I love this quote by Benjamini Franklin which says, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” It takes something to happen for us to sit up and take notice. We don’t really put taking care of ourselves as an essential part of living until we crush with anxiety, depression, fatigue or some other illness relating to poor self-care. This reminds me of three years ago when I was working so hard chasing deadlines that sometimes I only managed 3 hour sleep a night. Within a short space of time I was stress and fatigued that I was always irritable. The penny dropped when I got lost on my wa ..read more

  When this year started I had so much hope and looked forward to the year with much anticipation. As a Christian, I was looking at the promises of year 2020 coinciding with the Jewish year 5780. The promises are great. A new decade, a year of the mouth, a year of blessing. All this changed with the spread of the dreaded covid19 which causes the corona virus. Effects I have always been so afraid of getting infections or getting ill. When I was a young adult I had 2 ectopic pregnancies which nearly killed me. I had depression and migraine. Not to mention sinus which causes severe tooth ach ..read more

The COVI19 has brought with an uncertain situation. We do not how long it will take for us to be in isolation. How long the money will, how safe are we and we do not even know the real truth about the pandemic. Its hard enough for any one out there but even tougher for a mom. Children by nature are active beings, they want to be running about and not confined in the house all day long for days on end. So what does a mom do? Uncertainty breads anxiety As a rule human beings prefer to be certain about things rather than the opposite. It is true then that uncertainty breeds anxiety. I believe man ..read more

How can self isolation affect us? We are living in trying times because of the corona virus. This has necessitated self isolation as a means of trying to curb the spread of the virus. However, self isolation comes with its own challenges. Living in isolation for such long periods like 14 days can wreak havoc on one’s mental health. It can play with one’s head. The fact that there is no known cure for the virus alone can lead a person to develop anxiety thinking about the likely scenarios which could happen due to the virus developing into full-blown infection. According to Dhruv Khullar, a phy ..read more

The COVI19 has brought with an uncertain situation. We do not how long it will take for us to be in isolation. How long the money will, how safe are we and we do not even know the real truth about the pandemic. Its hard enough for any one out there but even tougher for a mom. Children by nature are active beings, they want to be running about and not confined in the house all day long for days on end. So what does a mom do? Uncertainty breads anxiety As a rule human beings prefer to be certain about things rather than the opposite. It is true then that uncertainty breeds anxiety. I believe man ..read more

How can self isolation affect us? We are living in trying times because of the corona virus. This has necessitated self isolation as a means of trying to curb the spread of the virus. However, self isolation comes with its own challenges. Living in isolation for such long periods like 14 days can wreak havoc on one’s mental health. It can play with one’s head. The fact that there is no known cure for the virus alone can lead a person to develop anxiety thinking about the likely scenarios which could happen due to the virus developing into full-blown infection. According to Dhruv Khullar, a phy ..read more

I love this quote by Benjamini Franklin which says, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” It takes something to happen for us to sit up and take notice. We don’t really put taking care of ourselves as an essential part of living until we crush with anxiety, depression, fatigue or some other illness relating to poor self-care. This reminds me of three years ago when I was working so hard chasing deadlines that sometimes I only managed 3 hour sleep a night. Within a short space of time I was stress and fatigued that I was always irritable. The penny dropped when I got lost on my wa ..read more

Why self-careWe live in a busy world with different things competing for our attention. Most of the time we tend to think it is our duty to say yes to whatever demands our attention. It might be children, work, our boss, deadlines, family, friends or even our pets. More times that one this leaves us exhausted and miserable. What do you when you feel everything is pilling on you, when you feel like you are drowning, and you can’t move an inch? It is time for self-care. Self-care is important to the maintenance of health. It improves confidence, self-esteem and general feel-good about oneself. E ..read more