Age of Attraction: Astute Conversations Live
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What pressures do young people have to be attractive? Why are older people generally considered unattractive? Some say in the youth obsessed culture, only youth is attractive. There are so many stereotypes linked … Read More
Polish Outlooks: Just take two tablets
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Tis’ the season for coughs and sneezes. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Astute Radio‘s Magda Bond started a conversation with a young Polish doctor, Karolina Mazan about the Polish community’s … Read More
Polish Outlooks: On Top of the World
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Astute Radio‘s Magda Bond started a conversation about pushing boundaries and leadership with Pole Ania Lichota. Ania is a coach and inspirational speaker. But there’s another part of Ania’s life which is quite dangerous and exciting. Ania … Read More
Truth About Love
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Love, lust and sex – are these the same? Do older people have sex or is it only for young people? And what compels someone to cheat? Is one love better than another? … Read More
Finding Real Love
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What is real love? Is our uniqueness attractive? What sometimes holds love and success back from us? Is there such thing as “love at first sight”? Astute Radio‘s Sepi Roshan started a conversation … Read More
The Glass Ceiling in Cyprus
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The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that stops the career progression of women and minorities. The glass ceiling is well documented in the UK. Many women continue to disappear from the talent pipeline the … Read More
Courage: A Young Woman’s Story
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Losing your father at the age of 18 in very tragic circumstances can have a very profound affect on a young woman’s life. Add to that starting a business at 21, losing … Read More
Life choices: Acceptance or Fulfilment?
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What do you do when no one thinks your dreams will ever come to reality? What do you do when you have contrary aspirations for yourself to the ones others have for … Read More
Life: Dancing in the storm
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Sometimes, it seems there is a global culture of celebrating the people who got it “right”, and mocking or shunning the one who got it “wrong”. This culture of right vs wrong, … Read More
New business, new skills, new baby: A healthy balancing act
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We are increasingly encouraged to become entrepreneurs and start our own businesses. Everywhere, we hear and see stories about start ups that have shot to success in a few months. Women who … Read More
Mental Illness: The Conversation we must keep having
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The tragic death of Robin Williams has brought mental health sharply into the media’s focus. The mercurial, magnificent actor and comedian is reported to have committed suicide after suffering from depression for much … Read More
Power of a Woman: Starting Again When You Have Lost it All
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During and after the 2008 financial crisis, many people lost their jobs and livelihoods. Like any type of adversity, different people have different reactions. Some people never recover from a loss. Other … Read More
Childless and Childfree Women: Myths and Stereotypes
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When is a woman a “real woman”? When she has children of course! For many, it seems a woman without children is fair game for insults, stereotypes and exclusion. Astute Radio’s Sepi … Read More
Turning Childhood Adversity into Opportunity
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Suffering extreme violence at the hands of an alcoholic Father could cause some girls to grow up living the life of a victim or letting that adverse start in life hold them … Read More
Age old questions
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You can deny it, delay it or surgically hide it – but the reality is, we all get old. Despite this inevitability, society and the media continue to push stereotypes of older people. Astute … Read More