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CONTENTS 24 Peace Within Bermuda’s Prisons

COMMUNITY + SPORT Yoga for the forgotten

26 Big World

TRAVEL + LEISURE Discover Amsterdam

29 Take Flight, Career Woman

TRAVEL + LEISURE Lené Hypolite on finding herself through travel

42 What was I wearing?

ART + ENTERTAINMENT Emma Steele on rape culture, art therapy and healing

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Bystander Bartender FOOD + DRINK Shawn Talbot comes out of the Dog House

53 Women can Drink

44 COVER STORY

30 70’s Glam Gina

Introducing the Women of “The T”

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FOOD + DRINK Recipes to go with the changing season

Badass Women HOME + LIVING Catch up to those moving Bermuda forward

10 Building a House, and a Home

HOME + LIVING Surviving live-in renovations

16 Art of Modification

ART + ENTERTAINMENT

Christine Dailey goes beyond fitness

22 Good Girls, Good Sport

COMMUNITY + SPORT A conversation between Marlee Cram & Shelley Pearson

MORE FINDS + READS

18 Ashwagandha Root

HEALTH + FITNESS

20 For Sex, Sleep and Eat

HEALTH + FITNESS

56 Fall Essentials

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FIRST, WE MAKE THE BEAST BEAUTIFUOL Don’t we all remember girlhood? The days of eternal summer. When I heard that my first magazine as Editor was going to be a women’s issue, I imagined it as an opportunity to document history.

For the first time ever in print, we meet the all-female cast of “The T” talk show, who are going to govern your table conversation for the next little while. They gave us real things to think about ahead of the premiere. We also take a peek at Bermuda’s forgotten women; and follow Shanelle Vaughn as she brings peace into Bermuda’s prisons.

Too often, we deal with unwanted advances, or even unsolicited looks, something Biennial artist Emma Steele calls “male gaze” and that we, as a society take as granted. In this issue, she is the voice speaking for the all-too familiar experience with rape culture.

I’d say we’re at the point where we can, and should, bring men into these discussions. And we do. In these pages, a bartender steps out of The Dog House to talk to us about the amazing women in his life.

I want women to read this and feel empowered, I want men to read and feel educated, I want parents, aunts and uncles to understand what

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their girls are going through –– but most of all, I want girls to read it and know what’s coming; and be encouraged to join sport, or STEM or anything else that they will be told they’re too “emotional” to do.

In these pages, we look at health, fitness, career, travel, and home through the lens of a women’s life and mind; and Mother Nature who takes us through it all. Without the dreaded “biological clock”, without menopause, what tells a man that he is old? Women are blessed with a selfawareness that comes from deep within.

As we get older, that “clock” seems to tick faster. Do we try to stop it with plastic surgery?

Or use it as a drumbeat to dance through life.

I think the badass women in this issue would vote for the latter and just keep on inspiring us to inspire others, and to continue to make what was a beast, quite beautiful.

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BUILDING A HOUSE, & A HOME Surviving live-in renovations Tia SMITH

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e’re new homeowners!

My husband and I went completely HGTV and bought a “fixer-upper”. There’s a slight problem though, neither of us is or was capable of doing the actual fixing of any uppers, or lowers, for that matter. If you hand me parts to a Poäng chair or a Klippan sofa, an Allen wrench and Swedish instructions, I could whip together an eight-piece living room set in 24 hours. My husband, not so much. So, there we were, two extremely excited, but clueless newbies to the “buy and renovate” gig.

We decided to buy at a late stage in our lives because, one, we were tired of contributing to the empty equity of others; and two, if you weren’t born with the proverbial silver spoon in Bermuda, well, it simply takes

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this long to build up the considerable down payment. And boy, did it hurt my heart to transfer that money for the purchase. A fool and their money are soon parted.

When I say “fixer-upper”: by the time we actually closed, parts of the roof had fallen in and a myriad other thing needed to be done (we did know about these beforehand). Thus, we started our journey into the renovation world of our new home. Did I mention that the two of us, two kids, and one on the way (yes! I was pregnant) were going to be attempting to live life normally, in the house, while this was going on?

As luck would have it, my dad works in the construction industry and has friends, lots of friends. Do you know the saying, “It takes a village”? Well, that doesn’t only refer to raising children. In my case, it applies to making our house an actual home. We had two weeks to get our new house liveable,

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and this had to be completed while both my husband and I were working full-time, leaving our evenings to work on the house. With that said, I couldn’t actually do much to assist with any of the heavy lifting which left the menfolk to paint, tile, fix and mend. I was charged with entertaining the kids, keeping them from underfoot.

We were living temporarily in an apartment owned by an uncle, and didn’t have much furniture, so there was less to move. The home-buying process started months before and, I can tell you, living out of a suitcase while going through copious amounts of paperwork and legal wrangling, is not an easy living situation. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Then again, so did having another child. These decisions always seem so much easier in my head.

One of the trickiest parts of the process: our bedrooms.

For the first time, our kids were getting their own rooms.

Each room had concrete floors, which needed more than rugs and paint. So, we went to every flooring store, from Carpet Professionals in Paget to Souza’s Carpets in town, and looked at wood tiles, regular tiles and at carpets and epoxy floors. We then looked at our dwindling bank accounts, which pretty much made the decision for us.

After all the searching and discussion, we finally went with… rugs and paint.

Even after the frenzied pace of renovating just to get us in the door, the move-in brought its own issues. We had no appliances, no bedroom furniture, still a leaky roof and the impending rainy season to contest with. With emoo. bm in hand and a mate of my brother’s on tap for repairs, we managed to coddle together what actually looks and feels like a home now. To look back and see from whence we started until today is pretty amazing. Taking on livein renovations is not the easiest thing to do but we did it while remaining friends. Our now three children have a forever homestead and surprisingly, still, both parents to share it with.

Stay healthy through your renovations Wipe down surfaces every morning to get rid of any midnight settled dust.

Swiffer floors every night before bed for better sleep.

Regularly clean the inside of your appliances to avoid mineral deposits.

Plug in your slow cooker to create family dinners while without a kitchen.

Invest in an air purifier to reduce allergens, odors, volatile emissions and bacteria.

Communicate regularly with family through this exciting but, no doubt, stressful time.

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BADASS Women

How are you living your life now? We put the spotlight on some women in the community who are pushing the way forward in Bermuda sport, STEM, the arts and advocacy. They’ve all decided to start with our youth, to grow the women (and men) thinkers of the future. Read this and ask yourself what you’ve done lately.

