Laura Frances Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/laura-frances/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:16:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why Don’t We Take Women’s Chronic Pain Seriously? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/why-dont-we-take-womens-chronic-pain-seriously/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/why-dont-we-take-womens-chronic-pain-seriously/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:16:13 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=48482 For those living with chronic pain, each day is a balancing act of managing pain levels, fighting bone-deep exhaustion, and trying to keep stress levels at bay. But for women living with chronic pain, the impact it has on their lives can be made even worse when society doesn’t take it seriously.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/why-dont-we-take-womens-chronic-pain-seriously/feed/ 0 Are Probiotics the Secret to Improving Mental Health? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-probiotics-the-secret-to-improving-mental-health/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-probiotics-the-secret-to-improving-mental-health/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:12:33 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=46734 Have you ever had a ‘gut feeling’ about something? Butterflies in your stomach when you kiss someone for the first time? Feeling like you might vomit from nerves before giving a presentation? There’s actually a biological explanation behind these feelings: the gut is intimately linked to the brain! 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-probiotics-the-secret-to-improving-mental-health/feed/ 0 Sip without the Spirits: Alcohol-Free Cocktail Alternatives https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sip-without-the-spirits-alcohol-free-cocktail-alternatives/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sip-without-the-spirits-alcohol-free-cocktail-alternatives/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:21:16 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=46708 With recent surveys showing that 8.4 million UK adults are teetotal and that one in three of us regularly consume low-alcohol or no-alcohol beverages, it's easy to see why alcohol-free cocktail options are in such high demand.

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