by Galyna Zaitseva When I first met Saeeda, I was struck by her quiet presence. She speaks softly, listens carefully and has no natural desire to be the centre of attention. At first, she seems shy and reserved. Yet the more time you spend with her, the more clearly you […]
Recently, in one of my online parenting discussions, we explored a question that sparked a fascinating conversation. “What if we stopped asking, ‘How do I stop this behaviour?’ and started asking, ‘What is this behaviour trying to tell me?’” It sounds like a small shift, but it changes everything. As […]
When we are young, our focus is often on building relationships, developing our careers, travelling, and discovering our own interests. Starting a family is usually not at the top of the priority list and that is completely understandable. Ironically, these are also the years when our fertility is at its […]
There’s a story about wildland firefighters from David Epstein’s book ‘Range’. The firefighters train to fight wildfires. Their protocol states that when they are in danger, they have to drop everything: their heavy tools, their uniform, and run. But what has been recorded again and again since the ‘90s is […]
By Nicholas Mitchell If you visit one of West Cork’s estuaries during July and August, you may notice something puzzling. Two Black-tailed Godwits standing side by side can look remarkably different, even though they belong to the same subspecies, ‘Limosa limosa icelandica’, which breeds in Iceland. I photographed the two birds […]