Katura Horton-Perinchief Known for making history as the first black female Olympic diver, Katura is now the founder of STAR Diving. “I was afforded a uniquely fulfilling opportunity to be able to travel the world representing my country doing a sport that I love. Through that organization, I have been able to coach and run summer camps for the express purpose of exposing children to the sport of diving”.

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It is as much leading as it is following a vision

Lucinda Spurling Award-winning Mother of All Secrets is making its way around the world film festival circuit, like three of her previous feature documentary films. “The Director is a position of conducting the compassion of the audience. It is as much leading as it is following a vision. I appreciate the talents of all, the requirements and shortcomings of ego and the amazing possibilities of inspiration. I’m drawn to female-driven projects. I want to be part of the zeitgeist of women filmmakers, changing the landscape, creating a new body of work for and by women, within and in collaboration with a traditional male-dominated industry. I believe this is possible in a collaborative sense not at the exclusion of men. I think we can have the best of all worlds, where all talent is given opportunity.

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I love what i do and do what I love – everyday

Carika Weldon A lecturer at Leicaster University, she is bringing the island forward through the Bermuda Principals Foundation. Her annual conference attracts scientists from all over to uncover Bermuda as a place of discovery. “What I want is to increase science tourism in Bermuda, but also foster a love for science in youth, young women especially”.

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Zakiya is a founding member of OutBermuda, “I walk in the world as someone marginalized in a host of ways – who I choose to love; where I choose to live; my race, my gender. I believe that to advocate is to know what folks most impacted, need and want. I am doing what I can to live boldly and openly, and to speak my truth as powerfully as possible”.

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Bermuda’s inspiring woman in ICT, her idea won the Rocket Pitch Contest in 2015, and has since grown into a resource center that houses technology training programs from coding and robotics for kids, to business development seminars for startups, entrepreneurs or small businesses.

“I love what I do and do what I love – every day.” Coral Wells hopes to inspire children, especially young ladies interested in tech, “It’s not about what we accomplish in life but who we inspire to learn, be creative and passionate about what you love to do”.

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rt OF MODIFICATION Christine Dailey goes beyond fitness for your stage of life

Photo: Peter ALDRICH

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The thing about working out is that there’s always a really good excuse not to. Whether your nine to five is more like a seven to seven, or you’re a new mom just trying to find time to shower, there’s a lot that gets in the way.

As women, we are motivated by the mental aspects of a gym. What stage of life are you in? Take your workouts beyond the “fitness” part and find what stimulates your body and your mind.

YOUNG AND FIT (AGES 18-25)

Walking into the gym and spending 45 minutes on the elliptical isn’t as exciting as going to the club, or the latest movie with your friends. You know it’s important to exercise but to be honest, your calendar is pretty chock-a-block, reserved for school, social or sleeping. Plus, up until now, you’ve never really had to think about working out because school sports usually checked that box.

Can you imagine a spin class that has a hot, bumping playlist, wicked club lighting and a group of motivated friends? Go to a high-intensity interval training class with an energetic, fit instructor and just try to stay away. These classes will give you that “team” atmosphere, where everyone is pushing you to that next level. Group classes make it easier to commit and take the hard work out of the equation because all you have to do is show up, your coach will take care of the rest.

CAREER FIT (AGES 25-35)

You stomach a 60-hour work week, lunches are reserved for meeting and greeting, and you are absolutely wiped out by the time seven o’clock rolls around. You know that the best thing for you to do is to move, but there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get a proper workout in.

One of the solutions might involve you becoming a morning person. The best time to bang out that workout is before your day even starts. Set that alarm for 5:30 AM and hit the gym.

A group class has tons of energy, the studio is buzzing, and it beats showing up to a half-empty gym only to try and figure out what to do by yourself ! Check it off your list and move on with your day.

POSTPARTUM FIT (AGES 30-45) Once you become pregnant, health is at the forefront – pregnancy yoga and breathing classes, light swims, and relaxing walks. One step into postpartum means fitness and self-care

get put on the back burner. You’re lucky to get a shower in, let alone a workout! Not to mention, your pre-pregnancy body seems more like a far-off dream than a reality.

After the go-ahead from your doctor, it’s all about finding what you enjoy as an emerging mother. Ask yourself what motivates you, while listening to your body – what can you realistically do? Find a personal trainer that can work with you to increase your pelvic floor strength at your own pace. You can eventually integrate into group fitness – strength classes, circuit training and conditioning, with an energetic instructor that speaks to your inner voice and motivates you to re-invent and love your new body.

MENOPAUSE FIT (AGE 50 +)

Your body doesn’t move like it used to. Running may no longer be an option, or that lower back pain gets in the way. You might be frustrated that you are no longer able to work out like when you were young and fit.

Like all stages, this is one of exploration. You will have to step outside the box and try something new. You were a runner, but have you tried indoor cycling? It will work up the same sweat and get your heart pumping, with less pressure on your knees.

Any good circuit class or boot camp will have modifications to help you build to your full potential. If you’re feeling a bit nervous, a personal trainer can seamlessly find a workout that is tailored to challenge you, while working with any previous injuries. This is the time your body needs the exercise the most – if you don’t use it, you lose it.

The secret to your stage of life is the art of modification.

Check in with your own body to find out where you’re at.

Whether your too cool, too busy, too tired or (feeling) too old, it’s all a matter of reprogramming your mind. As a woman, you most likely know what you want in life, fitness is no different. Figure out what works for your body and mind and find it. Your life depends on it!

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Ash-wa-gand-ha WHAT’S THIS

All that you need, plenty that you want.

ROOT ?

You’re thinking, “here’s the next fad – a radical, plant to obsess over…”

– except that you really do want to obsess about this. Here are some basics to get you started: Origins India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa call it “Indian Ginseng” or “Winter Cherry” (to describe the orange-red colour of the fruit at its ripest). These regions have used ashwagandha for years in the Ayurveda healing practice –– a natural healing system that believes that health is the connection between our environment, mind, body, and spirit.

The stress-relieving element Our daily lives are packed with stressors –– at home, at work, and while we sleep.

Ashwagandha reduces cortisol levels in the body. Just as we’ve been riding the huge wave towards that #yogalife, those in-theknow have been incorporating ashwangandha, in various forms, into their routine to help find Zen.

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The anti-ageing and anti-inflammatory elements If you are trying to avoid wrinkles, hair loss and inflammation, ashwagandha can help you out. How? Free radicals –– or unstable atoms that can damage your cells –– are harmful and antioxidants help to eliminate them. Ashwagandha is a natural antioxidant so it can help slow the process of ageing and reduce inflammation. “While we always ad-

vise to examine diet first, ashwagandha is a hugely popular item for athletes and those with arthritis”, says Toni Daniels, owner of Down To Earth.

