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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Why I froze my eggs
As women focus on their studies and careers, time can slip by. Many find themselves professionally fulfilled, only to suddenly realise they want to become mothers - and that time may not be on their side. One woman shares what prompted her to freeze her eggs, along with advice for others who may need to delay motherhood, whether by choice or circumstance.
Motherhood is… Learning to let go.
Motherhood is about letting go. The more time passes, the more “letting go” we have to learn to do, on so many levels...
Does Malta need an equal parenting week?
The UK is organising the first Equal Parenting Week - a week-long awareness campaign about how shared parenting will benefit mums, dads, children, businesses and society. We caught up with its organiser as we asked the question: Should Malta follow?
The many faces of sisterhood…
From childhood rivalries to parallel adult lives, from workplace alliances to intergenerational guidance, sisterhood evolves with us. It is built not only on shared history, but on repeated acts of support that remind us we were never meant to do this alone.
The conversations we avoid - And why they matter most
We discuss the practicalities of life with ease - but avoid the conversations that truly shape intimacy. Clinical psychologist and sexologist Nicholas Briffa explains why couples stay silent about emotional needs, sex and resentment - and why that silence may be the greatest threat to love.
The motherhood reset: Holding boundaries when it feels hard
Parenting can push us far beyond our comfort zones, requiring us to tap into parts of ourselves that feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable. Setting boundaries and saying “no” can make us feel like the “bad guy,” but counselling psychologist Dr Stephanie Borg Bartolo explains why this is essential - and how we can learn to sit with and understand these feelings.
Dread, relief… and a new school-year resolution
As the school year fast approaches, I – like many parents out there - find myself caught in a strange mix of dread and relief. Two opposing feelings, tangled together.
Wombs on strike - unpacking women’s choices not to mother
Womanhood does not have to mean motherhood. Some women choose not to become mothers, and this choice is explored in the project Wombs on Strike, where artists and researchers collect stories from women who have decided not to have children.
‘Sweetheart, we can’t afford it’. Talking to children about money
As parents, it’s our duty to say “no” and to teach children that things are earned. But even if our “no” comes from a place of wisdom, there are times we wish we could say “yes.” So what’s the best way to handle it when you want to give your child something but can’t due to financial reasons? Counselling psychologist Dr Stephanie Borg Bartolo explains.
Look what she wrote. Marie Briguglio bottles her daughter’s words into a new book.
Economist Marie Briguglio has just launched the book Aqta’ Biex Ħarġet? – Guess What She Said? She steps away from charts and data to bring us a heartfelt book that is a deeply personal celebration of the witty and wise things her daughter Lilli said over the years.