Self-care

Live Fish Can Swim Against the Current: A Note from the Editor

Live Fish Can Swim Against the Current: A Note from the Editor

Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow read the text in bold on a tote bag. Oh, this will do! I grabbed four bags and a few cards and headed for the till. “That’ll be (insert some overpriced Euro equivalency),” says the clerk. I’m all ready for the party. My tri-sisters, as we like to call each other, have an annual “Swine” together. We coined the term and use it to describe coming together for a swim and a “whine.”

Über Moms Book Club January 2021

Über Moms Book Club January 2021

This month, Über Moms is concentrating on priorities. I would always encourage you, if you don’t already, to prioritise a little of your hard-won “you” time for reading or listening to books. And obviously, as the chair of the Book Club, I would encourage you to help select, read, and join us to discuss our Book Club choice.

Prioritizing Oneself

Prioritizing Oneself

When challenged with prioritizing yourself, you may find your eyes rolling or even a laugh leaving your lips while you consult your agenda for the week or survey the toys strewn across the floor while a toddler tugs on your shirt. You might be thinking, “not anytime soon” or “that’s not for me.” I myself am no stranger to this valid skepticism.

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

Our world has been turned upside down and inside out for the past few months, and has forced us to create a new normal for our everyday lives. Some of us feel comfortable in our new realities, while others of us wish to go back to our former lives– and quickly. 

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

Being fit is more than having toned abs and defined arms, although that is a part of physical fitness, and it relates to how the world views us. But what about our inner fitness and its relationship to our worldview?

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

A Monthly Wellness Column: Let the Sun Shine

Self-love. A hot topic these days. It seems everywhere I turn there is something about “loving yourself” or “the importance of self-care.” In a world where we can have everything at the snap of our fingers, it seems that self-love should also be easy. However, and unfortunately, it’s not.