Spirit Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:20:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Spirit Archives - Positive News 32 32 Eight ways to stay sane in the climate crisis https://www.positive.news/environment/eco-anxiety-ways-to-stay-sane-in-the-climate-crisis/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:42:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=451975 Feeling fretful about the climate emergency? You’re not alone. Here’s how to manage ‘eco-anxiety’ 

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]]> The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers https://www.positive.news/society/the-butterflies-of-liberia-transforming-the-lives-of-former-child-soldiers/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:10:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=451204 In Liberia, a project from a former teen soldier that offers CBT and cash transfers to violent street criminals is changing lives

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]]> International Women’s Day: 15 trailblazing women making the world better https://www.positive.news/society/international-womens-day-inspirational-women/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:58:45 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=425961 From conservation to gender equality, Positive News celebrates some of the brilliant female pioneers, leaders and creators driving change

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]]> ‘Hagitude’: why women entering the menopause should embrace their inner crone https://www.positive.news/society/why-women-entering-the-menopause-should-embrace-their-inner-crone/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:56:38 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=415595 Dr Sharon Blackie is urging women entering the second half of life to welcome the transformative power of the menopause

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]]> Why gratitude is good for us – and five ways to practise it this winter https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/body-mind/why-gratitude-is-good-for-us-and-five-ways-to-practice-it-this-winter/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:00:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=336943 For many people, winter can bring on the blues. Science shows that nurturing gratitude can help shift our focus to what’s positive

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]]> What went right this week: London’s ‘urban forest’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-31-of-2022/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:10:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=399059 London responded to wildfires with trees, rewilders ‘achieved the impossible’, scientists questioned notions of death, plus more

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]]> ‘I play his favourite reggae songs’: the joyful ways people remember loved ones https://www.positive.news/society/how-families-channel-joy-when-remembering-loved-ones/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:45:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=384453 Marking the anniversary of a loved one’s death is an important ritual. But these events don’t need to be only sorrowful

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]]> For the love of: spending time with strangers https://www.positive.news/society/for-the-love-of-spending-time-with-strangers/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:53:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=376414 When his wife died, Will Buckingham found solace in people he didn’t know. Is it time we all celebrated what strangers can offer?

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]]> Life after: Domestic violence https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-domestic-violence-abuse-rachel-williams-campaigner/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:06:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=371358 After surviving a murder attempt by her ex-husband, Rachel Williams now uses her story to help others

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]]> ‘No one is ever just a word’: the book that defines ‘refugee’ in 1,000 ways https://www.positive.news/society/the-refugee-dictionary-defines-the-word-refugee-in-1000-different-ways/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:06:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=371094 The Refugee Dictionary defines one word in myriad ways, to emotive and thought-provoking effect

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