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The Quiet Rebellion of Receiving: Let Yourself Be Held

A somatic therapist on anger, oxytocin, and the radical act of letting yourself be held Most people think women rebel when they leave. When they ask for divorce. When they finally say, enough. But that's not the rebellion. Leaving is the outcome. The…

By HENRIETA HANISKOVA

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Mental Wellbeing Somatic Exercises

Through the Unraveling: Nervous System Healing and Return

I Frayed “I didn’t shatter in one dramatic scene. I frayed.” A little every morning after too little sleep, a little every night picking up the slack no one noticed. Perfectionism dressed as competence. Duty dressed as goodness. The myth of the…

By HENRIETA HANISKOVA

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Mental Wellbeing Somatic Exercises

High Vibe Rebellion: Luciana Invites Dance Heal Feel All

"I either really change my life and who I am, or I leave." How one woman's journey from suicidal depression to spiritual rebellion is creating Toronto's first alcohol-free music festival, and teaching us all to party with our souls Luciana Santaguida was 18,…

By Joseph Tito

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Mental Wellbeing Somatic Exercises

Regulate Don't React: Somatic Guide for Tired Parents

Nobody warned me that parenting would feel like sprinting a marathon with no finish line, while sleep-deprived, emotionally overloaded, and trying to remember if anyone fed the dog. Between the meltdowns (mine and the kids'), the never-ending to-do list, and…

By Teresa Bird

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Books & Literature Creative Non-Fiction

The Quiet Rebellion: Building a Media Empire in Pakistan

I built my media company in Pakistan when everyone told me not to. Pakistan’s youth proved them wrong. When I told people I was building my media company in Pakistan, the warnings came fast. Be careful. Why would you do that? Do you have security? My…

By Joseph Tito

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Women Women in the News

Asma Jahangir: The Woman Who Said No First in Pakistan

Every rebellion needs an origin story. Asma Jahangir is Pakistan’s. At 18, she marched to the Supreme Court to demand her father’s release from military detention. He had been imprisoned for speaking against the government’s actions in East Pakistan, what the…

By Joseph Tito

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Women Women in the News

The Thirty-Two: When TV Chose Kites Over a Massacre

At 1:38 PM on February 6, 2026, CCTV captured the exact moment a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad. Security guards had stopped him at the entrance. He opened fire. Then he walked into a hall packed with Shia…

By Joseph Tito

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Women in Canada Canadian Women

Winning Her Way: How Melissa Grelo Redefines Success

THE NOTE WAITING IN HER HOTEL ROOM Melissa Grelo was on the brink of one of the boldest moves of her career - a wellness retreat built on her Aging Powerfully platform, the passion project she’s nurtured alongside running a podcast, parenting an 11-year-old,…

By Joseph Tito

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Spotlight Changemakers

Elvira Caria: Four Decades of Refusing to Play Nice

After 40 years of fighting for her voice in broadcasting, Elvira Caria lost the only title that ever mattered to her: Matthew's mom There's a street named after Elvira Caria in Vaughan. She didn't pay for it, she'll tell you right away. Awards line her walls,…

By Joseph Tito

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Real talk women Women Over 40

Bif Naked on Heart Surgery Divorce and Starting at 54

The punk icon who found euphoria on an operating table talks death doulas, divorce gratitude, and why her failing marriage hurt more than cancer By Joseph Tito | Between the Covers | November 2025 Bif Naked is cutting up her dog's food with her hands when I…

By Joseph Tito

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Your body keeps the score, and somatic exercises are how you help it settle the debt. If you've been feeling "wired but tired," this is the gentle movement you need to release the physical tension that your mind can't talk its way out of.