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How Humor and Honesty Have Helped Here We Flo Break Into a Crowded Marketplace

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After raising about £14,000 in a Kickstarter campaign a couple years earlier, the women were slowly building a customer base by convincing local shops and health food stores to carry their period-care products. Marketers quickly realized that the best way to sell to women was to gain their loyalty on social media,” Howell says.

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic is an obvious contributor to the declining number and quality of friendships, other factors stacked up well before that health crisis—particularly among adults who have to juggle career, family and personal obligations. Meeting in the virtual world can even translate to forming friendships offline.

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John Furniss Can’t See, But That Doesn’t Stop His Passionate Pursuit of Art and Purpose as The Blind Woodsman

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He decided to take the woodworking class they offered, even though “honestly, I thought that was bonkers,” he laughs. It was also Anni who started posting John’s work on social media—first on Instagram —and almost immediately, the couple started hearing from people who were inspired by John’s story and who wanted to buy his creations.

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How to Use Tech to Prevent Burnout

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Create boundaries Dr. Saba Afzal , chief of psychiatry at Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean University Medical Center, explains that most people she sees with burnout don’t know how to say no and set boundaries. Embrace wellness resources There are a plethora of online tools out there to support mental health.

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities. Going Places provides a necessary social component “Joy is a piece of our social-emotional health that is often overlooked when people think about charities,” Blomquist explains. “We

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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Photo cred: courtesy of Group Black Most Innovative Media Company 3. Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting. Most Innovative Company in Health & Wellness 4. Seed Health Inc.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

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Are the psychological impacts of social media, along with a mentality of overprotection, depriving a generation of their chance to thrive? When I leave jiu-jitsu class and reenter the “real world,” I’m quickly reminded of just how valuable this practice of connecting to myself is. There is a place I go once or twice a week.