by Michele Marius | Jan 23, 2022 | Self Care
Do you remember going out to a nightclub, party or pub in your late teens and twenties, getting home late – or more so early in the morning – and still being bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for class or work in the morning? Back in the day, and for many of us, sleep was...
by Michele Marius | Jan 12, 2022 | Self Care
“I walked across the lawn my knees and legs trembling. I finally had the night off from duty as a surgical resident. The adrenaline had stopped flowing and the realisation that there would be no calls tonight was almost a soothing bliss as I made my way home. There...
by Michele Marius | Jan 2, 2022 | Self Care
Over the past decade or so, we have all become very attached to our portable computing devices, particularly our smartphones. For most of us, it is the first thing we pick up in the morning, the last thing we put down at night, and it is never more than an arm’s...
by Michele Marius | Dec 19, 2021 | Self Care
With start of Christmas and New Year festivities just days away, many of us might already be planning some of the meals and special treats that we will be having around that time. The elaborate meals, the desserts, sweets, family get-togethers, usually during this...
by Michele Marius | Dec 8, 2021 | Self Care
Going to the doctor takes effort. Frequently, we have to psyche ourselves up to do so, and are likely to only go when we have no choice. For women, a visit to the gynaecologist’s office is no cake walk, as we have to be ready to get completely naked, lie on our back,...
by Michele Marius | Nov 28, 2021 | Self Care
Stress. We have all experienced it at various points of our lives, typically starting from childhood. At that time, we may have had to deal with stressful situations at school or at home. As we got older, the stresses we experienced would most likely have become more...