The preventative element That same anti-ageing element can help prevent illness. There have been quite a few medical studies on how it affects physical performance, focus and concentration, stress, rejuvenation, sleep and emotional health among many others. “This is a totally different immunity-improving agent than echinacea”, warns Daniels. “You do take it whenever you feel illness coming on, when you’re about to travel or be around sickness, but it’s only suggested that echinacea be taken for up to 10 days”, ashwagandha is completely safe for long-term ingestion.

“For those taking it for anti-inflammatory reasons, it can be taken daily”.

How to use it?

Ashwagandha can be taken a few different ways. The most common is as a finely ground powder that can be steeped as tea, added to water, smoothie, ghee (Indian butter) or honey. The taste is quite strong, but most experienced users depend on great recipes to mask it. It can also be taken in a pill form.

Overall, this root helps to energise the central nervous system. For heavy smokers, drinkers, or those who lack sleep especially, ashwaghanda is great to generally restore balance. It may be the next fad root, but it’s one random plant worth obsessing over.

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FOR SEX, SLEEP & EAT ASHWAGANDHA FOR A DAILY ROUTINE

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Ayurveda continues to be one of world’s most sophisticated and powerful mind-body health systems. It calls for the maintenance of three main pillars: food, sleep and sex drive.

When the three are in balance, they make for a properly nourished, adequately rested, and sexually healthy human being. Here are some simple recipes using the herbal powder that help to hit every pillar and make it a part of your daily routine.* Blueberry Almond Chia Porridge inspired by Edibly Educated • • • • • • •

2 Bananas, mashed 1/4 cup Chia seeds 3/4 cup Coconut milk Handful of blueberries Small handful of almonds, soaked overnight 1 teaspoon Ashwaghanda powder 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

Combine all of the ingredients besides the almonds (let soak overnight) and mix well. Let sit for a few hours or overnight.

In the morning, chop up almonds and place them on top of or mix into porridge.

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1 cup Cashews, soaked overnight Approximately 2 cups filtered water 1 teaspoon Maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla bean, ground 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, grated 1/2 teaspoon Ashwagandha powder Pinch of sea salt

Add soaked cashews to a blender with enough filtered water to fill 1 inch above cashews. Blend until smooth. Add cashew milk, maple syrup, vanilla bean, cinnamon, nutmeg, ashwagandha, and sea salt to a small pot. Heat on high, removing before it comes to a boil. Stir to be sure everything is combined. Relax and sip.

Sweet Moon Milk from allayurveda • • • •

1 glass Nut milk 3-5 Strawberries 1 teaspoon Dark chocolate 1 teaspoon Ashwagandha powder

Mix well, and add some rose petals. Don’t look back.

For some more great recipe ideas, go to rgmags.com *Talk to your doctor before incorporating anything new into your lifestyle.

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GOOD GOOD GOOD GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS, GOOD GOOD GOOD SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS A conversation about girlhood and sport

Marlee Cram

Bermuda athletes, Ashley Yearwood, Shelley Pearson, and Marlee Cram talk about leading the way for women in their industries, and how sports helped them to get through girlhood.

Ashley YEARWOOD: Shelley, the rower, Marlee, the scuba diver, world travelers, you both spend most of your time on/in the water, but [Marlee] many people wouldn’t classify scuba diving as a sport. Is it?

Marlee CRAM: It’s actually considered an extreme sport, because of the equipment that’s used, and the high pressure. It’s not necessarily competitive like rowing. Scuba diving is just for yourself. You’re just focusing on the view, on your breathing, it’s very Zen, very meditative.

AY: Shelley, can you relate?

Shelley PEARSON: The Zen part of it, yeah. That’s an aspect that you find when you’re racing in a single boat (as opposed to a team boat). There are moments in a single when you’re out on a dead flat day.

All you hear is the sound of the water under the boat, and you fall into a rhythm.

At that point, you’re doing it for you. One other common thing between rowing and scuba diving is that women can excel at, it’s something that we can do well, and we can compete against men if we want to.

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AY: For the women’s issue, that’s obviously what we want to talk about. First, can you tell us what “girlhood” is to you?

MC: I feel like [girlhood] is something very unique to a time. I’d say girlhood is fleeting, and precious and something I wasn’t aware of until I got much older.

SP: I agree with that. “Girlhood” makes me think back to a time when I didn’t know “being a girl” meant anything different from “being a boy”. I had a younger brother and I could do anything he could do, or better. At the time when adults are comparing “boyhood” vs. “girlhood”, kids are feeling equal. It’s an important concept to reflect on because there’s a lot more that talks to boyhood then what it means to be a young girl. You spend most of that time trying to find your way through.

AY: For me, swimming helped with that. It made me much more self-

aware in my mind and my body as I started to grow up. Did sports play a role in moving from girlhood to womanhood?

MC: I remember I was about 13 when I stopped reading girl magazines. They were just so untrue, what they were wearing and how [the girls] were all the same shape. When I started working in dive gear, I realized that no one looked the same. That made me feel far more comfortable with my body. I definitely learned to look past the surface. That’s one of the best things about diving is that you can look any particular way, it doesn’t make you a better diver.

SP: Yeah, absolutely. I was always very tall, and rowing actually celebrates tall, strong girls –– everyone in that world is 5’8 and up. Also, I’ve been able to watch women in and out of the sport grow to be

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COMMUNITY + SPORT incredibly successful in their lives. It has shaped how I see myself in the world, and has given me confidence.

AY: Serena Williams once said, “I always felt like I had to be softer or apologize, kind of indirectly, for who I am. And I don’t know when it happened, but something changed”. What comes to mind when you hear that?

MC: I find that when I’m asking men to do something, I tend to say “please” a lot, when I should just be able to say, “Go and do this”. Turning 30 and having the experience of running the Women’s Dive Day for PADI in Bermuda gave me the courage to say, “No. I don’t have to be passive or apologetic for being a woman in charge”.

SP: There’s this horrible saying in my sport, “Rowing turns men into gods, and women into men”. When you’re in athletics at my level, you’re aggressive in a way that’s not necessarily considered “feminine”. Women in sport think more about the faces they make or the way their unisuits look, things that men don’t think about. When I hear [Serena’s] quote, I think about the physical aspect of sport, “Am I smiling and girly, or am I aggressive and an athlete?”

AY: Speaking of how you look when you’re doing your sport, since both of you wear water suits, have a look at this swim suit from 10 years ago, and one from now.

What do you think?

