riannon chaplin Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/riannon-chaplin/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:30:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 “Second-Class Citizens”: The Impact of Illegal Guide Dog Refusals https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/second-class-citizens-the-impact-of-illegal-guide-dog-refusals/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/second-class-citizens-the-impact-of-illegal-guide-dog-refusals/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:30:09 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=61425 Guide dogs can change people's lives, but there is a darker side. Four guide dog owners told Empoword about the devastating impact of illegal access refusals. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/second-class-citizens-the-impact-of-illegal-guide-dog-refusals/feed/ 0 5 Benefits of Quitting Booze with Sober Girl Society’s Millie Gooch https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-benefits-of-quitting-booze-with-sober-girl-societys-millie-gooch/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-benefits-of-quitting-booze-with-sober-girl-societys-millie-gooch/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:23:20 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=57077 I chatted with the founder of Sober Girl Society, Millie Gooch, who shared her experience and the potential benefits of quitting alcohol.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-benefits-of-quitting-booze-with-sober-girl-societys-millie-gooch/feed/ 0 Can Social Media Cause Mass Hysteria? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/can-social-media-cause-mass-hysteria/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/can-social-media-cause-mass-hysteria/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:43:26 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=58000 As the world went into lockdown in 2020, a strange phenomenon emerged: a sharp rise in young people with Tourette-like tics in Germany.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/can-social-media-cause-mass-hysteria/feed/ 0 Why Are So Many Parents Turning To Home Education? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/why-are-so-many-parents-turning-to-home-education/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/why-are-so-many-parents-turning-to-home-education/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:22:09 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=58902 Riannon Chaplin If you told Amber a few years ago that she would be starting university this September, she wouldn’t have believed you. But she’s about to embark on a performing arts course and feels positive about her future. Amber, who has been home educated since year nine, says: “School

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/why-are-so-many-parents-turning-to-home-education/feed/ 0 Valentine’s Day: Outdated or Updated? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/valentines-day-outdated-or-updated/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/valentines-day-outdated-or-updated/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:27:31 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=53981 Love is a funny thing. There are so many forms of love and different ways to express it. Romantic love, in particular, is everywhere. It inspires songs, books, films, and TV shows.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/valentines-day-outdated-or-updated/feed/ 0 We Need To Talk About Disability And Friendship https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/lifestyle/we-need-to-talk-about-disability-and-friendship/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/lifestyle/we-need-to-talk-about-disability-and-friendship/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:09:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=53826 How do you break up with your best friend? It’s not a question I ever thought I’d have to answer until late last year when I cut off contact with mine. Our friendship died slowly and painfully over a period of months. As I grieved the loss of what I thought would be a lifelong bond, I began to reevaluate my friendships as a disabled woman.

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