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2 weeks ago | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Cryptocurrency and AI expert Shawnna Hoffmann believes bitcoin and blockchain are here to stay and suggests we learn to use the technology to safeguard our futureBitcoin may be a familiar term, but concrete knowledge of how it works can elude us. Shawnna Hoffman empathises: “[People] don’t really know what it does, and it’s kind of spooky.”
Shawnna is an expert in cryptocurrencies, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI).
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2 weeks ago | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
For image, style and confidence coach Diane Miller, her work is simply an expression of her faith Diane launched her business in 2008, to help women to understand what to wear and why, but also how to embrace themselves and communicate who they are.
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1 month ago | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
As worship leader Anna Hamilton prepares to lead at Spring Harvest, she spoke with Alex Noel about the journey she has been on with Jesus over recent months and why she’s so passionate about spontaneous worshipAnna Hamilton leads worship at St Paul’s, Hammersmith – the church she’s been based at for three years: “I’ve always been someone who wants to be planted in a local church”, she says.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Zoë Bishop tells Alex Noel why she started the movement, ‘Blessed Before You’re Dressed’Zoë Bishop is on a mission to encourage people and inspire gratitude. This is no pious exercise; it’s an integral part of who she is. In fact, her cheerful personality even earned her a nickname at school: “When I was 15, everyone used to call me Little Miss Sunshine”, she says.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
‘When we’re feeling blue, or just frustrated at not keeping our new year goals; it’s important to remember that God loves us no matter what. But it’s especially powerful when we feel alone, overwhelmed or daunted by difficult or challenging circumstances,’ says Alex Noel.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Rather than perceiving it as a status symbol, milestone or stamp of approval; marriage reminds us of the joyful union with Christ that we can all look forward to and participate in as followers of Jesus,’ says Alex Noel.
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As Zendaya walked the red carpet and posed for photographs at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday night, it was her custom Louis Vuitton ball gown in “tangerine silk” (as observed by British Vogue) which caught everyone’s eye.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
‘I can wholeheartedly celebrate couples getting engaged, because of what it points to, especially for Christians. Rather than perceiving it as a status symbol, milestone or stamp of approval; marriage is sign reminding us of the joyful union with Christ we can all look forward to and participate in as followers of Jesus,’ says Alex Noel.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Alex Noel says Wicked is: ’a moral tale about good versus evil - an allegory like so many of our best loved fairytales. And one which grapples with a profound question: ‘Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?’
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There’s been a lot of buzz about Wicked, the film adaptation of the long-running hit musical, released in November. It may be a film about witches, but at its heart Wicked is a story about friendship.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
’The Christian principle of solidarity comes from 1 Corinthians 12, and urges us to consider every member of the body of Christ and by extension of society - remembering those who are in fact indispensable and who deserve special honour,’ says Alex Noel, as she stands in solidarity with UK farmers.
Source: Lisa Leigh Martin and Alex Noel at the farmers march in London on the 19th November 2024
I can’t remember the last time I set foot on a farm.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Founder of CLO Coffee, Linda Castle, recounts the struggles to keep her socially conscious organisation alive amidst competition from larger chainsLinda Castle is head roaster and co-founder (with husband Nick) of CLO Coffee, a roastery and coffee wholesaler in Leeds. While they’ve adapted their business over the last few years, their vision for community remains unchanged and continues to drive everything they do.
