The unique body design that enables women to create form and nurture life also makes women more vulnerable to fatigue and physical/hormonal imbalance. But that is not a weakness. There is no flaw in our design. It’s the pervasive productivity model in patriarchal, capitalist society that is flawed. The dominant
Why do you keep doing the same things that you know are going to consistently make you tired? You can even watch yourself doing it and can’t stop and then wonder what is wrong with you that you can’t just STOP and rest. Or why is that even though you
10 years ago, after a quick stop to grab a much-needed chocolate energy-boost, I dragged myself back to my car, yanked open the door and sank down onto the seat. I then looked over to the driver’s seat and realised with astonishment it was empty and I had unthinkingly sat
It’s very possible that the reason you cannot overcome your fatigue is…..fear. If you are battling with fatigue I bet that you’ve been told or read or heard that you ‘should’ slow down and stress less? Maybe you have been told that you should practice mindfulness or rest more
How much would you estimate that you have spent on doctors, supplements and health food in your quest to heal your chronic exhaustion or burnout? Don’t get me wrong…I do think that supplement and diet regimes can make a big difference. But not for the long-term and not as a
Are you feeling like you have no choice but to make a change in your life? What is your go-to way to achieve change and make it stick? I bet most of you will include some version of “work harder” in your answer…. We’ve been taught from a young age
There was this time, while on a 3 hour road trip, that I had such a strong sense I needed to take the next off-ramp and double back onto the highway to pick up a young woman and her child and baby who I’d passed but somehow carried with me
When I was about 5 a friend and I decided it was terribly unfair that we could not pee standing up like boys! I suppose this was not surprising given that our mothers were famously known for having burned their bras in a passionate but misguided gesture of feminine equality.
Less than a month ago my husband and I had no idea what was about to unfold. Now, feeling rather overwhelmed and slightly shell-shocked, we have put an offer in on a house in a seaside town 7 hours from Cape Town where we currently live and our own house
9 years ago, when my daughter turned one, I hoped desperately it was like some magical turning point that I’d been longing for – that somehow I’d have the energy to be the perfect mom I’d imagined I would be, the fog would clear, the bog would let go of
