Wellness blog

🎄Do we really need to be frazzled and stressed every Christmas? Honestly, is everything on that to-do list absolutely essential? And what about those people who only pop up once a year and somehow manage to suck all the joy out of you? Could you skip the visit altogether, or maybe just send a lovely card or a box of chocolates or bottle of wine instead? Let’s be real here. This time of year can be mad for all sorts of reasons. Between school plays, Christmas jumper days, and cake sales, to work parties and hosting family dinners, the calendar...

While my poke bowl may not be 100% authentic, as I cook the fish, I think they’re authentically delicious.   🏅And my kids ate everything- even the green stuff! Win-win!   This is a versatile dish and you can play around with different ingredients. I just love the way it’s an assembly in a bowl, protein and lots of veggies,  drizzled with ginger spice. Who doesn’t love Ginger Spice?! Tis the season…  And speaking of the season 🎄, we are getting into the season of seasonal parties where we might not be eating super light food, where the mince pies and Quality...

I am just back from a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong.   An absolutely fascinating place filled with delicious food, where I kept forgetting my hotel room key and so that I was locked out of my room AND all the elevators. YAY ME! Hey- at least I got my steps in, all seven floors….😂 to do some rooftop, steamy yoga.     The reason I was in Hong Kong was to give a couple of Viva La Vulva talks and to attend the CosmoProf Asia convention. The convention was huge and I wanted to see what developments are going on over...

Put down your phone and focus!  Can you? Can you put down your phone and focus? Or do you find your hand reaching for it when you’re bored? Or waiting for the bus? Or stuck in a boring lecture? How often are you picking up a book versus picking up your phone? And the notifications on your phone… How often do they interrupt your day? Have you ever answered a text during a family dinner?  Sure, we’ve all done the above. There’s no judgement here. The phones are a distraction. They keep us on some tasks, and off others. We...