Fixes 4 You

Consider stress for a second. What usually happens? Well, if you’re anything like millions of others, you already know. In moments of intense stress, your heart rate shoots up, your chest tightens, your head aches, your palms get sweaty, and sometimes, you may even feel queasy or lightheaded. Thanks to research from organizations like the…

Breathwork was once considered a simple and fundamental tool to ease daily stress and aid relaxation. Today, the practice has taken on a whole new meaning: cue the rise of transformational breathwork, the viral Wim Hof method, and all those TikTok-approved hacks (the latter of which can feel more convoluted than calming). Yet, the basis…

If you live in a place where winter is long, dark, and cold, this season can feel relentless: short days, long nights, kids bouncing off the walls, constant sniffles, and your own energy running on empty. If you are counting the days until spring, you’re not alone. Brutal winters challenge our physical health, mental health,…

It is not the day of the ceremony. It is the moment when two people sit down and realize that what they are imagining cannot be held by one person alone. There are too many decisions, too many relationships, too many expectations layered into a single day. That is the moment a wedding begins, when…

While the proverbial ‘new you’ has thankfully been superseded by a softer wellbeing strategy, an underlying pressure can often cloud this time of year; when, really, it’s the small and consistent practices that really count. Take breathwork: it was once considered a simple and fundamental tool to easy daily stress and aid relaxation. Today, of…

Mx. Kim and Mr. Chan, who live in a suburb near Toronto, split the June 2022 wedding into multiple parts to reduce overstimulation. First, they chose to do a private elopement with just their photographer, Aisha Keita, and her husband, Maxwell Step, “without the pressure to perform,” said Mx. Kim, of the celebration held at…

Have you heard of a “cortisol cocktail”? Rather than something you might order at a bar, this drink is one of the latest wellness trends floating around social media. Proponents claim the drink – which is made with ingredients including orange juice, coconut water and salt – can lower high cortisol levels and help with…

The wedding dress code conundrum persists, a labyrinth of uncertainty that leaves guests bewildered. Wedding dress codes, once a straightforward guide, now seem to muddy the waters. The intention behind phrases like “black tie optional” is to convey formality without suffocating guests with rigid expectations. However, the outcome is often a jumbled mess of confusion.…