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Published on: 19 October 2015

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Published on: 31 July 2015

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Writer, activist and mindfulness-in-action pioneer Alessandra Pigni died from cancer in December 2018. This piece is...
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Published on: 17 July 2015

Written by: Chloe King All articles by Chloe King

Positive thinking is no basis for social transformation. Better to seek out the truth than live in someone else’s fairy tale.

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