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Last week I was part of an improv show that almost didn’t happen because we got caught up in overthinking and fear of getting it wrong. (Sometimes it pays to listen to our own advice: like last Wednesday’s article on the value in fearlessness of fail...

You go to the gym five times a week so you get enough exercise, right? Not necessarily. Turns out, daily exercise may not negate the adverse effects of sitting for hours on end. The concept that a sedentary lifestyle could lead to unhealthy outcomes ...

Dear Dr Nekia, I found out last year that my husband had an affair with a foreign worker here on the island. I am upset by this of course, but what upsets me even more is that I would have never known if it were not for her basically stalking my husb...

For our last article during California Wine Month we are going to the very pinnacle of winemaking. Although it was on an evening years ago, I remember the phone call well; my wife had answered it and after listening for a while she covered the mout...

“How was art?” My eight-year-old’s favourite subject. “OK,” came the response, sounding less than OK. “We were learning to draw faces. We had to do them correctly.” Sounds great to me. Why wouldn’t he be happy about getting it right? He has a new te...

Communication. How often do you feel that your message is being misunderstood? Try as we can many times we do not clearly get our message across and end up frustrated that the action we were hoping to achieve does not take place. It is critical when ...

Dear Dr Nekia, Last week you wrote that you don’t know why men think women cannot have sex with no strings attached. As a man, I can tell you that this is true. Some of you say that you can, and it starts out that way, but you all get attached and wa...

Vision. When we use the word vision we most often think of our eyes. We are taught from a young age to protect our eyes and take precautionary measures to ensure our eyes can serve us well through our lives. Consistent with that definition is taking...

This week we filmed a lip sync video for a Family Centre fundraiser and accidentally overdosed Belle on sugary stuff. We chose Maroon 5’s Sugar, partly for the irony and partly because it’s such a good tune. It’s also got the fastest lyrics known to ...

My younger workmates sometimes refer to me as the storyteller and when it comes to the Simi Winery, established in Sonoma in 1876, I do have a few tales. They are appropriate as we celebrate California Wine Month. For instance, in the early 1900s a v...

Sometimes opportunities arise which you hadn’t really considered before. Maybe it’s a job or a new experience; when you have a family you have to consider the impact not only on you and your spouse, but your children. Well, my family is about to take...

I’m a talker. I like to talk things through. Sometimes I can only get clarity on what I’m thinking by first verbalising it to see if it sounds right to me and makes sense. As a talker, I therefore truly appreciate a good listener. Despite most of us ...