MC: Whoa, I think it’s a bit over kill, for

me wearing a wetsuit is about comfort, something I can be in all day because it’s my work uniform. People wear ties to work, I wear a swimsuit. Diving is not pretty –– you come up and your hair is everywhere, you’ve probably got snot on your face. Trying to make a sport pretty for the sake of being a woman is just ridiculous.

don’t be scared to be confident. you don’t have to be soft and gentle to be a woman, and you have every right to be in charge. be as strong as you can be, because a lot of young women are looking at you.

SP: In rowing, unisuits aren’t flattering on anyone, but if young girls feel like they need to look pretty while they are working out, it takes away some of the raw naturalness of the sport. Sport is about giving it everything that you have.

You don’t want to be thinking about what you look like while you’re giving it everything you have.

AY: It’s interesting, though, that men’s bathing suits haven’t changed in years; that people think more about what women should wear in sport versus men.

SP: There’s been a trend in women’s workout clothing in general, it’s become more of a way to look “sexy” while working out.

MC: Why do we have to look sexy though, why is that pressure on us? I don’t

think it’s women putting the pressure on each other.

SP: It really should be about what’s practical.

AY: In thinking of all the experiences that you’ve had, being a woman, being a girl, being in sports, being out of sports, being in the world, what would you tell your younger self to get her through girlhood?

MC: Don’t be scared to be confident. You don’t have to be soft and gentle to be a woman, and you have every right to be in charge. Be as strong as you can be, because a lot of young women are looking at you.

Be that leader for them. You don’t have to stand behind a male instructor to be valuable. You are valuable.

SP: Definitely the “valuable” thing. I struggled for a long time as a young girl being so tall and so competitive and trying to fit in that I guess I would tell my younger self that “it’s okay. You will find the people who will bring out the best in you. It’s hard right now, it’s hard for everyone right now, but you will find your people. You just have to wait.”

AY: I still feel like I’m a girl, so I wouldn’t be able to answer that question yet.

SP: My Olympics coach hated using the word “girl”. Society calls the men “men”, and us “girls”, and she would always say, “You are independent, confident women!”

It’s interesting because in sports, the word “girl” is used a lot longer than “boys”, and it really shapes the way that you think about women’s sports.

MC: I don’t ever use the word “girl” in diving, I use “ladies”.

SP: I love that. I love “ladies”.

MC: Yeah, “Alright ladies, let’s go!”

AY: Well, thank you guys, women, ladies, for coming in and sharing your thoughts on girlhood and sport. You’ve been incredible.

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Peace Within BERMUDA’S PRISONS

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he agreed to meet at Devil’s Isle. I was unsure of who I was looking for, but a brief conversation on the phone a few days earlier gave me an idea of Shanell Vaughn’s energy. I imagined an aura over the head of the martial artist, yoga specialist, business owner and social entrepreneur behind “Peace Within” — a programme that brings yoga to Bermuda’s prisoners.

She was sitting up against the restaurant’s white drapery, an apt backdrop of serenity. There was no circle of light, but her movements came with that surety and humility that I expected when she got up to say hello, ordered her Classic Harvest Bowl, sipped her water, and talked to a total stranger about her life’s work. Her answers came with a confidence only 15 years of self-reflection could give.

Shanell’s business, Shambhala (a Tibetan word meaning “a place of peace where enlightened beings dwell”), started in 2014 as a holistic healing practice. Destroyed by the fire at 79 Front Street in 2016, it temporarily lives at The Healing Centre on Euclid Avenue, until she can find somewhere to revive it.

In the meantime, Shanell launched a project, working with the seemingly forgotten part of the Bermuda community. “The Peace Within Prison Yoga Programme [started in January 2018] came from a desire to make the yoga that I teach accessible to more people.” With calm excitement, she explained, “One day, I saw a video of yoga classes being held in a penitentiary in Washington State. The idea immediately grabbed me and I wanted to do that in Bermuda. I wanted to reach people who may not, for various reasons, ever step foot in a yoga studio”. So far, that reach has made it to the Prison Farm (men) and the St. George’s Co-Educational Facility (women).

“What is yoga?” A question that all yogis are asked and answer differentl. Specifically, what was yoga to her that it should live in these places that hardly mattered to anyone? “Yoga is a practice in the art of peace.” She began to explain. “I found in my personal life when I was going through a difficult transition many years ago that yoga had this subtle way of dissolving the walls that I had created around my heart, and introducing me to an inner peace that I hadn’t experienced before. Yoga is a way to calm and purify the mind so that we can bring balance to each level of our existence –– body, mind and spirit. It is the science of

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self-realisation, meaning that when the mirror of our minds is clear and quiet, it reflects the true peace and joy that is innate in each one of us. In this way, offering yoga to inmates aids in their rehabilitation process by helping them to find a space and peace within themselves to manage their situation, to learn to use breath control to master their minds and overcome negative reactions, and ultimately their improved mental and physical health serves the well-being of the whole community when these individuals are released.”

Many people commonly think of yoga as just a workout, but Shanell has made her offering different. “Yoga is a systematic practice that gives us the skills to go beyond our base emotions rooted in the ego: fear, anger, greed etc., so that we can access our higher emotions rooted in love. We practice on our mats to be with whatever arises physically or mentally, and to be gentle with ourselves”. For the 5 to 10 prisoners –– men and women –– who participate in each Peace Within class, this sounds like freedom behind bars.

“Yoga in popular Western culture leans towards certain demographics just because of the way it is marketed, but this is changing slowly as men and women of all ages and backgrounds become more aware that yoga is for them too. It is for everyone because freedom is for everyone –– freedom from limiting beliefs, freedom from stress, and the freedom to feel comfortable in your own body”.

Shanell’s contribution touches a level of community that almost no one is willing to serve. These men and women have been imprisoned for one reason or another, serving anywhere from a few months to years, and life sentences, but she describes a common thread running through all of them –– openness. “They are all open to new experiences, open to change and open to introspection.”

She says that this has been one of the most rewarding things she has done as a yoga teacher, and she continues to plan for the long-term with the Department of Corrections hoping

to take the programme to Westgate Correctional Facility. “It takes courage, vision and faith to step out of the ‘comfort zone’ of a studio and do something a little different for the benefit of the greater community, but more yoga teachers are doing just that. I am always thinking of more ways to teach a more diverse demographic”.

Before paying the bill for one of the most insightful conversations of my summer, at this point, it seemed appropriate to bring up the topic of the universal application of yoga to our lives. What about those who are prisoners in their minds and are looking for alternative healing in these times that we’re living in? To that, she says, “This ancient practice is so needed in the world right now because there is a lot of despair and negativity, and we need to see positive models of our humanity reflected through people who embody a more holistic, harmonious and conscious life”.

