Lana Hirschowitz·Apr 3, 2024Don’t tell me I need sleep, I already know thatBeing aware of how important sleep is does not actually help you sleep.
Lana Hirschowitz·Nov 5, 2023The end of the worldIt is 1974, I am a six-years old and tucked in bed. I can hear engines; the menacing deep sounds of heavy metal trucks. Solid metal…
Lana Hirschowitz·Sep 26, 2023The conversation you can’t avoidThis morning I was sitting at a cafe trying to do some work and not listen to the conversation unfolding next to me. It was hard; I am…A response icon1A response icon1
Lana Hirschowitz·Jun 26, 2023The picture behind the holiday photosWhen I went to Vietnam earlier this year we took a ‘non touristy’ bike ride in the Mekong Delta. I am a very good bike rider where there…
Lana Hirschowitz·Apr 21, 2023Why I don’t listen to flight safety instructions‘If you are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your mask first, and then help the other person.’ The gently…
Lana Hirschowitz·Jan 8, 2023The word no one wants to admit toI don’t think I heard the word menopause until I was an adult. In the 1970’s and 80’s menopause wasn’t spoken about in the public domain…
Lana Hirschowitz·Jun 2, 2022The Jill Biden trick for parents of teenagersWhen I first read the word fexting I worried it was some kind of weird phone sex thing that began with an ‘f’. After a few unpleasant…
Lana Hirschowitz·Apr 13, 2022Still not wholeYesterday a stranger at a café made me cry. It’s not the first time I’ve cried for because of strangers, hell it probably wasn’t the first…
Lana Hirschowitz·Jan 20, 2022Is it Covid? Or is it hypochondria?There are a number of problems I have with my hypochondria, especially while living through a pandemic. Other than the obvious fear I have…
Lana Hirschowitz·Jan 9, 2022Mother Most Likely To Keep Her Child In A Bunker During A PandemicIf mother’s groups were to give out most-likely awards, I would have been awarded Mother Most Likely To Keep Her Child In A Bunker During A…A response icon1A response icon1
