Hannah Shewan Stevens
Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Freelance NCTJ Journo/Editor/Sex Educator @CosmopolitanUK @Glamourmag @Refinery29UK @Dazed @iNews @Independent @EachOtherUK @Telegraph etc 🏳️🌈♿💜 she/her
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2 weeks ago |
metro.co.uk | Hannah Shewan Stevens
Every month, a week before my period, cramps from my cervix flow into every bodily crevice. Alongside the pain, my mood drops with a crash. My periods are brutal because of endometriosis - a condition that causes body-wide pain due as endometrial tissue grows outside the womb. The pain is constant beyond bleeding days, and the actual menstruation? Savage. To prepare, I charge my TENS machine (a pain relief device) and electric hot water bottle, and stock up on painkillers.
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2 weeks ago |
national.thelead.uk | Hannah Shewan Stevens
Rates of disability and chronic illness in the UK have increased steadily for years, inspiring successive governments to slash essential benefits from one of society’s most vulnerable groups. The numbers are likely to continue rising: a 2023 Health Foundation report projected a 37 per cent increase in people living with a ‘major illness’ by 2040; the majority will be over 70, with a 4 per cent rise predicted among the working age population.
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2 weeks ago |
glamourmagazine.co.uk | Hannah Shewan Stevens
“A male student outright refused to take my feedback on his work. He said, ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about, you’re just a woman,’” says Ellie Coverdale. “It was shocking; not just the words but how confidently he said them. When students disrespect you simply because you’re a woman, it makes classroom management harder, and it also affects how much you’re able to reach them.
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1 month ago |
bezzymigraine.com | Hannah Shewan Stevens |Jerlyn Jones
Making meals while wrestling with a chronic illness can feel overwhelming, but optimizing your kitchen and finding the right tools can reunite you with the joy of cooking. Traditional kitchen setups, energy-intensive recipes, and the expectation of standing for long periods create barriers that many food blogs and cooking guides ignore.
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1 month ago |
bezzycopd.com | Hannah Shewan Stevens
Our bodies don’t mean to, but they do hurt us, in cycles of chronic pain, discomfort, and frustration. Before we allow this to build into resentment, we must find some compassion and forgive our illnesses. When you live with chronic illness, grief, anger, and frustration can take their toll, especially when you live in the vice-like grip of chronic pain. At times, these waves of emotion build into resentment or a sense of betrayal directed at our body’s inability to get or stay well.
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RT @theleaduk: From Long Covid to spiralling poverty and failing preventative healthcare, journalist @hannahshewans asks: what’s really dis…
I looked into what's contributing to higher rates of disability in the UK for @theleaduk. I have so much more to say because there's SO much contributing to it, but this is the start of my contribution to this important conversation. https://t.co/4oevzbTIQW
RT @hannahshewans: Are you an ex-NHS worker who relocated to Dubai for better pay/quality of life? Or did you try and move back? If so, I…
