It was a joyful day when the UK Parliament finally put an end to the barbaric sport of fox hunting back in February 2005. A sport of the upper-classes, fox hunting epitomises the legacy of a country that has practised an extreme level of privilege of the few, both at home and abroad. While many […]
Canned Hunts. How 12,000 Lions Are Farmed As Easy Prey For Tourist Hunters.
Humans have long used and abused animals in the name of entertainment and sport. Indeed, trophy hunting is a sport that is still practised in most countries. I guess we all have this idea of a hunter stalking their wild prey, risking life and limb, yet the reality is often different. Indeed, the practice of […]
Action Nan Cleans 52 Beaches In One Year In “Final Straw” Campaign Against Single-Use Plastic
If you don’t believe that one person can make a huge difference, meet Pat Smith, a 70-year-old British grandma, who is fighting the good fight against single-use plastic. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌱 Samantha Wilson 🌱 (@samanthaemmawilson) on Jul 20, 2020 at 7:05am PDT Known as “Action Nan,” […]
Rising From The Ashes. A Woman With Vision Creates Tiny Living Village.
When Briony left her emotionally-abusive marriage in 2016, she realised quickly how few affordable housing options there were for women like her. Living in rural Victoria, Australia meant her options were very limited. She moved five times over 18 months, each time somewhere cheaper until her last resort. She sold her meagre worldly possessions and […]
Be The Woman Who Never Backed Down.
“I was once afraid of people saying “Who does she think she is?”. Now I have the courage to stand up and say “This is who I am” – Oprah Winfrey This thing called life can be tough, huh? Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, life just keeps coming back at you in the […]
Beware The Saviour Complex. There Is Only One Person That You Can Save And That Is You.
I learned this lesson the hard way by being a bit of a rescuer, especially with my romantic partners, until I finally dropped the supergirl act, and began the job of rescuing myself. My rescuer tendencies reared their head in my mid-twenties. Subconsciously, I took on responsibility for my partner at the time, as he felt […]
You Should Never Feel Ashamed, Buttercup. You Did Nothing Wrong.
In 2011, I hit rock bottom and faced ruin after experiencing severe burnout during my legal career. I left behind my homeland of the UK to begin again in Andalucia, Spain. In my first year in Spain, I found myself sitting outside a cafĂ©, one day when a woman asked if she could join me. […]