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Let’s be real: exercise and wellness trends are pretty much inescapable parts of modern-day life. Everywhere I look, I see advertisements and advertorials about workouts, juice cleanses, and new fad diets. These never-ending reminders of weight loss and body image are especially overwhelming during recovery from an eating disorder. Feeling comfortable in your body can […] More
Lockdown level 3 has landed. “So you’ll catch me in the queue outside the bottle store.” “Awesome, it’s a date.” Said everyone in SA on Monday. But seriously, as we stare down the barrel of a nationwide binge, it pays to pause, while the benefits of taking a break from alcohol are fresh in your […] More
Numbers, numbers and more numbers – we’ve been inundated with these for the past two months as COVID-19 takes centre stage globally. And as the number of positive cases continues to rise, the question on most people’s minds is this: When is this going to end, and how bad is it going to be when […] More
As I write this, I feel like I can’t do another day. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been quarantined at home with my 3-year old son, my 5- year old daughter, and my usual work schedule. We no longer have household help, school, childcare, or my husband (who lives on another continent […] More
You’re probably pretty comfortable commiserating with your friends about how much cramps, bloating, and aches and pains suck on your period. But there’s one problem we talk about far less, and that should change: getting diarrhoea on your period. Yup, period poops are totally a thing. In fact, crappy symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhoea, constipation can be […] More
Your thyroid is kind of like that popular girl from your high school: It controls basically everything around it, and when it gets pissed off, all hell breaks loose. A tiny, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, the thyroid impacts almost every function in your body. The sh*t hits the fan when it […] More
Let me introduce you to a younger, more stable and innocent version of me: 2019 Josie (has 2020 felt like it’s already been a decade to anyone else?). 2019 was the year I moved to Los Angeles (my lifelong dream, AKA ever since I first saw The Hills), started studying for my health coaching certification […] More
From entertainment to advertising, we live in a culture where sex infiltrates many aspects of our lives. Although many of us might feel comfortable discussing the details of our sex lives over a few drinks with friends, sometimes it can be harder to talk about what we want in the bedroom with the person who […] More
