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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The places that remember…Where women were killed.
Photographer Therese Debono revisits sites where women were killed, capturing them years later in her photographic series In Place: Where the Land Holds. Here’s what she had to say about this project.
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?
She turned away from the microphone - and made everyone listen
When Annabelle Xerri was presented with a microphone to speak at an event, she turned away from it and, instead, delivered her speech in Maltese Sign Language. Her message may have been a silent one – but its impact resonated loudly and clearly: She placed Maltese Sign Language, and its users, at the centre of attention.
Running strong. The sisterhood that keeps going.
It was 1988 when a group of seven women decided to do something that many of us take for granted today - run on the road. More than three decades later, the club they started is still going strong. We spoke with some of its members, who shared what inspired them to join the Ladies Running Club and what being part of it means to them.
What women should know. Four women ‘empowerers’ share their advice.
What does real growth look like for women today? Four women dedicated to empowering others share the lessons they’ve learned about courage, boundaries, resilience and using your voice… Here’s what they had to say when asked to list three messages they would like to share with women out there.
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 courage to speak: One woman’s journey from trauma to freedom
Pamela Michaux’s memoire Mundele Diaries is not only about trauma and survival. It’s about finding - and reclaiming - a voice, and learning to use it with strength instead of fear.
Speaking up at work. What holds us back and what helps
Speaking up at work can feel harder than it should. Organisational consultant and Positive Psychology coach Mireille Pellegrini Petit shares research, insight and practical guidance on what keeps women silent - and how to change it.
The truth about women’s sexual desire
Many women quietly worry when their libido fades or fluctuates. When desire doesn’t appear easily or consistently, it’s easy to assume something must be wrong. But female sexual desire was never meant to be constant or automatic. Research shows that desire is responsive — shaped by context, emotion, stress, and presence — and understanding this can be deeply liberating.