From nursery numbers to exam cancellations, the systems families rely on are struggling. Helen asks the experts how the community can help…

From nursery numbers to exam cancellations, the systems families rely on are struggling. Helen asks the experts how the community can help&hellip;

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Thriving in uncertainty

Career development specialist Shazia Bharuchi tells us why freelancing is a great set up for women.
Meanwhile, should we re think traditional exams? We hear from Dr. Ruba Tabari, Senior Educational Psychologist at The Developing Child Centre and inclusion expert Louise Dawson. 
Writer Sahira Dharamshi wrote YA novel Who Am I? to explore themes around teenage mental health concerns. 

Career development specialist Shazia Bharuchi tells us why freelancing is a great set up for women. Meanwhile, should we re think traditional exams? We hear from Dr. Ruba Tabari, Senior Educational Psychologist at The Developing Child Centre and inclusion expert Louise Dawson.&nbsp; Writer Sahira Dharamshi wrote YA novel Who Am I? to explore themes around teenage mental health concerns.&nbsp;

More women are freelancing, and it's good for them

Have you crunched the numbers on how much raising your children is costing you? 
Personal finance experts Jay Tolentino and Carol Glynn join Helen in studio to make sense of the numbers.
Plus, is homeschooling the future? Leisa Grace Wilson of TEACH ME weighs in. 
Dr. Michael Ryan, Dubai's Hair Doctor, tells us why you're losing your hair over a stressful life event. 
And finally, Richard Waind of Better Homes shares with us the latest list of 50 Best Homes in the UAE.

Have you crunched the numbers on how much raising your children is costing you?&nbsp; Personal finance experts Jay Tolentino and Carol Glynn join Helen in studio to make sense of the numbers. Plus, is homeschooling the future? Leisa Grace Wilson of TEACH ME weighs in.&nbsp; Dr. Michael Ryan, Dubai's Hair Doctor, tells us why you're losing your hair over a stressful life event.&nbsp; And finally, Richard Waind of Better Homes shares with us the latest list of 50 Best Homes in the UAE.

The cost of raising a child in the UAE 

Menopause doesn't have to be grim, just ask those who signed up to attend a menopause mixer, organised by Donna Howarth, Founder & CEO, Middle East Menopause Organisation.
Plus, we debunk some cancer myths with Dr. Heidi Kussmann, a board-certified naturopathic oncology physician and Dr. Mishkat Shehata, Chief Medical Officer of OMICS Precision Health, CEO of Cellcolabs UAE, Founding Member and Vice President of the Emirates Lifestyle and Longevity Medicine Society (ELLMS), Executive Committee.
And finally, do you feel like you always need to be "high-performing"? That's causing a lot of anxeity, according to Dr. Ritu Gupta, clinical psychologist.

Menopause doesn't have to be grim, just ask those who signed up to attend a menopause mixer, organised by Donna Howarth, Founder &amp; CEO, Middle East Menopause Organisation. Plus, we debunk some cancer myths with Dr. Heidi Kussmann, a board-certified naturopathic oncology physician and Dr. Mishkat Shehata, Chief Medical Officer of OMICS Precision Health, CEO of Cellcolabs UAE, Founding Member and Vice President of the Emirates Lifestyle and Longevity Medicine Society (ELLMS), Executive Committee. And finally, do you feel like you always need to be "high-performing"? That's causing a lot of anxeity, according to Dr. Ritu Gupta, clinical psychologist.

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