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Have you ever wondered what wellness really means?Or been tempted by one of those weird TikTok health trends — and thought, should I actually try that?And what about happiness? What is it really… and how do we find it?Well, I’m Simon JJ Green, and on This Upbeat Life, I’m on a mission to find out.Every 2 weeks, I take a slightly cheeky look at the world of health and wellness — from the latest trends, and so-called “miracle cures” to what’s really in the news.But more importantly, I’ll be chatting with ordinary, everyday people to discover what truly makes them happy. Because...

Life is never simple and especially not for Carina Lin. Bloodthirsty tyrants, savage aliens, and vicious adversaries are just a few of the challenges she’s been forced to overcome on her galactic voyage to the birthplace of mages: Earth. Against all the odds, she’s made it. Eager to discover if the planet is a safe place for her and her family to openly practice their "magical" abilities, she travels to the surface. What she finds there confounds all her expectations.

Carina Lin, her mage family, and her mercenary band are on the final leg of their long journey aboard the colony ship, Bathsheba. But to reach their destination, they must cross a region of barren space, where habitable planets are few and friends are rare. If Carina is to reach Earth, the rumored birthplace of humankind and hoped-for sanctuary for the mage clan, she must defeat the terrors that lurk outside and within her starship.

B-fly radio show is a a program put together by The Butterfly Collective to highlight queer artists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In each episode, we converse with and learn from queer artists to let listeners know what amazing things are going on in their community, while facilitating a space for queer joy. The Butterfly Collective is based in Milwaukee and is a mutual aid network that provides funds for trans people, prioritizing trans BIPOC, in the Milwaukee area. The Butterfly Collective is just that, a collective, and everything we achieve is made possible by the support of our beautiful and ...

Carina Lin has defeated dark mages, hostile aliens, and evil smugglers to bring her family halfway across the galaxy in her search for Earth. But more obstacles stand in her way.

Carina Lin and her family of mages are trying to get to Earth aboard the colony ship the Bathsheba, but they have one small problem: The ship’s out of fuel.

Within the galactic badlands, an ancient terror awaits. Our dark heroine, Carina Lin, continues in her quest to reach Earth, which she hopes will be a safe haven for mages. In order to get there, she must cross a vast galactic region. The colony ship, Bathsheba, can help her achieve her goal, but she and her merc buddies must first seize the ship and then navigate the dangers of deep space.

Carina Lin has fought torturers, vengeful clans and the forces of darkness to free her mage family, but her fight is not over yet. She returns to the planet where she discovered clues to mage history and lore, hoping to find the way back to Earth and a new home.

Carina Lin has found her long-lost mage kindred, but her joy is tempered with pain. One of her half-siblings is a dark mage who is planning to lead a powerful clan to galactic domination.

When Taylan Ellis saved the life of the woman who wanted her dead, she unknowingly sparked a chain of events that promises to reawaken a war between ancient rivals. Blissfully ignorant of what she’s done, Taylan has resumed her search for her children in the West Britannic Isles, among the cultish Crusaders, hostile invaders of her homeland. To remain anonymous, she adopts a bizarre disguise and mercilessly plays upon their ridiculous beliefs.

Growing up as a Martian on Earth has left Jas Harrington solitary, quick-tempered, and with zero tolerance for fools. All plus points when working as chief security officer aboard prospecting starships. Jas' latest berth is aboard the Galathea, which trawls the reaches of the galaxy seeking precious minerals and rare resources. She thinks it's a routine trip. She's wrong. An inspection of a far-flung planet leaves Jas suspicious that there's more to the place than meets the eye.

An ancient war reignites. When Taylan Ellis saved the life of the woman who wanted her dead, she unknowingly sparked a chain of events that promises to reawaken a war between ancient rivals. Blissfully ignorant of what she’s done, Taylan has resumed her search for her children in the West Britannic Isles, among the cultish Crusaders, hostile invaders of her homeland. To remain anonymous, she adopts a bizarre disguise and mercilessly plays upon their ridiculous beliefs. Meanwhile, the global powers are ramping up for a confrontation that will decide the future of humanity.

Jas Harrington has escaped to the starship Bricoleur. In the brief respite from battle, she must decide how best to fight the Shadows, who kill and replace their victims. Along with her companions, she travels to her birthplace, Mars, where she delves into her murky past and uncovers surprising secrets.

The Britannic Alliance is clawing its way back from annihilation with the help of King Arthur, revived from a 3,000-year sleep, and former Royal Marine, Taylan Ellis. Newly discharged, all Taylan wants to do is find her children and keep them safe. If only life were that simple. The Alliance is a long way from recouping its lost territories, and deranged cult leader, Dwyr Kala Orr, continues to prey upon Earth’s inhabitants. Orr has discovered Taylan is a threat to her existence, and she’s after her blood.

When the Bres, flagship of the Interstellar Fleet, arrives at a new world, Matty Sheldrake believes he’s set up for life. Redeemed from dishonourable discharge for disobeying orders, he’s back in the captain’s good books. His new role is to take part in the diplomatic delegation as an unofficial military presence. The new planet offers tantalising possibilities. Most life forms, including the dominant, intelligent species, live beneath the blanket of ice enveloping the globe. But all bets are off when the locals mistake Matty for a god.

King Arthur in outer space? Endless warfare has ravaged Earth, and billions are desperate to escape. One of them is Taylan Ellis. Driven from her home in the West Britannic Isles by an invasion and severed from her children, Taylan enlists with the Britannic Alliance, hoping she can help regain her homeland and find her kids.

The galaxy is in crisis, and Carrie Hatchett is the last person on Earth who should be fixing it. Carrie Hatchett is a low-achieving daydreamer. She’s been a dog walker, an ice cream seller and a birthdaygram girl—the clean kind. After providing a good home for her butt-ugly dog and crazy cat, all she wants is a proper job and to avoid being fired again. So when a strange green mist sucks her beneath her kitchen sink and a clerical error leads to an interesting professional proposal, she foolishly doesn’t refuse.

As Carys Ellis travels to Polaris she isn’t too concerned about what might happen. Whatever the future holds it can’t be worse than her past. And if it weren’t for her birds she wouldn’t even be aboard the Bres, flagship of the Interstellar Fleet. But there’s more to the Steadfast Star than expected. The true nature of the beings inhabiting the strange system is revealed, and the lives of all her shipmates come under threat.

General Cherry Lindstrom made a decision that killed millions of a friendly alien species and threatens the future of humanity. A deadly poison is creeping across the surface of her planet, but the allies of humanity won’t reach Concordia in time to mount a rescue. While the scientists battle to find a way to neutralize the lethal toxin, Cherry is chasing down another threat: an enigmatic visitor who arrived just prior to the chemical attack. Her guts tell her the new arrival is up to no good, but others think she’s wrong.

All that remains of human civilization is a fledgling colony on Concordia, a planet light years from Earth. Infighting and disaster dogged the colony's earliest days, but through the determination and bravery of a few individuals, the remnants of humankind have clung to existence. One of the grittiest of these characters is Cherry Lindstrom. A farmer turned freedom fighter, she helped to lead the generational colonists rebellion. Now she must travel to the Galactic Assembly and persuade the leading powers to accept humans into their alliance.