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Creating a Non-Toxic Social Media Space

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Detoxifying your Social Media After a long day, sometimes I find it relaxing to simply scroll through Instagram, laugh at a meme and watch a couple of Youtube videos. "Social media is still energy exchange", my friend Sarah-Kate often says. I have only recently realized this and feel social media is the major contributor to the perception of my interests, my view of the world and view of myself. I think this is a very relevant discussion to have at this time of the year. If you are unaware of current affairs, COVID-19 has been declared as a National Disaster by our President Cyril Ramaphosa. Schools and universities have closed until 15 April 2020. It is an uncertain and emotionally exhausting time for many. Trends such as drinking several cups of ginger tea per day, panic buying household essentials and using excessive amounts of hand sanitizer, are circulating the internet. A skill you need to cultivate is not blindly trusting popular information as our reliance

Welcome to My Journal

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New Beginnings Ahead Today is the day! I have finally decided to make my journal. It is most definitely out of my comfort zone, but I feel as though I have been longing for a space to express myself, my passions and make it my own.  My name is Jess Brown and I am the the face behind JustJessJournals. I'm so excited to begin this journey into 2020 and show everyone my ideas that I have been stock piling in my little notebook for months. Photo by @browngirl_artwork (instagram) 2019 has been a year of stepping out of my comfort zone, so why not carry that mantra into 2020? This year I have pushed myself academically (bye bye 3rd year uni!), taken up constant exercise in a group of like-minded womxn, am 1 year into my natural hair journey, was pretty consistent on social media (I forget to document the good times but I am improving) and have become a co-senior editor of Her Campus UCT 2020.  Topics within the Journal  Through this journal, I hope to explore