Meet The Inspiring Teen Redefining What It Means To Be A Ballerina

Lizzy Howell couldn’t be more chuffed that she’s single-handedly changing the image of dancers with every pirouette. Just don’t go calling her a “plus-size” ballerina. “If I can do everything that anyone else can do, why should I be in a separate category?” Lizzy tells BuzzFeed. “I’m very happy that someone discovered me. It’s a whole new thing…

ByJames Graham18/01/20170Comments

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How This Aussie Woman Lost 43kg In Her Sleep!

Dangerously overweight at 115kg, she’d just been told that the only way to get her life back on track was to undergo invasive lap-band surgery. “I walked out crying; I couldn’t believe it had come to that,” said Dearne, 43. In an 11th hour bid to dodge the expensive procedure, Dearne agreed to try hypnotherapy with Mark…

ByThe Carousel25/10/20160Comments

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The Moment A Baby Hears Mum’s Voice For The First Time

Suddenly, the baby’s face registers a range of emotions, from excitement and surprise to puzzlement and concern, as she experiences sound for the very first time. Gorgeous Annabelle’s reaction is melting hearts around the world after mum Sarah Jo uploaded this special moment with her three-month-old onto YouTube. “Is that a normal response?” Sarah Jo asks the…

ByThe Carousel25/07/20160Comments

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Martha Stewart’s Tough-Love Advice For Us All

But as the lifestyle mogul reveals in this insightful interview for AOL’s MAKERS series, she more than qualifies to be dishing out the tough-love advice. She worked her way up from nothing, with little more than her wits, drive and a golden nugget of motivation from her father: “You can do anything you set your sights…

ByThe Carousel20/07/20160Comments

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Inspiring Mumpreneur: ‘Don’t Let Anything Hold You Back!’

The Baby Box Co, inspired by the Finish tradition of every expectant mum receiving a box filled with first-year baby goodies, hit the market just two weeks after Edwina's youngest was born. Today, the tireless mum engages with NGOs, charities and government agencies to better provide for the women and children of our communities. What’s the best…

ByThe Carousel13/07/20160Comments

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Affirmations For A Calmer And More Creative Life

The answer you're looking for is affirmations, which work like mini meditations: your attention can be focused on the affirmation for a short period of time and give your brain a chance to let go of extraneous thoughts. You can repeat affirmations throughout the day for little moments of calm. The 100 affirmations in Today I Will...by…

ByThe Carousel03/07/20160Comments

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Marie Rowland: How Jo Cox Put Honour Back Into Politics

In many ways, this term-in-waiting has supplanted my other titles of business owner, psychotherapist or even soccer mum. But recently, a funny thing happened on the way to my official Facebook page. I found, with no consultation, that my status had been changed to ‘politician’. I had a violent reaction to this new nomenclature - the idea of Marie Rowland and Politician in the same sentence…

ByMarie Rowland30/06/20160Comments

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My Big Idea: Help Shape Australia’s Tomorrow

The Australian Futures Project, which backs innovators across a raft of fields, has launched a competition called My Big Idea, a “world first initiative” that aims to spark “a deeper national conversation about Australia’s future based on shared values and supporting action”. A diverse panel of 10-20 judges from My Big Idea partners will select 10…

ByThe Carousel20/06/20160Comments

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How To Run A Successful Business From Home

Here the director of Just Holly, below, shares a few tips with The Carousel for those thinking of joining the mumpreneur movement. 1. What’s the best career advice you’ve ever got? Look at situations from the perspective of others In one of my past roles I participated in a mentoring program, during which I undertook a personality test.…

ByThe Carousel20/06/20160Comments

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Champion Netballers Join Role Model Campaign

Electronics giant Samsung has recruited five leading players to spread their inspiring stories to help young girls find the confidence to be who they are and strive for greater goals. “The image I want to portray is about being yourself and not trying to fit in,” explains NSW Swifts defender Sharni Layton, who is joined by…

ByThe Carousel31/05/20160Comments