“Yoga can be a guiding map for those who want to know what steps they can take for real personal transformation: to be more peaceful, more joyful and more heart-centred in dayto-day life. Yoga means “union” also, so in my classes I try to foster a sense of community and acceptance, seeing grace and beauty in all forms, regardless of shape, size, age, religion, nationality, race, sexuality, etc., The intention is that when yogis are off their mat and in the world, they radiate a presence that is peaceful, that seeks to unite and uplift, not divide or oppress.

A true yogi is the living embodiment of these values.”

Before we said goodbye, she slid a small white card, across the table. I squinted when I read in big bold green letters, “Namaste –– I see and honour the purity, goodness and light within myself, that I may see and honour the same within you,” a card that she presents to every participant of the Peace Within Programme. I walked away with a thought that will always stay close to me and a statement that should be applied to everything we do in this exciting time of forward social movement on the island.

Yoga is a systematic practice that gives us the skills to go beyond our base emotions rooted in the ego: fear, anger, greed etc., so that we can access our higher emotions rooted in love.

Shanell gives credit to the Department of Corrections, specifically Dawnita Grant, Vocational Officer, and the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, specifically Tiffany Paynter of the St. George’s Community Centre for their administrative support of the Peace Within Prison Yoga Programme.

Photography: Blaire SIMMONS

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BigWorld: Amsterdam

In this issue of Big World, we sit down with Bermudian Lené Hypolite, who has found her purpose, helping women of colour find theirs. Currently in Amsterdam, she talks to RG Magazine about the allure of the city, the challenges of entrepreneurship and her next steps.

So, Lené, why Amsterdam?

I actually came to Europe with the intention of scoping out Barcelona as my new home. Amsterdam was just planned as a visit to a friend on the way –– when I arrived, I knew it was where I was going to live. The city is charming; work life balance is amazing; and income is much higher than in Spain. I figured with a higher salary, I could afford to visit Spain on the weekends! It’s a great launch pad in terms of travel due to its location (six hours to New York, 40 minutes to London, three hours by train to Paris).

Also, there’s a huge Caribbean population here which makes me feel connected to home.

Other than Nike, what comes to mind when we say, “Just do it”?

Every mother in the world! Other than that, the idea of pushing forward no matter what obstacles come your way.

What are you doing there?

I work in fintech at a travel company.

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What is Take Flight? Tell us about the journey so far?

Take Flight is an online resource centre that helps people to experience international living. We provide guidance for those who want to live abroad, or to experience local culture around the world.

Who do you see benefiting the most from this?

Women of color who don’t typically see themselves represented in the international living space. I think a lot of it is building confidence and helping them to see that the opportunity to live and work abroad is possible for them too.

say “yes” to opportunity now and figure out the rest later.

Where to next?

Singapore and Tokyo! I’ll be based out of Singapore but spending a lot of time in Tokyo as that’s where my partner is based.

What has been the biggest challenge about building this platform?

It’s the first of its kind so there’s no roadmap. It’s really about trial and error which can be expensive and time consuming. But as I learn, I can streamline the operations and make it more efficient.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve given for people wanting to travel abroad, so far?

Book the ticket and figure out the rest later (this is literally my advice for everything in life. ) Say “yes” to opportunity now and figure out the rest later.

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have friends who still go out partying every night, while others have children and mortgages, and I fall somewhere in the middle.

I’m just now coming out of a phase in my life that was all about setting my educational and professional foundation, which meant simply checking all the boxes that were laid out for me.

Looking back, it all seems like it was so straightforward. My journey was like that of so many: Rotary Exchange, check. College, check.

Grad school (and student loans that I’m still paying for) check.

Like many young Bermudians, I continued on the path that I was trained to follow, began my professional career in finance and technology, and got a job right out of college. I was looking at great pay, awesome benefits, and an unbelievably secure future on the island. Even so, I still felt like I wasn’t in the right place, and guilty for not appreciating the opportunities that were presented to me.

I struggled with what “success” meant, trying to live by the Bermuda definition, which has always been a narrow narrative that tends to keep young people in law, insurance, finance or technology. I eventually realised that my definition of success was different and that I had the power to choose my own path. I knew that if I couldn’t do exactly what I wanted – not yet knowing what that was – then I would be where I wanted. Traveling the world.

Fast forward to country number five, and I’m working for an international company and travelling the world. I moved from girlhood to womanhood through airports. Learning about myself through travel, language, culture, and

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uncomfortable situations. This was the place where I progressed professionally from a naive entry-level to formidable senior, and finally to entrepreneur.

Now, as a woman, I’m able to see the benefits of my decision to travel for business and pleasure. That’s why I built Take Flight – an online platform for international living. Through it, I’m able to guide other women through this journey; to help them answer that “Now what?” question that we all face, and the “How?” question, which some of us never actually get answered.

As I write this, I’m preparing to make another move to Asia. This time, I’m not moving for education, or professional development, or to “find myself ”. This

time it’s for love. I can sense society’s pressure to move to the next phase of life: having a family of my own. Luckily, my parents always insisted that I focus on my education and career, but I will say that the biological clock inside of me becomes more real as my thoughts start to shift from building my career to building a home – whatever that might look like.

So, probably not to the surprise of many, the next phase in my life will include ballet on Saturdays, packing lunches, and PTA meetings. Even though that’s where I think I am headed, it’s not because of pressure from society, but for one simple reason: I want to.

That period of my life where I was lost and confused about who I was seems so far in the past. Now, even knowing what I want, I have no idea what the next phase of my life will look like, but I know that the boxes I have left to check were, and continue to be, created by me.

... i know that the boxes i have left to check were, and continue to be, created by me.

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osmetic surgery, while no longer rare, is still a taboo topic in Bermuda.

Cosmetic procedures are more common and less noticeable now thanks to constant medical and technological advances. Whether one wants to turn back the clock, fix insecurities or simply achieve an “ideal body”, the number of people who undergo aesthetic producers on the island continues to grow with time.

Bermuda is no stranger to the market, with facilities offering smaller procedures such as Botox, fillers and lip enhancements.

These are relatively “quick and easy” and can range anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000; while bigger surgical procedures such as breast augmentations and “tummy-tucks”, done at KEMH, require more care, have significantly longer recovery times and can range from $7,000-$10,000.

“For Bermudians, people don’t want to look any different than their best self, enhancing or restoring their natural features, not really trying to go above and beyond”, says Dr Kyjuan Brown, Medical Director at Northshore Medical & Aesthetics Center.

