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5 ways to help you survive active cancer treatment
Going through active cancer treatment totally sucks. It just does. There’s no way to sugar coat it. It’s completely horrible, emotionally draining and totally life changing. But as I discovered when I went…
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The importance of “Bucket Lists” – The African Blog Series – Part 1
Life is precious. You only live once, right? After surviving cancer, that belief of living life to the fullest and how important it is to do those once-in-a-lifetime things hits home just that…
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2016 – What a year!
As most people tend to do around this time of year, I have been reflecting on the year that was 2016, both personally and for Sista With Style. It’s been a bit of…
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Operation “Active Change”
You know how it is when you have been away on holidays visiting family. There’s lots of socialising over food and alcohol, family celebrations and eating in transit. Food is often very decadent or…
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Why are we “should-ing” all over ourselves?
Women have a very unique superpower. They are excellent at making themselves feel inadequate by thinking that they “should” be doing something that so called ‘society standards’ tell them they “should” do (or…
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The Dawn French Approach to Loving Your Body
A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of seeing the amazingly talented Dawn French live on stage in Brisbane. This one-woman show is anchored in Dawn’s life and is entitled “30…
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Self Love this Valentine’s Day
We all know that Valentine’s Day is traditionally the day dedicated to love. Where couples the world over spend time together, give gifts and perhaps even indulge in a marriage proposal. I’m fully aware of…