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<p>Brianna Jackson was on the brink of losing it when she found solace in sea swimming </p>

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'Amidst the whirlwind of lockdown with premature twins, I found myself on the brink of losing it'

As part of our Examiner Voices series, 39-year-old Brianna Jackson who hails from Washington but lives in Dalkey, Co. Dublin, shares her journey with premature twins to completing a very special personal goal.

<p>Adaptive adventurer Nikki Bradley on overcoming her most difficult challenge yet. </p>

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'The day I walked out with my prosthetic leg was the day my biggest adventure began'

<p>Yavanna and husband Lar set up Oscar's Kids, a National childhood cancer charity following the death of their eldest son. </p>

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'The sacred, devastating honour of being at your child’s first and last moments'

‘Parental leave isn’t just for mums! It's a really valuable support for dads too’

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‘Parental leave isn’t just for mums! It's a really valuable support for dads too’

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Secret Diary of a Single Dad: 'School gate mums are scary'

'I hated my first class but here's how yoga saved me'

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'I hated my first class but here's how yoga saved me'

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S ‘No one warns you the joy of motherhood can be accompanied by such loneliness’

Loneliness within the noisy bubble of parenthood isn’t uncommon. This time of year in particular it can feel like the walls are closing in a little

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

Woman wearing a hat walks alone on an empty sandy beach at sunset. A lonely and depressed young woman stands on the sand of the

S 'How screaming at the sea in Cork saved my sanity'

Daily pre-dawn trips to the sea to shout away her frustrations led Ciara McDonnell to set up Cork’s women’s group Scream Club

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024