Bermuda’s top procedures are microdermabrasion –– a minimally invasive procedure that exfoliates and removes dead skin ¬–– Botox, chemical skin peels, body contouring and liposuctions/tummy-tucks. The majority of these procedures are “quick fixes” for specific problem areas, most Bermudians don’t choose to go for the more drastic procedures.

There will always be some, though, who push the limits. When considering cosmetic surgery or any type of aesthetic procedure,

it’s important to have realistic expectations and be fully aware of possible complications.

Though these services are becoming more normal, they are still surgical procedures and should be treated as such. Some are life-long alterations and can sometimes be irreversible, which shouldn’t be taken lightly. “Make sure that you find a surgeon that is capable, well-researched and ask him the tough questions. What is your success rate? Have you had any patients with complications?

Ask around for opinions and references. You want to go where people have gone before, and can vouch for the integrity of the service to be sure that they are capable of delivering great work”, warns Dr Brown.

The biggest problem one can encounter is the risk of infection, which can significantly increase due to malpractice. A serious infection after a breast augmentation, for example, would require a patient to remove implants, take antibiotics and then have to repeat the procedure, once healed. The idea of “the perfect body” and the standards of beauty are constantly evolving, which is important to consider before making irreversible decisions.

There is a reason why the market plays off of a need to defy the effects of ageing –– for both women and men. In a time where everyone is a mini-celebrity, it’s not surprising to find an increasing number of people willing to undergo treatments to counteract the inevitable. “If you want it and you can afford it, why not go for it?” asks Dr Brown.

If performed safely, by a qualified physician and for the right reasons, altering one’s look can be something empowering rather than something to be ashamed of.

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ith one unimaginable act, a life can be changed forever. For Emma Steele, her life changed in 2013 when she was raped. She processed her feelings through her art and, in particular, her piece “Just One

Through art, we can make people think and subsequently act.

It’s a way to educate people about the experience of a woman”.

Through #metoo and other movements, more and more people are standing up and calling out the systemic objectification of women. Ms Steele’s work creates a starting point to change the conversation, whether through the media or the policies that Word: Consent”. continue to look upon women’s bodies as objects. Seemingly “This was a way to tell people what happened”, says Emma, normal acts, and consumer marketing reinforce the concept that who is currently living and working in the UK. Her piece was if a woman dresses and acts a certain way, she becomes vulneraselected for the Bermuda National Gallery’s 2018 Bermuda Bi- ble to being sexually assaulted, and so women are often told that ennial: What We Share. they need to do everything possible to protect themselves. This Her work mixes textiles, and in particular, knitting, in untra- shifts the blame away from the predator. ditional ways.

“Any woman who has been raped should know that it’s not “I am pushing boundaries of the idea of ‘knit’, using it as a their fault,” Emma pleads to those who have gone through it feminist statement”. she explains, “Changing the perception and may be feeling alone. “The best thing you can do is to talk that knit only translates to the idea of a to someone that you trust and tell them what ‘housewife,’ but it can also represent the happened. Don’t let it eat you alive; you’re just knitting of ideas”. a victim of an awful crime”.

Through her pieces, she begins to examShe has found that art has the incredible ine how “victim blaming” is very real and power to heal through trauma. It can give a while the project harmful. She gives a voice to women who voice to those who are struggling to express creates a narrative raw emotions. For anyone who is seeking out have too long been held responsible for being raped. Accusations like “What was a way to heal from trauma, formal art therapy of how society she wearing?”, “She’s such a flirt”, “She sessions can be a good starting point. Little reacts to victims was asking for it”, or “It’s a woman’s fault” known, there are institutions on the island are weaved into the piece. The wording of rape, it has also that offer this form of care. “Just like speakrepresents what she thought people would ing or writing, art is a form of communicagiven emma a voice tion and expression, and has many benefits”, say to her if she told her story. It also exof her own and plores the idea of consent. said registered art therapist Reilly Smith at “Consent is a thing. It cannot be seen, Solstice. “Art can be therapeutic in and of a power she did not heard, but it is something that is givitself and help [the client] regain a sense of not immediately en. To not be given consent, is rape,” she control”. wrote in her artist’s statement for the exhiArt therapy has been used since the midfeel after being bition. She was nervous about displaying 1800s and has been helpful for people to assaulted. her work in the Biennial. “It’s a big move cope with trauma, as well as anxiety, depresto allow someone in”, she says. While the sion, addiction, relationship issues, social difproject creates a narrative of how society ficulties, physical, cognitive, and neurological reacts to victims of rape, it has also given Emma a voice of her problems, and psychological issues related to medical illness. own and a power she did not immediately feel after being asThrough guided sessions with a trained art-therapy professaulted. sional, clients are provided “a different way of communicating” She blamed herself for letting it happen and so for four years that is largely non-verbal and allows the client a safe, non-judg(without any formal therapy) the feelings of shame festered. “I mental space to explore those feelings. didn’t realize how much it affected me”, she said. “I wanted to “Art therapy can provide a metaphorical and concrete outlet tell women who would come after me that, yes, this did happen for expression and self-exploration, which can, in turn, help clito you and that you are going to get through this. Victimization ents identify coping strategies and internal strengths to regain a of women is so unfair. I wanted to show, through my story, that sense of empowerment at the beginning of the journey of healthe blaming of women is wrong”. ing”, says Ms Smith.

Emma’s eyes were opened to feminism when she was in uni“Specifically, for rape/sexual abuse, by externalizing difficult versity. She was shocked that what was seen as “normal” was pieces of the traumatic event, clients can begin to safely access detrimental to women’s progress. It was during that time that their physical experiences and identify that their bodies are a she realized that art and feminism intersected. “We should be safe place.” telling women they are powerful and that they have a voice,” For anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault, it’s imshe said. “We’re sheltering women, when we need to be more portant to let someone know. Locally, the Centre Against Abuse encouraging”. provides a 24-hour hotline that can be reached at 441-297-8278.

Continuing to push the boundaries of art as a woman is “cou- They respond whether someone is in need of medical attention, rageous”. says Emma. “The art world is a very powerful place. considering reporting the crime or requires counselling.

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There is a new talk show called ‘The T’ in Bermuda and the Caribbean, and the ladies of ‘The T’ are expected to govern your dinner conversation for the next little while. Do you know who they are? We had the opportunity to sit down with each of them and talk firsthand about their journeys that brought them to this point, and what exactly they’ll be bringing to the table.

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At 33, Aziza is purposefully reserved, poised and insightful. She is a new-ish mother of two who made the difficult decision to leave the corporate world to take on the task of a stay-at-home mom.

