Tag: Crisis
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Top tips on… dealing with grief and loss
Loss – be it of a loved one, a stage of life or something symbolic – is an inevitable rite of passage for us all. Clinical psychologist Sarit Swisa provides some expert advice.
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My battle against the brutal beast that turned my marriage upside-down
When a rare illness intrudes on your plans for a perfect marriage, it takes a lot of love, and support from friends and family, to fight the good fight and win the battle
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A victory for the underdogs in the city of the terrible tsunami
It was a match marked by heroism, played in a city famed for its heroic response to a natural disaster. What can Uruguay vs Fiji teach us about the power of the human spirit?
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Shhh! Why I’ve gone all the way back to doing the job that I love
There’s a lot more to being a librarian than checking out books and hushing noisy readers. In the digital age, librarians are a human form of Internet, custodians of knowledge and trailblazers of a better, smarter way of learning “What do you do?” It’s the go-to question when you meet someone at a party. As…
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How I learned to stop hating the money I never had
Money may not be able to buy happiness, but happiness can sometimes follow when you change the way you get on with money, and re-examine the role it plays in your everyday life.
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The Night I Learned That Love is Stronger Than a Landslide
A frightening storm blasted our city with rain that flooded roads, upended houses and, for us, saw a landslide take place in our back garden.
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The mini money crisis that changed my life for the better
Money makes the world go round, but it’s also the axis of a healthy relationship. If two people can’t talk openly about money matters, the taboo can get in the way of everything else that matters. Here’s a tale of a lesson learned, through a crisis that strengthened a connection. By Cath Jenkin