There are many reasons I am immensely inspired by Oprah Winfrey, her tenacity, her resilience and her capacity for empathy, being a few. But her acceptance speech (she won the Cecil B De Mille Lifetime Achievement award) at the Golden Globe Awards last night, completely took my breath away. (So much so I have been inspired to write two blogs today!) It goes without saying that as…
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If you have been following me on social media you may have spotted that I was nominated in the The National Diversity Awards on International Women's Day 2017. I had the great pleasure of attending the awards ceremony at the majestic Liverpool Anglian Cathedral last Friday and the night was aptly named in jest; 'Donald Trump's worst nightmare' by comedian and National Diversity award-winner Adam Hill - quite fitting…
No doubt, you will have been at the receiving end of a "yes, but" and know how frustrating it can feel. When you are sharing your own personal experience, one that is yours and only yours, one that might be exceptionally painful and emotive and someone dives in with a 'yes, but' which, wipes out, negates and invalidates your experience in less that 60 seconds. Boom.…
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Nova Reid is an Activist, TED Speaker and writer passionate about helping people be the change they want to see in the world. Say hello hello@novareid.com