All Woman Alive articles in July 2025
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We need to advocate for each other
A few years ago, I faced a challenging situation at one of my sons’ schools. After some reflection, I decided to write a letter, as it allowed me to clarify my thoughts and include everything that concerned me. The headmistress at the time was very supportive and ...
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‘Solving social isolation, one dog walk at a time’
Delphine Chui, founder of CareDogs, shares how her love for canines and personal journey back to faith gave her a passion to provide community for the lonely
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Come for the skincare, stay for the heartcare
Jean Guthrie, 86, on building an eponymous cosmetic brand, and how the Holy Spirit is using it to change lives
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‘God is in the business of taking the hard and bringing good’
Rebecca St James is an award-winning singer-songwriter, author, speaker, podcaster and actress. Her latest book, Lasting Ever: Faith, music, family, and being found by true love, written with her husband Cubbie Fink, was released earlier this year. She discussed being in the spotlight from an early age, purity culture, collaborating with her brothers and juggling marriage and parenthood with Esther Higham from Premier Christian Radio
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Are you thinking of writing a book but aren’t sure where to start?
Author Ruth Leigh shares how the small press Resolute Books came into being, and what it is like to be a part of its growth and development
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The persistent widow: ‘not manipulation, but trust’
Elaine Storkey believes too many preachers have interpreted this parable wrongly, and reveals what it teaches us today
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Hardwired for connection
Marrying for the first time at the age of 43, Rev Katherine Chow recognises the deep inner need we all have to be seen as worthy of love
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Green spaces can boost your mental and physical health
Dr Becky Howie reveals why it’s so important for us to be connected to nature
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What was meant to be the best holiday ever
Rhiannon Goulding shares how her meticulous planning did not ensure she enjoyed her bucket list trip…
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Can egalitarians and complementarians really get along?
Abigail Flavell wonders whether the conflict that surrounds the ‘gender roles’ debate could be an invitation from God to greater love, unity and reconciliation
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Unpopular…but true
Our culture prefers popular opinion to truth, says Hope Bonarcher, as she asserts it is kinder to be honest than provide misguided flattery
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Womenswear designer Karen Millen has shamed mothers who breastfeed beyond six months
As a midwife, Michelle Tant was appalled at the response to a viral video of a woman breastfeeding her toddler and points to Bible references giving credence to its benefits
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‘For the first time in my life, I’m being regularly prompted to think seriously about the prospect of me as a mother’
Dr Belle Tindall unpacks our society’s confused response to motherhood
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‘We are not meant to “pick” our gender’
Kate Orson unpacks the cultural narratives around trans ideology and asserts that knowing our identity in Christ helps us to truly be ourselves
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‘It is really not so simple to define who or what is a woman’
Veronica Zundel explains why she believes society struggles to explain what a woman is – but urges us to treat each individual with respect
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The power of the name of Jesus
I was at a friend’s party last weekend and got chatting to a girl there who was studying at a local university. I’m in my 30s but for some reason get maternal around people in their late teens and felt protective over this girl, who seemed a ...