Make the most of being a Brussels expat
Ah Bruxelles, je t’adore! I have been a Bruxelloise for well over three years now and although I won’t go as far as to...
Self-help: Taking it slow
Gemma Rose champions the slow movement
This morning I took 30 minutes to eat two slices of toast. All last week, I suffered from both...
International schools in Brussels
We take a look at the international schools in Brussels.
The British School of Brussels
The British School of Brussels (BSB) at Tervuren is an international...
Leg’s Go: Getting moving again
Luke Huberty is one of those individuals whose life suddenly changed. In 2001, the Belgian entrepreneur had a serious accident: 27 fractures, 400 stitches,...
Personal development: Setting goals
Not too long ago, the self-help world was taken by storm by the book The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne: selling 19 million copies, grossing...
Sisters in Islam: In search of peace
The first thing I notice about Ratna Osman - the Executive Director of Sisters in Islam (SIS), a Muslim women’s NGO based in Kuala...
Personal development: Love people, use things
I stay a couple of days in a village in Sumatra, Indonesia. Houses are situated each side of the long, dusty track, which is...
Late bloomers
At last year’s TEDxBrussels, I was particularly struck by one of the speakers, Lina Colucci, who spoke about health hackathons. Health hackathons bring together...
Self-help: Going with your gut
“Every decision that has profited me as has come from me listening to that inner voice first. And every time I’ve gotten into a...
Self-help: Know your value – know your self
Our self-help writer Gemma Rose suggests that before you know what you are worth, you first have to know who you are
Albert Einstein demanded:...
