“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” – Albert Camus Reality...

Last week I spoke about how hands play an integral part in our world. While there are incredible people who do this every day, imagine your world without your hands to help you do the things you love? I mentioned that I had to knit a blanket for a friend’s birthday....

This morning my Feldenkrais lesson focused on my hands, wrists and shoulders. It got me thinking about how we really need to take care of our hands and not take them for granted. Just as our feet, so too are our hands are a complex system, with 27 bones, 10 fingers,...

There are 2 distinct mindsets or phases when it comes to fitness and exercise during a pandemic: The “this is my time to get in shape” and the “it’s a pandemic, I’m not worrying about this” mindset. There are those who choose to run marathons in their back yards and...

This past weekend was such a treat. To take a break from my desk, the city, and ongoing lockdown, I headed out for a mom’s and daughter’s weekend in the South African bushveldt. There’s something magical about the bush that is difficult to describe. It’s hot, dry, and...

In 2020, being a silver sister is seen as a symbol of freedom, acceptance of a certain stage in life, a badge of honour – just like smile lines and wrinkles. A decade or so ago, not so much. My friends thought I was crazy – especially as I was single! I was 18 when I...

6 years ago, if someone credible had told me that I didn’t need to exercise, I’d have asked no questions and continued to live without the looming guilt of ‘I know I should exercise” hanging over my head. But today, having had my life significantly altered by movement...

It’s 2004. I am 37. I have survived the roller-coaster ride of being a single mother, a failed long term relationship, a failed business, and have finally come out at the other end. My daughter is thriving. My advertising business is growing. I buy a property in the...

There is something magical about connecting with like-minded women, and that is exactly what happened on a podcast with Beth Whitman – Ultramarathon runner, adventurer, author of the Wanderlust and Lipstick blog, and host of the wonderful podcast, She’s Bold! We spoke...

I have always suffered from a sore neck and shoulders – rock hard muscles and shortened nerves from tension and the headaches that go with it. Life in a pandemic is no different, and I am constantly rolling my shoulders back trying to get some relief during the day to...