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Carolyn Holt gets some inquisitive looks when she tells people what she does for a job. She tells Konect about becoming a “doula” and the interesting conversations it sparks at parties. “I first heard about doulas when I was studying midwifery. A doula is someone who supports and empowers other women throughout their pregnancy and birth, as well as in the postnatal period. They’ve been popular in America for longer, where a lot of women want to take back the ownership of thei

Passionate about the many benefits that cycling brings, Diane Clayton Chisholm is both a youth coach for the West Lothian Clarion Cycle Club, and the current Scottish Mountain Biking Cross Country Champion (for her age category!). Like many people, Diane’s love for cycling started as a child. “I got my first BMX as a child and it really all started there. But when I got a bit older it wasn’t quite as acceptable for a teenage girl to be riding a BMX so I bought a mountain bike

Motivated by her daughter Gaelle, Linlithgow lady Magali Redding founded the charity Eczema Outreach Scotland (EOS) back in 2011. Here, Magali tells us how the charity supports families with eczema, how it’s grown and what she loves about Linlithgow. “My daughter Gaelle developed severe eczema as a baby. One day she asked “why am I the only scratchy girl?” Of course she wasn’t, but I realised there were no support groups in Scotland for us to meet other children living with t