I blame Marie Kondo. I was sitting on the kitchen floor, surrounded by kitchen utensils. After deciding that I only needed one cheese grater, I held each of my three cheese graters up to my heart, as the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up advocates, and pondered which one brought me the most […]
Jessie Harrold
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The neuroscience of ritual
I t’s the pour-over coffee/unicorn mug/crossword routine that starts your morning, and those lucky underwear you put on when your team is in the playoffs. It’s the route you walk to work, and the weekly Skype-and-popcorn date with your sister. Whether you realize it or not, your life is full of ritual. Nope, ritual isn’t […]
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The bod squad: 6 ways to connect with your body
Hey! You with your face in your phone! Do you ever feel like a floating head, stuck in a world that is mostly isolated to the space between your ears? You’re not alone. Yoga therapist Cléo Burke says that when she teaches mind-body awareness workshops the first thing she does is help folks remember that […]
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Four meaningful, do-able ways to DIY self-care
In a culture in which the answer to “How are you doing?” has become a rushed humblebrag about being busy, it’s no surprise self-care has become a hot topic. Industry response to our cravings for a little respite from our own lives has been to commodify self-care and market it to us as the antidote […]
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Locks and load: adventures with Dartmouth’s new brewery
Nine Locks Brewing, owned by Danny and Shaun O’Hearn, officially graced the craft brewery scene with its presence last week. In the same brand new building as the Mic Mac Bar & Grill, the brewery’s name pays homage to the historic Shubenacadie Canal that meanders just a stone’s throw away. The O’Hearns, distant cousins and […]
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Cottage fever
This spring-winter-spring-winter tease has gone too far, and the folks at the Savour Food and Wine Festival have clearly gone just as shack-wacky as the rest of us. This Saturday the folks at SFWF are hosting the antidote to winter 2016: a Craft Beer Cottage Party. Ticket-holders will have the opportunity to “enjoy beer the […]
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Good vibes only: five wellness experiences you have to try
Halifax is home to a growing number of wellness and spiritual bucket list-worthy experiences. You can find inner peace through complete sensory deprivation or to the tune of a haunting Himalayan singing bowl. Source your essential oils from a local herbalist, bust out some wild yoga moves and figure out what foods you should be […]
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Living well-rounded
Imagine being a patient at a health centre where your family physician could sit down with your naturopath to talk about whether those nasty bellyaches might be a gluten intolerance, or where your massage therapist and your psychotherapist could team up to conquer your stress headaches. Make too much sense to be true? Nope. Last […]