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Heather Ellis has been living with HIV for nearly 30 years. She became a mum to three sons while living with the virus and has been pushing for social change around HIV perceptions and stigma for almost two decades.
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Regina Razumovskaya fled Ukraine with her family seven days after the war started. Escaping to Moldova, they eventually found refuge in a peaceful town halfway around the world.
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Bailey Seamer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 19. Five years later, she is trekking from Australia’s southernmost point to its northern tip for mental health awareness.
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Fiona Hodge, now 45, has been diagnosed twice with alopecia areata. She is now bravely accepting her autoimmune disease and getting on with living.
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Depression is a common experience, yet many people find it difficult to talk about. Here, one reader gives her account of the dark, overwhelming feelings that engulfed her one night and how she dealt with them.
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A Paris holiday celebrating braille’s inventor was a transformative experience for blind parent Julie.
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Miriam and her husband Peter felt their souls sing living a nomadic hunter-gatherer existence in the remote wilderness of New Zealand.
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Aging is seen as a period of loss, and there are unhelpful myths about older adults. Myths lead to treatable conditions being considered normal parts of aging, including cognitive decline, dementia, depression and loneliness. Some even consider exercise dangerous in older adults.
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Two years of tragic events, trauma and illness in her family took away Gillian’s love for life and eroded her confidence. But when she worked up the courage to join a local pub choir, she began to feel her old self slowly returning.
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When her son Dan passed away suddenly, Karen Chaston was forced to reassess her life, work and relationships, taking the first step on the journey to becoming her own best friend.
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After her dream of becoming a mother disappeared for good, Naomi searched for a way of giving meaning to her life that would also bring happiness to others.
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David Hilliam (known as ‘Beach Tagger’) is not your typical artist. Instead of a paintbrush, he uses a rake. And instead of a canvas, he has the beach. If you’re lucky enough to stumble upon his work, it’s a sight to behold. His massive pieces of ‘earth art’ have transformed Auckland’s west coast beaches into breathtaking spectacles. We sat down for a Q&A with Hilliam to learn more about his unusual artistic craft.
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