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mindfulness

Sarah Davidson

“Embracing your differences will bring you happiness”

Entrepreneur Sarah Davidson, 30, is co-founder of Matcha
Maiden, creator of the Seize The Yay podcast and an
ambassador for probiotic Premedy. But at age 14, she
wasn’t always quite so sure of her place in the world.

“There is so much I want to tell you and yet, I wouldn’t
change any of the roller-coaster journey that lies ahead,
because every part has shaped you in important ways. If
anything, I’d remind you that what is different about you is
what makes you beautiful. You will feel pressures from all Teenage
directions to conform to certain norms or expectations and Sarah
to suppress your quirks or differences, but embracing them
is what will bring you your greatest happiness. Your unique
cultural identity is so special – while being adopted from
South Korea, looking ‘different’ to your parents and the
questions about your ‘real mum and dad’ might confuse
you now, it is the most beautiful part of your story that you
will come to appreciate as an adult. It will leave you with
an incredible sense of gratitude for the opportunities you
are afforded, all of which you will seize wholeheartedly.”

“Focus on wellness,

but drink t he wine, too”

Dayle Larter was “You’re about to hear today, so focus on
26 when she was some news about your wellness, but drink
diagnosed with a gene health that might feel the wine, too. Relax!
fault that increased like a curse: you’ll test I promise you’ll get
her risk of breast and positive for a gene fault to make babies and
ovarian cancers. Now called BRCA2. It’s breastfeed before
35 – and after having OK to feel anxious, needing to take any
a preventative worried and scared preventative measures,
mastectomy and – it’s normal, actually. and you’ll know when
reconstruction three It only becomes a the time is right. Enjoy
years ago – she is problem when you your boobs! Wear that
the founder of Nüni start to obsess over skimpy dress, sunbake
Wellness, a range of the various medical topless, eat breakfast
natural breast care opinions you receive, nude. You’ll be OK with
products. She looks so listen, then use your your new boobs, but
back 10 years prior. intuition to find your they won’t be the same.
happy place. Have fun! You’ll come to realise
Stressing won’t stop that the diagnosis is
anything happening in not a curse, and you’re
the future, it will just actually so damn
take the pleasure out of blessed to have been
given advance warning.
You won’t believe it,
but this is all leading
towards a fulfilling
business where you
make breast wellness
a thing. You may not
Dayle was be able to keep your
diagnosed boobs, but you’ll be
at 26 driven to help other
women keep theirs.”

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