6 min read We’re in it now. That strange stretch of days between mid-December and January where time works differently, routines disappear, and everything feels both slow and urgent at the same time. Offices are closing. Schools are out. Some of you are traveling, some of you are hosting, some of you are doing neither […]
6 minute read December has a way of pulling us forward. What we’ll do differently next year. What we’ll finally start. What we’ll fix. But before we get there, I want to press pause and look backward. Not at what you didn’t do, but at what you did. Here’s the thing: we’re wired to notice […]
December just started, and the mental list is already running. Who still needs a gift. What to bring to the party. Whether that thing you ordered will arrive in time. The pressure to find something “perfect” for everyone while also keeping it together can be overwhelming. Here’s a secret: I actually love this part. Something […]
The 6-minute read that will instantly lower your shoulders Let’s skip the sugar-coating. The holidays are a lot. You’re either still dealing with the Thanksgiving aftermath or you’re already in the full-throttle noise of the season. The sales, the events, the exhausting pressure to be on 24/7. It’s relentless. And we all fall for the […]
It’s the season of “just have one,” clinking glasses, and the quiet assumption that everyone is drinking. I don’t drink. I did until second year university, but I didn’t like the taste, didn’t enjoy being drunk, and the hangovers? My stomach couldn’t take it. I’m not shy, so I didn’t need it to loosen up. […]
Every thought is a weight you choose to lift. When my kids were younger, they’d say, “I can’t do this,” and I’d make them rephrase it: “I have not yet mastered that.” Cue the eye rolls. But they got it. And now, as adults, it’s part of who they are. It’s something I think about […]
4-5 minute read We changed the clocks last weekend, and if you’ve been feeling off since then, you’re not imagining it. That missing hour of evening sunlight? Your body noticed, even if you told yourself it was no big deal. I’ve been watching the leaves fall from the trees in my neighbourhood. Some days I […]
5-6 minute read Halloween’s over. The kids are crashed from their sugar high, and you’re staring at that bowl of leftover candy thinking “well, I already blew it.” Stop right there. That voice telling you that you ruined your progress? It’s lying. And it’s wasting more of your energy than the actual candy ever could. […]
Why your body wants to slow down, what to eat when it’s cold and grey, and the truth about Halloween candy October 23, 2025Reading time: 6 minutes It’s 5pm on a Tuesday in late October. The sun is already setting. There’s a chill in the air that wasn’t there yesterday. You’re exhausted in a way […]
