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July is Fibroids Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths that affect millions of women, particularly those of African descent. Black women are two to three times more likely to develop fibroids than White women, often at younger ages, with more severe symptoms like heavy bleeding, debilitating pain, anaemia and fertility challenges. Yet, many suffer in silence.

Why Bereaved Dads Need More Than Our Sympathy. There is a question we rarely ask when a child dies “who is looking after the father?” When a family experiences the unimaginable loss of a child, our attention naturally turns towards mothers. We ask how they are coping, surround them with practical support and recognise the visible impact of their grief. Fathers, by contrast, often become the people expected to hold everything together.

If modern medicine has never been more advanced, why are more women looking beyond the prescription? For generations, menopause has been defined by what women lose. Falling hormone levels, interrupted sleep, hot flushes, anxiety, brain fog and reduced confidence have dominated the conversation, often reducing one of life's most significant biological transitions to a checklist of symptoms waiting to be managed.

For women in leadership and particularly Black women, burnout is becoming one of the greatest hidden threats to career progression, organisational innovation and long-term economic participation. As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces and organisations pursue greater efficiency, conversations about productivity are accelerating. Far fewer discussions focus on who is carrying the human cost of that transformation.

Whether you run your own business or manage a demanding career, the challenges are familiar. Too much to do, not enough time and the constant pressure to show up fully in every area of your life. The women who thrive are not the ones who do it all, they are the ones who have systems.