What will you reconnect with and remember when you pause to play with the Earth?
As I wander the world creatively unlearning, more and more I have come to believe in my bones, that playing with the Earth is a part of our inborn, natural state of learning, growing, and being as humxn…
The Most Common Mistakes I See Women Making with their Skincare Routines
Skincare… my favourite topic at work. Yet, so misunderstood by my patients and friends alike. Having healthy skin is considered to be a universal sign of health and beauty. Here are a few of the common mistakes I…
Community Voices: Lowveld Psychiatrist, Dr. Caro De Witt, Discusses Crystals Balls, Balancing Tables & Psychiatry in a Changing World
We know her as the psychiatrist who’s breaking the mould. Dr. Caro De Witt is not only young, full of joy, and an exquisite singer, but she’s also known as one of the most caring (and joyful) doctors…
Why I love working with kids with ADHD and why they love my co-therapist: The music
As a certified Music Therapist, one of the real joys I've found this year is working with children with varying degrees of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Music becomes the motivation and suddenly being noisy and wriggly and…
Our recent Women’s Health Talk: 3 Insights I want to share with every woman
Womanhood used to feel oddly scary and isolating. I grew up feeling (and still sometimes feel) so shameful about natural bodily processes. I believed periods must be gross since they couldn’t be spoken about in public. Many women…
Community Voices: Melissa Appel (Joubert) Discusses Salty Chips, Blind-Dates, Onions, & Stairways to Heaven
Most people will know of Body Stress Release (BSR) practitioner, Melissa Appel (Joubert). But how many of you know that she sings “Stairway to Heaven”? It’s a fitting song for her because she believes in – among other…
Let’s Play the “What’s Controversial in Health?” Game
Apparently heating ready-made meals in plastic containers in microwaves generally isn’t seen as controversial. Margarine and seed oils aren’t seen as controversial. Taking pharmaceutical drugs for life (in cases where there are other ways) isn’t seen as controversial.…
Understanding Speech Sound Disorders
A speech sound disorder is one of the most common paediatric communication disorders and forms a large part of a Speech Therapist’s caseload. It refers to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with the perception, motor production or…
What the Camino de Santiago Taught Me
I have to confess, I did something really stupid. You see a couple of weeks ago I set out to prove to myself that I wasn’t who I thought I was and I met up with a friend…
Celebrating One Year of F.I.T.T. Form Strength & Core Training for Women with Bettina Klesse
Personal Trainer at Hanya House, Bettina (Tina) Klesse recently marked one year of her F.I.T.T. Form Strength and Core classes for women. In celebration of this milestone, we asked Tina 12 questions: When did you give your first…
Where Do I Start When I Keep Letting Myself Down?
It’s Monday and I’m definitely not having chocolate again. This time I mean it. No chocolate, ever, I’m done, for good this time. Half an hour later you’re in your car heading to the nearest filling station to…
Q&A With a Patient: Depression & Ketamine Assisted Therapy
Stacy (not her real name) is a Hanya House patient who - in 2020 - sought out Keta-Therapy as a complementary treatment as she weaned off of her anti-depressants. Stacy had been prescribed anti-depressants by a psychotherapist (and…
