DIVA

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What’s it like to be a woman of colour in the banking world? The banking world was a new industry for me and a steep learning curve. I was not sure what to expect and felt a bit intimidated. I was pleasantly surprised by how friendly and willing to h

New Idea

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Lisa Curry and Grant Kenny are putting the most difficult 12 months of their lives behind them, as they honour the one-year anniversary of their eldest daughter, Jaimi’s, tragic passing. Jaimi, 33 – who struggled with alcoholism and an eating disor

Change Your Life Magazine

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1 If you could get any support you wanted, you’d choose: ■ An assistant to free you up from mundane tasks ♥ A coach to help you focus and take risks ◆ A mentor who has achieved what you dream of doing ● A therapist to work on your self-belief 2 At ti

Money Magazine

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I have an old school friend (let’s call him John). He was your classic introvert, preferring the simplicity of numbers over complex relationships, trading basketball cards over playing sport, chess over parties. John’s superpower was numbers. Followi

OM Yoga & Lifestyle

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In sharing the practice of yoga, we take numerous steps to do our best to create the conditions for a welcoming, safe and positive experience. Many of us engage in ongoing study and training and keep our first aid credentials up to date. The wellbein

Esquire Singapore

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How boring would it be if we, like the rest of the world, told you to step out of them? There’s an undeniable prevalent notion that these boundaries of familiarity are negative; a self-imposed time-out corner. Let’s break it down linguistically: ‘com

You South Africa

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THERE are few sounds as joyous as kids’ laughter when they’re playing. It’s spontaneous, carefree, an expression of absolute pleasure. But as we transition into adulthood and life’s responsibilities begin to weigh us down, we usually start thinking o

Lens Magazine

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Vava Venezia was born in Puerto Rico; she graduated from the University of Saint Leo of Florida with an Associates in Liberal Art. Her studies included psychology and political science. She also graduated from Graham Webb Academy with a master's in c

WHO

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After tying the knot with long-time partner Rose Leslie in 2018 and then filming the last season of Game of Thrones, Kit Harington should have been on a personal high. Instead, the 34-year-old has admitted it was during these months that he experienc

VOGUE India

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We were walking down the road one evening when a car slowed and someone shouted my daughter’s name, easily identifying her despite her mask. It was her best friend. I hadn’t ever heard my 10-year-old squeal in delight the way she did then. The girls

NPR

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These Life Kit stories about burnout, distraction and making connections resonated with readers, topping the charts as our most popular stories of 2021.

The Oldie

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Q My mother died recently and we’re having a memorial service for her. We’re having two speakers: one is a close friend of hers and an extremely good, concise speaker and the other is her brother. This man, even in my mother’s eyes, is an old windbag

New Philosopher

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Idil Gaziulusoy is a Professor of Sustainable Design in Finland. What is your demon? Self-doubt and anxiety. What is the most important part of your education? That my education is not mine; it is an investment into me of society and so it is a c

Psychologies

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IT WAS A GLORIOUS SUNDAY WHEN a message buzzed on my phone. ‘We’re going for a picnic in the park. BYOB. Wanna come?’ My heart leapt. A picnic in the sunshine with a group of my oldest friends – I could think of nothing more delightful. But my euphor

Sunday Independent

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LAST year, when most of the world was under lockdown due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, 18-year-old Darius Tabane decided to take the time to pen a book that reflects on some of the challenges young people go through, and explores solutions that ca

The Australian Women's Weekly

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I lean over the side of the pool fence, watching my son perform his latest stunt. I try not to twitch. “Come and play!’ he yells. I shake my head. “Maybe later, I’ve got stuff to do.” Stuff means washing, work, phone calls, making dinner, more work,

You South Africa

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For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. Money and everything that goes with it is going to be impossible to ignore this week. Make sure how you earn it and how you spend it is in sync with each other, or else the imbalance will eventually take its tol

Thrive Magazine

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Lucy Corry is a Wellington writer, mother and cook, and her new book, Homecooked, has just hit the shelves. She admits to being a dyed-in-the-wool people pleaser, but says she’ll be making a New Year’s resolution to say “no” more often. Maria Richard

Post South Africa

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SANAM, of uMhlanga, wants to study medicine. She has been provisionally accepted at UKZN, Wits and UCT and wants to specialise in cardiology. Hemal Harkhu, 18, of Westville Boys’ High School, also finished fifth. “We always had work to do, even after

Mother & Baby India

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NITA (26), had just dropped her five year old daughter to her drawing class and was heading back home with Ajit (20 months). As Nita dragged her son along the road, she coaxed him to hurry up. But Ajit would have none of it and shouted ‘Football, I w

Change Your Life Magazine

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1 You mainly want to pivot your life because: ♥ You’ re not happy with the way it is now ◆ You’ re not reaching your potential ● You feel stuck ■ You can’t stop thinking about it 2 For you, making decisions is often: ■ An overthinking nightmare ♥ Don

Blue Mountains Life

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Much is spoken about behaving professionally. Most people can actively recognise professionalism or the lack of it in others, but find it extremely difficult to define it, or model it when considering their own behaviour. So, let’s unpick exactly wha

220 Triathlon

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Rest/recovery is NOT weakness or failure. It’s fundamental to success. It’s not the swim/bike/run sessions that will make you fitter, it’s the recovery – the adaptation and regeneration from the stress caused by those activities. And it’s not just ab

Post South Africa

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TRIBUTES poured in for Allen Thompson, president of the country’s second-biggest teachers’ union, National Teachers Union (Natu), who recently died from Covid-19. “The giant has fallen, and the entire country is trembling, especially the Department o

Global Voices

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"We hope to provide easy access for all Indonesian children to continue to develop their potential during difficult times like today."

The Australian Women's Weekly

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Home alone with four children, Sky (above) desperately needed an outside interest to help maintain her mental health. “I am constantly surrounded by people, but motherhood can be so lonely and isolating,” explains the stressed-out Sydneysider. “My yo

Pretoria News Weekend

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PRETORIA runner Themba Mathebula has accomplished the mission he set himself in December – to run more than 450km so pupils in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, could start the 2021 academic year with new school shoes. This runner with the big heart is over

that's life

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The stresses of the last couple of years have touched all of our lives in one way or another. But, with a worrying 53 per cent of young Aussies saying they would rather deal with their own personal problems than speak to someone, the CEO of Headspace

Cosmopolitan India

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A tendency to take control can mean you miss opportunities to go further faster by garnering the support of others. This will change as you mature and learn to temper your drive by listening to other people. Taureans value quality and luxury, but are

Planet Mindful

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Mindful choices that help the planet How to deal with draining relationships Using colour psychology in your home Keeping your brain healthy 12 ways to be more confident Tova Leigh talks parenting Smart ways to beat stress Chemical-free beauty Earth-