The Important Relationship Between Art and Health In November 2019, the World Health Organisation’s regional office for Europe published a report showing that the arts have a beneficial effect on health and well-being. A few months later, the report seemed all but forgotten when the Covid-19 pandemic took over everyone’s attention. But perhaps it’s time to look at it again, because it…
4 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Rebuild Stronger Businesses Post COVID-19 Few were prepared for a crisis the magnitude of COVID-19, and many feel the pain of unemployment. Yet somehow, women faced the brunt of this impact the most with an unemployment rate three percentage points higher than men’s (16.2% to 13.5%). Rebuilding in the wake of a novel event takes a…
Ciara Opens Up About Finding True Love & Going Through Pregnancy In Lockdown By the time a woman is pregnant with her third child, she can normally expect to know what she’s in for – the doctors’ appointments, the helter-skelter hormones, the steady stream of visitors immediately before and after the birth. But we are not living in normal times,…
5 Lessons That Will Stay With Entrepreneurs After the Quarantine I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people express their excitement about things returning “back to normal.” But I’ll be honest with you – that’s the last thing I want. I want our lives to be even better than they were before. I want all of us to…
Health And Wellness Will Be a Top Priority for Consumers Post-COVID, Lululemon Analysts Predict By Mary Hanbury Lululemon reported its first-quarter earnings results on Thursday. Sales fell by 17% overall despite strong growth online, indicating that even the athleisurewear giant – which was is thought to have benefited from more people shopping for comfortable clothing and workout gear during the lockdown – wasn’t immune…
What Our Covid-19 Beauty Buys Tell Us About The National Mood By Lisa Niven-Phillips It was hand sanitisers, soaps and hand creams that were stripped from beauty retailers’ shelves first when Covid-19 arrived in the UK. Then lockdown hit, and the forced closure of salons, spas and services saw us turning to long-ignored stores of boxed hair dye, swapping fringe-trimming tips, and getting…
Three Effective Ways To Start Meditating In Quarantine By Patrick Ryan We’ve all found different ways to practice self-care while self-quarantining at home this past month, whether that’s running, baking or watching TV. Personally, meditation has been hugely beneficial for my mental health during this time. Since I started practicing last summer – long before “social distancing” became a part of our common vocabulary – it’s…