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How the Global Push for Wellness is Making Us Sick
Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept is everywhere and spreading: in the media, in government institutions and transnational organisations, in schools, in workplaces and in the marketplace. To be clear, it’s not just wellbeing’s infectiousness in public discourse that makes…
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If You Haven’t Contracted COVID-19 Yet, Here’s How to Prepare In Case You Do
Just when we thought the worst of COVID was behind us, it seems 2022 had other plans. In the last few months alone, almost every single person I knew contracted it, with many more in COVID isolation as close contacts. If you’re one of the lucky ones (AKA the remaining few yet to get it),…
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How To Trick A Toddler Into Taking Medicine
Toddlers and medicine aren’t always the best match. They’re sick or they’re teething and you know some medicine will help, but they’re not having it, and logic isn’t getting you anywhere. Parents have developed a few different tricks over the years to deal with the problem (give ‘em a chaser! dip a lollipop into it! call it…
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Be Like Ferris Bueller – Take All Your Sick Days
In the classic ’80s comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the titular Ferris justifies taking a sickie with the following quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
