Bethany Brown

Jun 2, 2024 | empowordjournalism.com | Bethany Brown

When they enter adulthood for the first time, most young people are not prepared for the feeling of loneliness. This feeling can creep up over time, as you become accustomed to the daily 9-5 workday. Or, it can pounce on you suddenly when the door closes on your school years. Loneliness manifests in different ways for everyone — but it is a major part of growing up in 2024. Everyone will experience loneliness at some point in their lives, in one form or another.

May 3, 2024 | whiskymag.com | Bethany Brown

They say that styles or trends always come back around, a proverb that is perhaps most often employed in the realm of fashion. If you’re a child of the 1990s, like me, you may have felt the painful truth of this statement seeing Gen Z teens wandering around in the low-rise jeans and cargo pants that we swore off in about 2006 as the height of fashion faux pas. ‘Athleisure’ (as it has been termed in its modern iteration) has also recently experienced a revival.

Apr 24, 2024 | empowordjournalism.com | Bethany Brown

A recent study from the LEGO Group has revealed that 89 per cent of girls aged 5-12 years old feel like they need to be perfect. It also found a further 74 per cent of girls intentionally avoid tasks because they are afraid they won’t do them perfectly. Reportedly, this fear stems from the encouragement boys receive from adults for “creative work,” despite three-quarters of girls wanting to pursue creative careers.

Mar 29, 2024 | empowordjournalism.com | Bethany Brown

There is a fine line between promoting healthy productivity, and unnecessary pressure – a line that social media often blurs. ‘Daily routine to be the it girl’, ‘Addicted to the grind’, ‘My productive 5-9 after my 9-5’ – I’m sure we have all seen content with this, or a similar, premise. Now, these videos can, and often do, include many healthy habits such as exercise and practising mindfulness.

Mar 22, 2024 | whiskymag.com | Bethany Brown

For those who love getting their teeth into some juicy statistics, the start of 2024 has been a veritable buffet. First, to our canapés: the release of financial results from three of the biggest names in drinks. Pernod Ricard’s half-year results for 2023/24 showed 3 per cent drops in organic sales and organic profit, which it largely attributed to a €576 million (£493 million) hit from currency fluctuations in the US, Argentina, China, and Turkey.