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How Friendship Can Thrive Even Across Political Divides

Whatever country you live in, our great challenge these recent years has been how to stay friends with people who think or vote differently to us. Continue reading “How Friendship Can Thrive Even Across Political Divides”

It’s an often overlooked statement that is strangely counter-cultural: “You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you.”

It was a slightly unexpected and somewhat abrupt question, but afterwards its wisdom struck me. Continue reading “Hear, Help or Hug: Three Ways to Respond”

I recently watched a YouTube talk in which David Brooks discusses his new book How to Know a Person – which explores listening to and seeing others well. Continue reading “The Art of Conversation: Are You an Illuminator or a Diminisher?”

When I was a child, I remember spending my weekends playing in the street, from dawn until dusk, knowing that if I needed anything I could run across the road to Penny and Phil – my neighbours- turned-adopted grandparents. Continue reading “Creating Safe Neighbourhoods Starts With a Single Word”

One day in 2011, Emily Kenward was walking down Lavender Street in Brighton, UK. She’d walked this street many times before, but now saw it with fresh eyes. Continue reading “This Simple Act Can Really Make Your Life Count”

We know that women’s mental health can be impacted by several risk factors to health, such as hormonal fluctuations, lifestyle choices, genetics, and body image, to name a few. Continue reading “Building a Sisterhood for Women to Support Each Other”