Barriers to fitness: “I shopped in the men’s department…”
“I was alarmed by the lack of diversity in kids’ books and toys”
‘My journey from Prada to prayer’
“We need change in the health and beauty industry…”
“Being told I was losing my sight made me feel weak – I wanted to feel strong.”
“One sniff of Calvin Klein Eternity could kill me.”
Barriers to fitness: “I shopped in the men’s department…”
“I took up running two years ago because I used to get really bad lower back pain, it got so bad that I couldn’t sit down for more than an hour at a time without being in severe…
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“I was alarmed by the lack of diversity in kids’ books and toys”
I launched Philly & Friends and wrote the book Who Do I See in the Mirror? when I had my daughter in 2017… By Vese Aghoghovbia ‘Wolu I searched for books…
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‘My journey from Prada to prayer’
I had a great job in the media, a fabulous salary, a hectic social life and entertained in a lovely home. I visited hairdressers regularly and could easily spend several hours a day pampering…
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“We need change in the health and beauty industry…”
There has been this assumption that there is not a market for Black skincare and treatments – this is very wrong. In fact, a Nielsen study found that Black women spend nine times the…
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“Being told I was losing my sight made me feel weak – I wanted to feel strong.”
I have always dreamt of being strong. I grew up watching people like Sarah Connor, GI Jane, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other strong female role models. Being told at eight that I was losing…
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“One sniff of Calvin Klein Eternity could kill me.”
I remember it like it was yesterday; I hugged my dad and then the unimaginable happened – I went into anaphylactic shock. It was so bad I ended up in intensive care. As I started to…
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A Life Unexpected:”I spend my days travelling”
At age 23, Lauren Metzler quit her job to travel the world as a comic book artist-turned-traveller. 4 years later and Lauren is still travelling, drawing comics about her experiences…
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Beyond Beauty: “I won’t let Psoriasis stop me from modelling”
I remember one day when I was at Thorpe Park and a child pointed at me and said loudly to his mum “what are those things on that girls legs!” It was a hot day and for a change I didn’t want to…
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Extreme Jobs: “I am a Circus Performer”
Sometimes I feel like I can’t breathe, but luckily that always goes away once I’m on stage. By Lily Raptor I have been a performer for many years. Growing up I was always dancing…
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Extreme jobs: “I am Halle Berry’s stunt double”
“I have been an athlete my entire life. At a young age my parents put me into swimming classes, tennis, jazz, ballet, piano, horseback riding, ice skating, basketball, then gymnastics. I…
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Beating the Beard: How I Live With Hirsutism…
“I can’t speak for all little girls, but I certainly expected to be beautiful when I grew up. I was thrilled when that first strand of body hair heralded oncoming puberty. At…
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“I suffered 3rd degree burns, but rose from the ashes”
Before I was attacked, I was a happy 23 year-old who was enjoying life. I had a good job, I lived in a great apartment and I had just started graduate school. I was young and free. I was…
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