me, it’s a decision I’ve made twice under very different circumstances. The first time was early 2019, but I ended backtracking and taking a different path, and the second time was a year later. Looking back, I’m…

Key insights into the nuanced relationship between inflammation and depression — When a friend first told me he avoided dairy products and lactose to help treat his depression, I remember thinking how laughable it sounded. How could a cheesy pizza or a bowl of mozzarella sticks cause him to become so mentally ill that he once tried to take his own…

How inflammation plays a part in many, if not all diseases of the body. — Chronic inflammation is the fire in your body that you can’t feel or see, an underlying process smouldering away, harming your tissues, joints, and blood vessels, and you often don’t realise it until notable damage has already been done. It also places you in far greater danger from acute illnesses…

Key Learnings, an MVP and a Lockdown later… — Since returning home from our Maldives holiday celebrating the end of my full-time position at Seedrs, the first two months of my freelance journey have been entirely at odds with what I’d imagined for myself. …