gal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this life-affirming, moving and joyous collection of 14 essays, gal-dem's talented writers use raw material from their teenage years – diaries, poems and chat histories – to give advice to their younger selves and those growing up today. gal-dem has been praised by the Guardian for being 'the agents of change we need' and these essays tackle important subjects including race, gender, mental health and activism, making this essential listening.