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Challenges. Every day in our lives and in business we are faced with decisions that may also be defined as challenges. These “speed bumps”, as I like to refer to them, make us sit up and pay attention to what we are doing and how we are doing them. ...

Dear Dr Nekia, I read your column last week and want to ask, do you not think you were a bit harsh towards the young lady who was her boss’s mistress? I do not doubt she was unfortunate to be put in such a position that is causing her pain, but even ...

I have a little mantra — comparison is the thief of joy — and I have to remind myself of it often. Half-term was a perfect example. I’d taken the week off to hang out with the kids as I’d been working so many evenings. The girls are 7 and 5 now and I...

Virginia McKey dreamed of representing Bermuda in the Pan American Games for years. She was almost there when tragedy struck. Her horse, Wolkenglanz, got nervous and threw her as she trained in Canada for the 2011 games. The accident shattered one of...

I’ve just got back from Mexico, where I spent the last week hosting a fitness retreat and training an amazing group of women. We also shared a lot of laughs and adventures, too. It was such an incredible experience to be working with these women. F...

A lawyer, an insurance broker and a scientist … it sounds like the start of a bad joke. I recently came across an old photo, I’d have been 9 at the time. A typical Bermuda-childhood stock picture, everyone crammed on to a canon in St George’s. Fresh,...

Challenges. Every day in our lives and in business we are faced with decisions that may also be defined as challenges. These “speed bumps”, as I like to refer to them, make us sit up and pay attention to what we are doing and how we are doing them. ...

Dear Dr Nekia, My boss pursued me a few years ago via e-mail. He admitted to finding me attractive and falling out of love with his wife. We communicated regularly online and sometimes I worked weekends just to steal time with him. He did not get a d...

Did you know that there are only eight weekends until Christmas? It’s time to start thinking about those special people in your life — including yourself! Are you wearing the right gear for your fitness lifestyle? Do you have friends and family that ...

Last Monday morning was a bit of a struggle, so on my way I stopped for a cup of caffeine. I zombie-walked back to the car, clicked the auto-unlock, got in, went to prop my tea in the handy cup holder but there was a tape measure in the way. “‘I wond...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Am I really dedicating the last article in this series (more on that later) to a well-worn cliché? The answer is yes, but with a new twist. Allow me to explain … Screening is used to identify the possi...