Normal aging is a challenge for women. It is about watching your body shape slowly rearrange itself. It is about becoming more interested in exercise, nutrition, vitamins and face creams. The one thing that we all hope for is to grow old with a certain grace and beauty that...
After five shoulder dislocations in Germany and the USA, and a physical therapy regimen that did not solve the problem, I had shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum in January 2023. I was 17 years old; it was my first surgery ever. I had a bit of anxiety. Then I saw a girl in my history...
I have been a client of the Veterans Yoga Project since September 8, 2021. As I write this, I have taken over 400 yoga and meditation classes through their online studio. It is, and remains a free, in-person, and online Mindful Resilience tools provider...
In September, the Education Team considers the importance of literacy. I’m sure few of us would contend that the ability to read is not critically important to the full enjoyment of life. However, I think most of us (including myself!) do take our good fortune for granted. We were lucky to have early childhood...
When you asked us for writing workshops at the “Literacy is our Legacy-A Celebration” announcement during the March 2024 FAWCO Interim Meeting in Porto, we listened. And now through cooperation with one of the leading organizations for women writers, FAWCO is giving our writers access to...
If you’ve never attended the Fourth of July event at Rebild Bakker (the hills of Rebild near Aalborg in Northern Jutland, Denmark), you have missed out on a special event. The tradition of celebrating July Fourth in Denmark is unique. It goes back more than 100 years, as the first Fourth of July celebration...
It’s that time of the year when we put on our walking shoes or saddle up a horse to go exploring, enjoying the outdoors after the long, dreary European winter (and absent spring), and getting some much-needed exercise. In our enthusiasm to walk, we often forget about ticks, spiders, snakes,
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Being from South Africa, the Vietnam war is a relative unknown topic to me. Yes, I know that it occurred and that lots of innocent people (on both sides) were killed. And that it, like many other wars, was fought on ideology that was incompatible with...
This month, the Global Issues Book Discussion book is Push by Sapphire. Although the book was suggested by the Education Team, many health issues are raised in the book, including obesity, early pregnancy, AIDS, lack of prenatal care, lack of routine hearing and vision checks, etc. One could write many articles about these issues,
Introduction from the Human Rights Team: We are proud to present this article from Loretta Simon Helms, a long-time supporter of Safe Spaces. In Kenya, drought forced rural people to migrate to the urban city of Nairobi seeking a better life. However, with climate change patterns, the same people are displaced...
