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Standing on the windswept coastline, both beautiful and harsh, renowned psychologist is considering her third act. The first was a dark childhood, marred by violence and trauma. The second was an intense period of raising children while building a distinguished career. But this new chapter will draw on everything she’s learned, from personal experience and years of study, about how hardship and happiness can coexist. “I want the third act to be joyful,” Professor Waters says. “I’ve done the work of moving away from the negative. Now I’m moving towards the positive.” In this weekend’s , Waters speaks to Emily Taylor about her recent visit to Smiths Beach for the first retreat run by Wellx, the venture she has co-founded, and how she has spent 30 years examining, through a scientific lens, a question that began to form in childhood:
what enables a person to not only survive the worst, but to be positively redefined by it? Read the full story in STM.
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Want a space where people sink into the sofa with a blissful sigh? Trit House managing director Rain Shin says this sophisticated living room still manages to feel warm and inviting. In this weekend’s , speaks to Shin about how to create a welcoming yet design-led atmosphere — reveals what pieces will do the trick.