All Real life articles – Page 13

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    Opinion

    Menopause: “No big deal” or a genuine disability?

    2021-08-13T10:17:00Z

    Kay Burley described the menopause as “tricky”, but for many women it is a life-changing and even career-ending process. New research shows that menopause-related tribunals have quadrupled in three years

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    Spiritual journalling

    2021-08-11T14:10:00Z

    Maxine Hallett encourages us to record how we are feeling, what we are learning and the prayers that God is answering  

  • Melanie Currer
    Opinion

    ‘The future opened up before me like a chasm of uncertainty’

    2021-08-10T13:35:00Z

    A level students have achieved record results this year despite lockdown, but teacher Mel Currer reassures us that God has a plan, whatever that piece of paper says

  • Jennie Pollock
    Opinion

    ‘We are not merely animals who should be “put out of our misery”’

    2021-08-06T11:45:00Z

    As yet another person plans to travel abroad in order to die, Christian Medical Fellowship’s Jennie Pollock suggests there is hope of a better way

  • Kathleen McAnear Smith
    Opinion

    Tuesday night at the Royal Surrey

    2021-08-02T11:40:00Z

    Kathleen McAnear Smith shares a snapshot of what it is like volunteering as part of a team who visit young people dealing with mental health crises – and provides helpful tips for anyone thinking of volunteering in their community

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    Opinion

    Opening up spaces to talk

    2021-07-15T10:46:00Z

    The topic of gendered violence and gendered inequality is complex and emotive but one young woman, Natasha Eeles, has made it her mission to challenge and change it.

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    Opinion

    Meeting Michelle Obama

    2021-07-14T10:37:00Z

    If you’ve ever faced challenges in your life then you will know that they either weaken you or make your stronger. For Karen Bryson her difficulties and disappointments have made her determined to give young people the best start in life. This autumn she is setting up a new Christian school, after having spent years running a tutoring service to provide extra support for children from all walks of life and financial situations.

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    Opinion

    The menopause revolution

    2021-07-12T10:34:00Z

    We reflect on the new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause and ask you to share your own stories about menopause

  • Retreat
    Opinion

    Finding peace in everyday life

    2021-07-08T10:25:00Z

    Have you ever returned from a Christian conference, camp or retreat and wished you could hold on to the sense of joy or peace you experienced at it? Dr Gemma Simmonds is a sister with the Congregation of Jesus and she has written a book to help us bring retreat practices into daily life. She shared some of her own story with Premier’s Maria Rodrigues.

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    Opinion

    Support seafarers

    2021-07-07T10:20:00Z

    Ros Downs encourages us all to pray for merchant seafarers and their families this Sea Sunday, 11 July, as well as consider how we can support them

  • TY Day
    Opinion

    Thank You Day!

    2021-07-02T09:37:00Z

    As previously mentioned, 4 July is National Thank You Day, and we encourage you all to reach out to those who have made the last 16 months that little bit easier.

  • Emma GGF
    Opinion

    Faith in their futures

    2021-07-01T15:48:00Z

    Emma Borquaye, the founder of Girl Got Faith, encourages us to help the teenagers in our lives have confidence in who God has made them to be

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    Opinion

    Defying stereotypes

    2021-06-30T15:37:00Z

    Winner, a young woman from Togo, has fought against the odds to follow her dreams of becoming an aeronautical engineer

  • Rachel David
    Opinion

    Nine months of wearing the same dress every day

    2021-06-29T15:26:00Z

    Rachel David celebrates the experience, which she says has been liberating, has started some great conversations and raised over £9,000 for charity so far

  • Karen & Hannah
    Opinion

    ‘My daughter has been in a coma for nearly six months’

    2021-06-28T15:20:00Z

    Karen Young shares candidly about the excruciatingly difficult journey her family is currently on, and reflects on what she has learned about those moments when God says: “Not yet.”

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    Opinion

    Let’s say thank you!

    2021-06-25T15:15:00Z

    4 July has been set aside as national Thank You Day – is there someone you would like to thank?

  • Rachel Poulton
    Opinion

    ​Caring for young refugees

    2021-06-23T15:03:00Z

    Rachel Poulton MBE and her family invite newly arrived, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children into their home. She explains why here

  • Emma Tanner
    Opinion

    Supporting vulnerable mums

    2021-06-22T14:47:00Z

    Founder of the Princess Project, Emma Tanner, looks back over the past ten years of the charity, and celebrates how God has used it to transform women’s lives.

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    Opinion

    Showcasing talent in lockdown

    2021-06-21T14:42:00Z

    Award-winning singer Rachel Walker Mason reflects on the huge success of the online talent show she created during lockdown in order to raise funds for a mental health charity.

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    Opinion

    Facing Father’s Day as a single man

    2021-06-18T14:34:00Z

    We hear from Tom Morgan about what life is like as a single and childless church leader, especially on days like Father’s Day.