“It wasn’t something that I wanted to do, but the baby was so tiny, I just didn’t feel comfortable leaving him just yet.”

She admits, “The short maternity leave in Bermuda helped move that decision along, threemonths (two mont of those are paid) wasn’t enough”.

After having experienced new motherhood on the island, Aziza has plenty to add to the conversations of pre and postnatal healthcare, maternity leave, breastfeeding and the idea that fathers are taking on more domestic roles in the household. “I love the idea of the traditional nuclear family, but my husband is great with the kids, and a great cook –– I don’t cook. Leaving all the

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care to the mum, can lead to burnout.”

She stresses that “as women are stepping up in their careers, it has to be more of a team effort”.

Aziza is working on crushing the stigma towards stay-at-home moms, something she calls “mindful stay-at-home”. “It really depends on what you are telling your kids about why you are home.” She explains, “You have to be sure that you’re not falling into the stereotype. Make sure that they still see hard work, still see the husband working in the house, and the mum doing non-domestic work, even if it’s not at the traditional hours”.

While both she and her husband went to private schools, they’ve decided to put their children in the public system.

“There is a stigma that drug dealers live in the public system, but”, she insists, “there are still major social issues in the private system that are not usually highlighted and need to be dealt with, like eating disorders, bullying, suicide attempts, teen pregnancies”.

Aziza believes that her edge among the ladies is in her religion. She can lovingly speak to interfaith relationships, as a Muslim married to a non-Muslim, and educate her viewers on her values, as an individual. “Most people expect that as a Muslim, I would be against same-sex marriage; I don’t believe in shoving religion down people’s throats. Between the conservatives and people who are more moved by social justice, I’m just an ordinary person who’s on the side of the minority voice”. She’s excited to have engaging conversation with interesting women on topics that matter to, not just Bermuda, but the wider world.

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At 37, Kristin White is a mother of one, a leader, a social entrepreneur and an advocate for humans in general. Her extensive work in community and youth development gives her an edge and she’s looking forward to bringing that to the conversation. She has been the Marketing Manager for the Centre on Philanthropy, the Development Director for St. George’s Foundation, and the Executive Director for Raleigh Bermuda. She is a bookshop owner, a hoola-hoop maker, and is building up a tourism business that gives tours and re-enactments throughout the East end — by bike.

Her award-winning set of vintage wheels is her most prized possession. “Bicycles have just become a part of my brand.” She says, “It’s the best form of transportation –– it’s sustainable, environmental, and good for your health”. Kristin has already started the conversation on many of the topics that are planned for the show. She leaves an extension of her thoughts on her blog, Kristin dot com, where she writes about “social justice, job creation, climate change, conscription, politics and Top Chef ”. If there’s one thing that she’s learned in business and working with youth, it’s that “people don’t care what you know, until they know that you care.” She’s learned to first tell her personal story in order to gain trust.

When she thinks about education, Kristin holds the stance of “inclusivity for all types of learners. We have to find out how people can connect with education in a way that resonates with them.” Not everyone learns the same, and she is passionate about building alternative opportunities to not only learn, but be fulfilled in a job. “I’m happy that my business can present opportunities for actors to work and eventually I’d like to create some sort of framework legislation that creates more jobs, in more areas.”

The Passionate

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Originally from Jamaica, Marlene is 57 years old, the ex-wife of a prominent martial artist, consequently, a world traveler, and one of Bob Marley’s close cousins. Marlene came to the island with her mother and sisters to find a better life three decades ago and so, has seen the evolution of the Bermuda immigration system over the years.

“I love people, they are my interest.” She is heavily involved with the Jamaican Association (Bermuda Chapter), the West Indian and Bajan Associations, and worked with the government to build “To Haiti, With Love,” a fundraiser that helped with the damages caused by the slew of hurricanes in 2008. Indeed, her interest is “people” and in particular, a very special interest in the elderly; she wants to make the world a better place to grow old.

Marlene, who fought for the implementation of the original Seniors’ Line at the Bank of Bermuda (now HSBC) in the late 80s, is appalled at the cost of healthcare in general, but more specifically, the cost to take care of our Seniors. This is the conversation that she wants to bring to the table.

“If you haven’t been able to save up loads of money in your lifetime then your children, if you have them, are faced with a very difficult decision,” she states. “Does someone quit work to stay home and take care of their parents or do they put them in a home? All of this to consider, while having to take care of their own children.”

“This talk show is a very powerful platform to both express and influence, not only each other, but the viewers into another way of thinking, another way of looking at the world.” Marlene is excited that the producers saw this power in her at auditions, and takes her new position seriously. She is looking forward to being a channel through which people can relate their own opinions. “I’m also here to voice the concerns of people that might think like me, but may not have a way to express their thoughts.”

In light of paving the way for new conversation, and making a difference, Marlene is tempted to quote a popular Bob Marley song. Instead she reminds us that “we don’t have to repeat Bob Marley’s songs to find our way; we can create our own redemption song, look at ourselves in the mirror and find our own way forward as a community.”

The Caring, Confident, Traveler

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MT Teneika

The Humorous

Honest Comedian

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The Bermuda College senior lecturer introduces herself as a 43-year-old, single Christian woman, a Berkeley graduate, and a college dropout. “When I told my parents that I wanted to cook, they put pressure on me to do something ‘better’ with my life. I had to save up enough money to send myself to a culinary arts programme”. From that experience, she implores that parents allow their children to follow their passions –– whatever those might be.

Teneika wants to use the show as a platform to talk about the younger generation from the perspective of what adults need to do, as the village raising them. “Today’s youth are wonderful, but they need more parental guidance. We need to be more uplifting than critical.” She adds, “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” She winks.

Teneika, herself, comes from a big family; she is one of six children. “The perspective that I had of my parents was salient in all of my life’s choices.” They had her packing groceries at the age of 12. “In Bermuda, we are culturally-driven to pack groceries. But the job cultivated my work ethic at an early age. It showed me the value in work and saving money.”

Watching her parents celebrate 58 years of marriage made a huge impression on her. “I feel that there is light and joy in everything and everyone, but I walk in faith and have a biblical world view. I believe that the ideal image [of a relationship] should be between a man and a woman”. Along with same-sex marriage, she also comments on single motherhood. “I applaud single mothers; they are doing a good job, but I believe that any situation that is outside of [the ideal image] is not a part of the original plan, and they are simply doing the best that they can with what they have”.

