Thoughts & Truths
Articles that seek to uncloud our hearts and minds. How? By gathering experiences and expertise about issues that impact women across a range of subjects.
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Aging on your terms. Confidence, choices, and med-aesthetic treatments.
Aging isn’t always easy. While some women embrace the natural changes that come with time, others experience a decline in self-confidence and seek interventions to help them feel their best. Dr Joanna Delia, founder of med-aesthetic clinic People & Skin, talks about the importance of opting for procedures for the right reasons, and picking safe and reliable doctors.
Miscarriage matters – Voices of women who experienced a pregnancy loss. Part 1.
As government looks into introducing miscarriage leave, we spoke to women who experienced pregnancy loss to get their view.
Miscarriage matters – Why leave and support are essential
The government recently announced it will be looking into the introduction of paid leave for employees who suffer a miscarriage. Woman Unclouded caught up with fertility counsellor Danielle Scerri Azzopardi, who is organising miscarriage support groups, to understand what women go through when they miscarry and why granting them leave to grieve and heal is essential.
The art of remembering. How to not forget stuff
As we navigate adulthood, responsibilities multiply, and our to-do lists seem to stretch endlessly. Keeping track of everything becomes a skill in itself. Fortunately, many of us have developed little hacks to ensure we don’t forget the important (and even the mundane) stuff. After chatting with friends, I’ve compiled some of their best strategies.
Women with disabilities value career and beauty but motherhood feels out of reach - study shows
Research has shown that, in Malta, women with disabilities care about looking good and believe having a career is important. However, they feel that having both a career and a family remains a challenge for them with few considering motherhood as an option.
From grief to growth: How writing about my mother’s suicide helped me heal
Mary Mallia was 25 years old when her mother died by suicide. Now, over 30 years later, she launched a book about her experience, In this article, Mary shares the journey it took her to heal and write the book ‘Liberation at Last: Love after Death’.
Presbyopia in focus: Why our close-up vision gets blurry after 40.
After we hit 40 our close-up vision can start getting blurry. This is a common phenomenon called presbyopia. Mr Benedict Vella Briffa, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon, takes the time to explain what’s going on with our eyes,
The menopause mystery. This scientist is advocating for more women’s health research.
Canada-based scientist Liisa Galea has made it her mission to advocate for the need for more research into women’s health. Such research can help uncloud the menopause mystery, amongst other things.
Fading away. Confessions of an aging woman
A reader talks about how she feels she is fading away as she ages. Once she felt seen. But she now feels invisible and longs to find herself again - and this starts with her seeing her own self-worth.
Did my makeover, takeover? WEEK FOUR
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?