27 Oct The Problem with Fast Fashion

Posted at 14:57h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Claire Allison 0 Comments

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According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world and is responsible for more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.  Let that sink in. Fast fashion has become one of the...

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28 Sep How to Make Decisions When You Can’t Plan For Life

Posted at 14:47h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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I blame the cave people. I always do. They’re the ones who got us into this mess in the first place. The ones who hard-wired our brains to plan as a survival mechanism, who put us on the path towards this vague intellectualism we now...

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09 Sep How to Shut Down Your Brain When You Can’t Sleep

Posted at 07:19h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Chevaun Roux 0 Comments

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Some people have got it easy - they lay their heads to rest, close their eyes, and in a few moments, their bodies are twitching like a puppet on the end of a string. Aaaah, the jealousy is real. Conversely, if you are one of...

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02 Sep Wear Sunscreen

Posted at 14:22h in Faithful to Nature, Kids & Babies, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Parenting by Chevaun Roux 0 Comments

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“Ladies and gentlemen, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.” These are the opening lines of a song called Wear Sunscreen by Baz Lurmann. Have you heard it before? If not, it’s definitely worth peeling...

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18 Aug Are Women-Led Nations Handling COVID-19 Better Than Their Male Counterparts?

Posted at 03:30h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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‘Coronavirus tracked: How women leaders outperform men during the pandemic’ The Independent reported at the end of July. This followed on from articles such as ‘Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19?’ in the New York Times and ‘What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In...

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11 Aug What Does Body Positivity Look Like Today?

Posted at 15:10h in Beauty, Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Style & Beauty by Claire Allison 3 Comments

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It's been quite the year. With a global pandemic seeing more than 3.5 billion people in voluntary or mandatory confinement, it’s fair to say that 2020 has made us all a little more introspective.   Lockdown hasn’t been all bad, though. Many people have reconnected on a...

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05 Aug What Does Domestic Abuse Look Like?

Posted at 13:59h in Faithful to Nature, Holistic Health, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Guest Writer 0 Comments

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It's not always easy to tell at the beginning of a relationship if it will become abusive. Regardless of whether it is physical, emotional or takes some other form, abuse often follows an escalating pattern in which the controlling behaviors worsen over time. Physical...

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04 Aug FtN Talks to MOSAIC About GBV

Posted at 11:06h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Natural Wellbeing by Inga Sibiya 2 Comments

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According to our national calendar, the month of August is dedicated to appreciating the woman in our lives. When considering our statistics of gender-based violence, it seems we find ourselves in a state of emergency rather than a state of celebration. On average, 110 South...

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16 Jul 12 Lessons From Stoicism That Can Help Us Mentally Deal With the Pandemic

Posted at 15:45h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Simon Quill 2 Comments

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Feeling anxious? Or overwhelmed? What about desperate or disillusioned? That’s ok. It’s probably a reflection of a sound mind, considering … well, everything. However, a smattering of writers and thinkers have come forward and said: “It might not be as bad as you think… if...

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01 Jul Magnesium vs Melatonin – Which is Better For a Restful Sleep?

Posted at 13:18h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness by Ishani Chetty 2 Comments

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Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic placed the world at a standstill but the disruption to our daily lives, anxiety, uncertainty and additional daily stresses have caused many of us to lie awake in our bed's long into the night staring into the abyss as...

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