This world view has kept her from having children. “I only ever envisioned myself as a married woman with kids and I never married”. Despite this, she strongly believes that there are no limits to who you can be, and she is excited to move forward on the show –– and the second half of her life –– as a “renaissance woman” –– the teacher, the researcher, the chef –– and wants to tell viewers, “Don’t put yourself in a box. You can do whatever you put your mind to, and it’s never too late to educate, or be educated!

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The Confident

Dramatic Historian

At 59 years old, Patricia, who is pushing for an early retirement at 60, remembers her first typewriter, Sunday school plays, and being pressured to audition for her first Bermuda show. “After getting the lead role, I decided that I wanted to be an actress.”

She explains, “At the time, women took on jobs as secretaries, waitresses and hostesses. My mother put pressure on me to have an employable job.” Despite this, she went on to study Theatre, Education and Communications at Howard University.

Patricia has worked on meaningful projects that have touched on themes of racism and homosexuality, and has done work with Pride Bermuda (Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education).

She started at CedarBridge Academy in 2007.“The plan was to only stay for three years.” Now that she has built up the Drama department, she wants to take her advocacy for professionalism in the Arts one step fur-

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ther, “I want to create a real performing arts centre in Bermuda, and increase the intellectual property on the island”.

She expects this project to change the poor perception of worth. “It’s an expectation that actors will work without pay, but through ‘The T’, I want to prove that actors are intelligent people, and can have intelligent conversations. When you patronise something like this, you are growing a performing arts community in Bermuda.”

“I want to talk about how the Arts are something that can help a person grow as a professional. It teaches etiquette, punctuality, business communication, integrity in work, and that it’s not all about you, it’s about your audience.” Most importantly, she stresses that in order to put on a good show, you have to find your true self.

These are traits that she feels young people can use in today’s social media age. “Kids have to learn self-awareness, they have to learn to be humble. Social media is necessary today, but it’s a set up. These kids are overnight-celebrities without the need for hard work.” She says, “Young people are looking for immediate success and money”.

In her classes, she teaches about network (off the internet) and the value of life skills.

“There is inherent goodness in people that live on this Earth. You have to be vulnerable to win; through drama we deal with that. The money and success will come.”

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BARTENDER Shawn Talbot comes out of the Dog House

Shawn Talbot is an educator turned Marketing Coordinator for Goslings and a part-time bartender at the Dog House on Front Street. He talked to us about his experience in the industry, feminism, and why it’s time to bring men into the conversation.

Tell us about your journey.

I was born in Bermuda, moved away to Montreal, Canada, and recently moved back full-time. I studied education and set out to be an economics teacher, but quickly found that it wasn’t the right path for me. I’ve been with the Dog House since its opening in Summer of 2017. I now work full-time as Marketing and Event Coordinator at Goslings, and am at Dog House on weekends.

What are your hobbies?

I enjoy boxing, playing the ukulele, painting and taking naps on the beach (one of my more preferred “hobbies”), I believe it’s important to vary them, to stay stimulated and avoid being unenthused with your life.

Who are the main women in your life?

My Granny was my rock; she shaped the person I am today.

She raised me to have respect, morals and determination, and to keep my head on straight –– school, sports and family. I have also had strong, brilliant female teachers who paved the way for me.

Do you consider yourself a feminist?

100 percent yes. Growing up in Montreal, Canada –– a city filled with culture, activists, artists –– has really help me shape a conscious view of the world we live in. Feminism is a part of that. I am an advocate for the equality of humans

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Many believe that we’re at the point that men can, and should, be a part of the conversations about women.

What do you think?

I truly believe that they should be in the conversation.

Nowadays, there are a lot more open-minded people who don’t necessarily believe in “traditional” binary views, i.e. “women have this role and men have this role in society”. This just isn’t the way life is anymore. The only way to continue to break down these walls, whether for race or sex or something else, is to continue to talk about them, and continue to share each other’s knowledge and own perspectives. In the end, enlightened people will overthrow the small-minded; everything just takes time I suppose.

You meet many different women in your line of work, what is your general view of women in the bar?

You name it, and I have seen it. The club scene attracts people from A to Z. My general view is that women tend to “live in the moment” more than men would. They let loose, dance and appear to have a much better time, while men may have ulterior motives at times. All this depends on the night and crowd (and full moon sometimes). Perhaps women don’t care what others think as much. I see far less men out there busting a move.

Do you meet a lot of female bartenders? Have you worked with them? Does that change the atmosphere?

I have not met many, although the ones I have met were awesome. I have only had the chance to work with one here in Bermuda, and she is at the Dog House. I cannot say that her gender has changed the experience. She’s is an attractive woman, so she naturally gets more attention, but this is just human nature. To my knowledge, she isn’t treated any differently by staff or customers, mainly because she’s back there making drinks just as fast, or even faster than the guys are.

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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

tick, tick, tick. (or should I say, pick, pick, pick…)

Tia SMITH Tia SMITH

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f you are a modern woman trying to manage being an adult and balancing both work and home life, you have experienced this. No, not the inexorable ticking of your biological clock, more the consistent reminder from men and elders alike that said clock is in fact ticking and that this imaginary and often arbitrary timeline should define how you live your life. It’s funny how you can be both too young to get married or too old to believe that this could be the one. Too young to have kids or too old to even be thinking about it. Too young to settle on a career path or too old to start a new one. Too much and often altogether too little. This is what others will try to tell you. They wish to not only NOT allow you to live your best life but wish to push you into a box of their own making to define you. To that I say, what box? What clock? What label?

Don’t get me wrong, having kids is amazing. I have three that combine their mom’s ability to be irrelevant and casual with their dad’s rather… um, conscientiousness. And there’s definitely a time that these additions make the most sense to arrive. It turned out that pregnant at 40 made perfect sense for me, and your magic number may be something completely different. Sometimes life makes the most sense when it totally doesn’t!

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This concept of the biological clock came from a time when it was assumed by many that women couldn’t have it all, as if having a job and a family couldn’t be interchanged in a miss as it is in a mister. We were told that to keep us out of the job market. We were told that to make sure that we women knew that our place was really at home. It was a different world then and what made sense at the time certainly doesn’t resemble the realities of today.

The world has changed. We each now have the ability to set our own timeline.

At various points in my life, I’ve done the opposite of what was expected of me. I marched to my own beat, making both mistakes and the best decisions ever. Every step taken was my choice, and all combined to make me who I am today. And I like me. I always look to this one quote for direction, (from Mother Teresa’s prayer), “May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be”.

By listening to myself and keeping that in mind, I’ve been able to be kinder to me, managing to find a path through this life that speaks to me and of me, as a woman.

Be kind to yourself and be a woman on your own time. Let that clock tick. Use it as a drumbeat to dance through your best life.

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