by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you’re aware of the ‘self-discipline’ approach to good health and wellbeing. The details vary somewhat, but the steps usually look a little something like this: Look at fit healthy people and resolve to be like them. Make lists. Choose diet plan...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’ve probably heard vague tales about mysterious neurotransmitters that control your moods: deficient serotonin leaving depression in its wake, oxytocin bubbling up to cement romantic or maternal bonds, or dysregulated dopamine responses that cause addiction....
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jennifer’s pre-adolescent period involved abusive parents, an unstable home life, multiple episodes of sexual assault, and being carjacked at gunpoint. At age 12, she became the primary caregiver for both her incapacitated parents, and at 17, she had a breakdown....
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
In a world where being ‘authentic’ has been glamourised, glorified and used as a performative marketing tool, even the word ‘authentic’ has an inauthentic feel about it. If your idea of being ‘authentic’ brings to mind an image of an airbrushed picture-perfect yoga...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re all busy people, with limited time and energy, and a whole lot of other things going on. Most of us (and you’d better believe I’m including myself) baulk at the idea of putting an hour of running or meditating or anything at all really into our daily routine....
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
“What if you left the stove on,” whispered Anxiety conspiratorially. “What if you left the iron on. Or the door unlocked. What if the house burns down.” I frowned. “I don’t even use an iron!” “Yeah but what if… what if your friends don’t like you. They might be...
