Julia Huisman, lifestyle

Do you remember being a kid, lounging listlessly on the couch with nothing to do and nowhere to go, and uttering the phrase every parent dreads? “I’m boooored.”  Boredom is just as much a part of our human DNA as love and anger. In recent years, however, it’s showing up a little less, thanks to […]

You’re at work and you get a call from the school nurse saying your child is sick. You’re having dinner with friends and get a text from your boss asking you to ‘take a quick look’ at something he emailed you. Both of these scenarios are fraught with tension, because in each case, the realms […]

We live in a distracted world. A distracting world. With all of the apps, notifications, tweets and snaps vying for our attention, it’s easy for the mind to flit from one disruption to another. How do we silence the noise and find focus when we need it most? Many experts have written wide-ranging articles and […]

When it’s cold outside, our first instinct is to stay inside, cuddled up by the fire with a blanket and a hot drink. But the cold is a secret gift we’re not using often enough. There’s a reason why top athletes and successful entrepreneurs (think Tony Robbins, Tim Ferris, and Michael Phelps) use cold therapies […]