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Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

They all started out on different paths – from sales offices to science labs – but each of these professional bakers found purpose and joy in baking. Here, they tell Jill Foster why it has become a passion that continues to nourish their souls

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

Toni Graham, 64, was earning a good salary but wasn’t happy. It took a crisis for her to realise that money isn’t everything…