Bite Size: 5 Questions to reflect on this month
1. What immaterial gift can I give myself this December?
2. What immaterial gift can I give to someone I love?
3. What is the greatest immaterial gift I’ve received this year? Why?
4. Whose gift of friendship do I most appreciate? Let them know!
5. Ask yourself: What do I want (e.g….
Bite Size: I am grateful for the Gift of Life and More…
I sometimes find myself repeating the same gratitudes over and over, “I am grateful for the gift of life, I am grateful for my health, I am grateful for my family, and for my loved ones, etc…” And yes, I totally understand that these are fundamental gratitudes, but I…
Bite Size: 6 Powerful Affirmations to improve your writing
As a doctoral (PhD) student in the field of law, there is so much pressure and expectations to write ‘excellently’. I recently fell into this ‘pressure trap’ which left me feeling discouraged, insecure, anxious and even amplified the unwanted imposter syndrome. The one thing I started implementing to address…
Bite Size: Why stretching your body before and after a workout is important
After a two month hiatus from working out. I am now slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things. But with a packed workout schedule comes a lot of responsibility. Chief among them being not to hurt myself whilst working out. And whilst injury can sometimes happen….
Bite Size: 3 workout clothing brands plus size women swear by
Whilst the Northern hemisphere is heating up, things back home in South Africa and in the rest of the Southern hemisphere have cooled down considerably. But whilst it may feel like high (or low) temperatures are a good excuse to not workout. The truth of the matter is a…
Bite Size: Inappropriate love interests
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend when she confessed that she had a crush on her boss. And whilst crushes are normal and part of life. It had me thinking, what happens when you have inappropriate love interests? What is inappropriate you may ask? Well…
Bite Size: 3 Sunscreen brands women of color swear by
With summer in the Northern hemisphere fast approaching. I have been researching sunscreen brands for women of colour. Because let's face it. Not too long ago, sunscreen was only deemed worthy if it left a white film on your face. Which is something you don't want as a non-white…
Bite Size: The importance of active recovery
Since getting back into a regular working out routine, I have been surprised by how much active rest is spoken about. Active rest is described as rest days when not doing an actual workout that includes everyday activities like walking, hiking or swimming. At the beginning of my fitness…
