Nicole Bayes-Fleming holds an MSc in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics, where she researched the relationship between social media, knowledge production, and feminist social justice movements. She has a bachelor's in journalism, and has formerly worked as a digital editor and freelance reporter with bylines in Mindful Magazine, the Globe and Mail, FLARE, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Magazine, and HalifaxToday.ca.
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Calm
How Solitude Helps Us Heal 

This brief animation explains how the places we feel least at home often provide us with the ability to feel most like ourselves. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • August 18, 2018
Anxiety
Why We Worry All the Time 

Do you worry seemingly as much as you inhale? In this animation from The School of Life, philosopher Alain de Botton talks about why we "catastrophize," and why some of us spend more time worrying than others. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • August 10, 2018
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Calm
The Importance of a Breakdown 

A breakdown can be inconvenient, but it comes with an important message. In this video from School of Life, philosopher Alain de Botton explains how breakdowns provide you with an opportunity to listen to what your body and mind really need. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • July 20, 2018
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