Feminine energy and masculine energy are present in both genders, and as the yin-yang symbol beautifully illustrates, balancing both energies leads to harmony. You may think that being a woman means you are already chock-full of feminine energy, as a default setting. But living in...
Many deride Valentine’s Day as a purely commercial holiday, where corporations pressure us to express romance through flowers, gifts, and fancy dinners. But I believe February 14th can serve as a reminder for people to evaluate their relationships. Anyone who has been married a long...
Here we are, dear readers, at the start of a new year! So many of us approach a new year with renewed optimism and determination to be our best selves. We purchase gym memberships, take a break from alcohol, clean out our cluttered spaces, and...
We live in an incredible time where regional boundaries mean very little, and cultural exchange occurs on a mass scale. Holidays are not as much about the religion behind them but more about the opportunity to bring people together, a necessity in today’s fast-paced world....
What classes are your kids doing?” is a question I receive regularly from fellow moms. Our school WhatsApp group pings away day after day with information about the wide range of classes and workshops available to kids: robotics, music, phonics, handwriting, crafts, chess, and Rubix...
When you’re a kid, getting sick means staying home from school, getting tucked into bed with extra pillows and blankets, and having mom bring you comfort foods while you watch as much TV as you like. The illness part stinks, but the rest of it...
Once upon a simpler time, beauty treatments were limited to things like facials, nail extensions, and hair colouring. Anything involving needles or surgery seemed extreme, and reserved for shallow, wealthy, Beverly Hills-types. But all cultural phenomena got their start as a trend in a niche...
If you are a woman, or a man who loves a woman, this column is mandatory reading for you. Researchers have only recently started paying attention to the hormonal cycles of women, and the findings show that our ebbs and flows are completely differently timed...
his past April in Michigan, U.S., a school bus filled with middle school students was travelling on its usual route to take the kids home. Suddenly, the driver had a medical episode and lost consciousness. As the bus began to veer off the road, 7th...
You may not have heard about “Soft Living” yet, but it is a phrase that you will certainly come across soon if you are a user of social media. Originated in the Nigerian influencer community, this idea is a cultural swing in the opposite direction...