Can people shut up about our ‘summer bodies’?!
Of all the ridiculous things I have heard in my life, my P.E teachers’ comment to a group of girls -when they weren’t running around like...
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Martina Minto
- May 24
- 4 min
Let’s talk about abortion
At the age of seventeen, I moved to Brazil for a year. As an Italian citizen, I had given for granted a lot of my rights, but one in...
Devan Reid Musser
- May 23
- 4 min
Why It’s So Hard To Set Healthy Boundaries
This year has been an especially humbling time for me. After I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease - an experience I wrote about...
Devan Reid Musser
- May 6
- 4 min
What I’ve learned from having an autoimmune disease
All last year, I was not feeling like myself. Granted, it was a very stressful year. My nephew was born 10 weeks premature - a miracle...
Cynthia TM
- May 3
- 6 min
Divisive city structure, the environment and urbanization
South Africa is a country well known for its past struggles with segregation and structures that promote classism. It had been recognized...
Martina Minto
- Apr 26
- 5 min
Switching to a zero-waste period life
Up until two years ago, I didn’t consider myself as a sustainable or minimalist person. I liked stuff. I still do, actually. I like...
Martina Minto
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Current events anxiety spiral: climbing out on a ladder of yoga and meditation
How can we control our anxiety when it gets the best of us? I thought I had found an answer that worked for me, and I went back to it...
Kristin Reimer
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Do you see red, white and green?
Before you start reading, I want to clarify that this article is based on my personal feelings and experiences. I think everybody is...
Vesna Zubkova
- Dec 14, 2021
- 7 min
Consumerism’s Harms: How Plastic Is Silently Destroying Our Health
Consumerism and plastic come hand-in-hand. The rise of plastic production resulted in the rise of consumerism because plastic allowed...
Devan Reid Musser
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
It’s time to commit to a lifestyle that supports our whole person, once and for all
I’ve just wrapped up another meditation retreat, and I don’t want to become a broken record, so I won’t repeat all the reasons you...
Devan Reid Musser
- Nov 5, 2021
- 4 min
Six years later - Meditation Keeps Getting Better
When this article is published, I’ll be starting my eighth meditation retreat, so I wanted to update you on my meditation journey so far....
Vesna Zubkova
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Mystery of the Placebo Effect: Fake Surgery and the Big Question (Part II)
Placebo as Surgery When I first stumbled upon the concept of “sham surgery” (fake and, sometimes, staged placebo surgery) I was quite...
Vesna Zubkova
- Sep 27, 2021
- 6 min
The Mystery of the Placebo Effect: How our thoughts can cure us (PART I)
Imagine an idealistic pill. A seemingly ‘miraculous’ medicine or treatment. It has the potential to effectively and safely treat...
Lucca
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
I think you’ve heard of this before
“I can’t stand this topic anymore!” Mindfulness. It’s a word that makes a lot of people cringe or roll their eyes due to the increasing...
Devan Reid Musser
- Aug 6, 2021
- 4 min
How would you feel if you got what you want?
The answer might surprise you. Five years ago my therapist asked me a question that changed my life. For months, I’d poured out...
Anonymous
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
— STOMACH —
Red and white snakes Hungry. Reaching for something they can easily reach After all, I’m making it way too fucking easy for them To grow...
Kristin Reimer
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
A Look into your Human Toolbox
If you live in a city, you can probably relate to that feeling when a noisy place can seem like too much at times and you just want to...
Ilse Ganzert
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Thoughts of a 99 year old
What kind of fears do you have? I have no fears! What can I say, maybe I am afraid that my family could get sick or that I could get sick...
About Blue Mango
Blue Mango... bet it's not the mango you were expecting, right?!
Sometimes you have to look at things in a more creative way, from a different perspective – an angle we did not consider or even think of before. It's time to step outside the box and find greatness in the unexpected. With the Blue Mango Blog, we inspire and motivate young people to use the powerful tool of language.
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