An Interview With Tara

1. Introduce yourself and your blog?
Hey! I’m Tara but I go by name Catstello online. My personal blog is Cattitude & Co and I’m a co-founder of feminist lifestyle blog Zusterschap. You can find a lot of life lessons, feminism driven posts, personal experiences and amazing female bloggers on both blogs <3

2. Who/what are your inspirations?
I’m a big believer in trusting your struggles so I find a lot of inspiration from personal experience, as cheesy as that sounds. Women make me stronger and inspire me daily, whether it’s my favourite female bloggers, celebrities or inspiring stories I read online.

3. What would you like to inspire in others?
One of the main reasons Katherine and I started Zusterschap was to give women who want to challenge social norms a voice. I would love to inspire others out there to reject or challenge things that make women feel bad about themselves. Challenging beauty standards is a big theme over at Zusterschap because if you think about it, they’re all made up anyway. There’s more than one way to be beautiful.

4. What are your favourite type of blog posts to read?
There’s so much great content out there but my favourites to read would be personal experiences, feminist rants or posts that aim to inspire people. I really enjoyed my friend Jacky’s #MayMakers series.

5. Proudest moment so far?
Aside from going viral and inspiring hundreds of women to embrace their bodies, my proudest moment happened last month. I conquered a life long fear of public speaking at Young Feminist London’s event YFL Presents. I had to speak into a mic and everything! It was really scary but it felt so good after to say “I finally did it!”.

6. If you could be known for one thing, what would it be?
That’s a great question. I guess I would like to be known for being an inspiring feminist and making a change. One can dream right? I would like to think I’m currently known for helping women feel more positively about themselves.

7. How would you like your blog to develop?
I would love for Zusterschap to become a household name!

8. Do you have any life goals?
My current life goals are to find full-time work and maintain a positive mental attitude 24/7. It’s hard but I think I’m the right track. Last year my anxiety was at an all time high and just last month I kicked anxiety’s butt and spoke on stage to an audience!

9. Have you changed in anyway since you began blogging?
Yes definitely. Blogging has done wonders for my confidence and I would go as far as saying it saved me from depression. It’s given me a sense of purpose, helped me maintain my anxiety, impressed employers and I’ve made some amazing friends.

10. Tell us 3 random things about yourself?
1. I have no sense of smell.
2. Bad boyfriends made me a feminist
3. I’m also a vegetarian.

Thanks so much to Tara for letting me grill her, you are such a positive inspiration to me. I hope I can inspire others one day like you do me. xx

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