All Woman Alive articles in September 2023

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    The Woman Alive podcast

    The new WA podcast is hosted by editor and creative director Tola-Doll Fisher. Each episode she is joined by different guests to discuss what’s trending online and together they will respond to reader questions about sex and relationships from the popular Great Sexpectations series.

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    Jesus first, Olympics second

    2023-09-01T10:27:00Z

    Our editor, Tola-Doll Fisher, spoke to Olympic athlete Abigail Irozuru about her drive, sense of identity, faith, culture and personal struggles with body image

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    Mama got faith!

    2023-09-01T10:27:00Z

    Author, podcast host and founder of award-winning teen girls platform Girl Got Faith, Emma Borquaye, wife of rapper ‘Guvna B’ speaks with Jane Knoop about the highs and lows of motherhood, and the realities of being married to a famous rapper

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    Book Club - Unashamed by Tracy Williamson

    2023-08-31T12:31:00Z

    Hosted by Claire Musters

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    Awake to the world around us

    2023-08-31T12:30:00Z

    Recently my son’s school held an eco-themed week, where the children were encouraged to walk to and from school each day while keeping a record of the nature they spotted on their travels as well as picking up litter. The growing awareness that we are in the midst of the most challenging battle of our times is irrefutable.

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    Five things I have learned about…recycling

    2023-08-31T12:27:00Z

    Cathy Madavan shares what she has learned about budgeting and finding your value in more than just what you earn

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    God heard my cry and moved us to Scotland

    2023-08-31T11:56:00Z

    In August 2021 I was absolutely frazzled and God encouraged and challenged me to both seek his way and walk in it (Jeremiah 6:16). My husband and I needed to get away and during a last-minute Google search for accommodation, Dunoon in Scotland came up. We booked, borrowed my dad’s car and went.  

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    Faith and Tik Tok

    2023-08-31T11:42:00Z

    Premier Gospel’s Cassandra Maria spoke to actor, presenter, comedian and social media sensation Coco Sarel about her rise to fame and her faith in God

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    God’s creative work is outstanding, but we are failing to look after it

    2023-08-31T11:41:00Z

    Elaine Storkey looks at what the Bible says about God’s love of creation, his ownership of it and what our responsibility towards it should be

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    'Gals' that brunch

    2023-08-31T11:40:00Z

    Tiffany Accardi is the founder of the worldwide women’s community movement Gals That Brunch, which involves 100,000 women, spans six continents, 12 countries, 150 cities and 35 states – and is constantly growing! She spoke to Becky Hunter-Kelm about her difficult childhood, her career and ministry journey, and her heart for placing the lonely in family

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    The transforming power of abiding in God’s love

    2023-08-31T11:39:00Z

    Bobbi Kumari encourages us all to spend time with our Father, learning his ways. It is as we do this that we can begin to truly believe in – and experience – his deep love for us and walk into the freedom of being fully transparent before him 

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    ‘I was face to face with a former IRA terrorist’

    2023-08-31T11:34:00Z

    For decades Sara-Louise Martin lived with loss and battled with unforgiveness related to her father’s death. Then, in the summer of 2022, she was faced with a challenging opportunity to step into freedom and healing

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    Support for single mums

    2023-08-31T11:33:00Z

    Marcia Dixon charts the complicated history the black Pentecostal Church has had with lone parents 

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    Help for those struggling with addiction

    2023-08-31T11:32:00Z

    Rev Sharon Murphy has been driven by a 20-year mission to minister to people living on the margins – especially young people impacted by alcohol and drugs

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    Do genetics hold the key?

    2023-08-31T11:26:00Z

    Hope Virgo explores the link between genetics and mental health issues, and how advances in research are helping our understanding

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    God has plans for the future of earth – so should we

    2023-08-31T09:06:00Z

    Veronica Zundel asserts that it is time to take God’s mandate to look after the world and all that it is in seriously