TSIG contains stuff that is inspiring and personal, making sure that all content is Golden. Created by Lauren, all articles aim to tell a story, motivate, inspire or make you feel a little bit better. So welcome to the world of This Stuff Is Golden - I hope you enjoy your stay.

Quotes Taken From: The Virgin Suicides

21/09/2017 / Lauren / 4 Comments

Winning The Lottery

17/09/2017 / Lauren / 4 Comments

A Pinch Of Salt

13/09/2017 / Lauren / 2 Comments
social media, pressures of social media, pressure of instagram, having an instagram life, confidence, millennials, this stuff is golden,

Thanks to our friend social media, we can constantly compare our lives to the lives of others; whether that’s the girl you went to school with for seven years or that Instagram influencer you’ve been obsessing over for the past few weeks. We look at those beautiful photos or that LinkedIn post and think; “Why …

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Waking Up Feels Different

10/09/2017 / Lauren / 8 Comments
depression, waking up with depression, getting up, getting out of bed, pregnancy, this stuff is golden, mental health, mental illness,

I used to wake up with a routine that was ready to begin. I would go out for a run, earlier than I needed to just to make sure the streets were a little bit emptier. I would run in the dark winter mornings, those icy cold days that made my fingers feel like they …

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A Letter To My Unborn Baby

04/09/2017 / Lauren / 8 Comments
letter to unborn baby, life advice, mum to daughter, soon to be mummy, letters to babies, baby bump, baby girl, this stuff is golden, personal essay,

Violet, Your movements in my belly mean a lot to me. They’re a signal that you’re okay, maybe even better than okay. You’re stretching, moving your tiny muscles, getting stronger. I’m amazed that you will soon begin to turn yourself so that your head is down, getting your body ready to come out of mine. …

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An Origin Story

30/08/2017 / Lauren / 10 Comments
mental illness, mental health, mental health stories, teenage years, self harm, this stuff is golden,

I had a blonde crop of hair, chubby cheeks that made me look like my granddad, and a rosy complexion. I would sit at our kitchen breakfast bar in our first family home for hours, drawing and colouring in pictures of people I knew, characters I made up. I went through a phase of making …

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