Women hold many things. The home, family, children, food, friendships, work, memories, sorrow, love. The list goes on. But there is a choice to let go of what we no longer want to hold. Artist Maira Kalman shares her thoughts on the subject she explored in her book ‘Women Holding Things’.

A flower growing through a crack. The giggle of a child. These small, positive micro-moments have the power to improve our overall wellbeing. These are glimmers. International expert Deb Dana talks about how women can use these glimmers to help navigate a world filled with expectations and triggers.

Do you ever feel e you’re running out of time? I mean it in the everyday ‘small-things-keep-cropping-up-and-eating-away-at-my-time’ way. Inspiration can be found in the words of women.

Here comes the final outcome of a four-week experiment aimed to answer the questions: Would I feel different if I felt better about myself?

Here comes week three’s outcome of a four-week experiment aimed to answer the questions: Would I feel different if I felt better about myself? Would others look at me and treat me differently?

Here comes week two’s outcome of a four-week experiment aimed to answer the questions: Would I feel different if I felt better about myself? Would others look at me and treat me differently?

Here comes the first week’s outcome of a four-week experiment aimed to answer the questions: Would I feel different if I felt better about myself? Would others look at me and treat me differently?

Would I feel different if I felt better about myself? Would others look at me and treat me differently? I’m going to try to answer these questions by embarking on a one-month mini-experiment. For one month I will make an effort to look more “groomed” and I will report back every week for four weeks.

There is something about the new year approaching that wipes out reality. We are mentally projected into the the new year and thoughts from that imagined future infiltrate our minds: both good and bad.

Expectations, I’ve concluded, are like ‘brain weeds’: they implant themselves in our minds and take over the way we approach - and eventually experience - something.