New Growth by flower farmer Rebecca Starling

New Growth by flower farmer Rebecca Starling

The seeds of my future were planted by my ambitious feminist mother who saw boundless potential in her children to do whatever they wanted, provided they worked tirelessly to achieve their goals. These blossomed into the wonderful gifts of confidence and a sense of possibility that were fostered by the English boarding school system. It [...]
On the run from myself, by social advocate Fatosh Eliana Delgado

On the run from myself, by social advocate Fatosh Eliana Delgado

I was born in the 70s in beautiful war-torn Cyprus. People were terrified on each side of a once united island now divided by the most shameful violent civil war. Families were torn apart, people were misplaced and made homeless, missing bodies silently waited to be discovered years later. As this new Cyprus became fragmented [...]
Finding My Funny Bone, by lawyer and writer Matthew Benz

Finding My Funny Bone, by lawyer and writer Matthew Benz

It’s not every day that 10 people point at you, yell ‘Die!’ in unison and all collapse laughing, but it happened to me, and I look forward to it happening again. It was during an ‘Introduction to Improv’ class that I took last November, and which I may never have tried if I hadn’t done [...]
Living Life on Purpose; by ‘Cheer We Go’ founder Caro Syson

Living Life on Purpose; by ‘Cheer We Go’ founder Caro Syson

I'd had counselling and therapy for decades, but all it seemed to do was keep my head an inch above water. I was only really dealing with surface-level stuff with my therapist; I never went deep enough to understand why I allowed myself to be treated disrespectfully, why I didn't value myself more and why [...]
Rediscovering my creativity: Q&A with Anita Silva

Rediscovering my creativity: Q&A with Anita Silva

Anita Silva is a Portuguese creative trainer, consultant and… clown. She has extensive experience in non-formal education approaches in Higher Education, community projects, youth work and in the private sector. She studied Creativity and Innovation and loves to take people and organisations on a journey outside of their own boxes. She is the founder of [...]