This month Ruth writes about the “almosts” and how hard it can be to leave them behind. How do you know when you are ready to leave behind something you love? A few weeks ago, I resigned from the job that has shaped the last decade of my life, a sentence which...
It’s OK To Say founder Stacey Turner focuses on the key message of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week - working through our emotional trauma instead of suppressing it...
Why we should all get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week and change lives for the better...
It’s OK To Say founder and CEO Stacey Turner considers opportunities for change...
Victoria Edgar from Harpenden Smartphone Free Childhood group reacts to news that Sir John Lawes School and Katherine Warington School will both be trialling pouches for students’ smartphones from the start of the autumn term...
Harpenden resident Jessica Grigg is currently volunteering with The Borgen Project, helping to raise awareness around global poverty and political engagement...
This month Ruth looks at the ever-evolving relationship many of us have with our bodies. A fact about me that really unsettles a close friend is that I don’t have a full-length mirror in my house. He finds this deeply troubling. Borderline negligent. “How do you know what you look like?” he asks,...
Harpenden journalist Charlotte Bateman examines the shift to digital NHS booking systems and whether they always reflect the reality for patients...
This month, Ruth considers a constellation of women: the mothers, mentors and unexpected guides who shape our lives. When people talk about the woman who raised them, they usually mean one person. But a life is rarely built by a single pair of hands. Mine was assembled by a busy parliament of women....
Harpenden resident Tomos Rees, CEO and co-founder of Philanthrify, explains how he came to launch a new platform designed to bring greater transparency and trust to charitable giving...
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