by Amanda Lockitch | Mar 6, 2022 | Writing
WHAT ARE ADAPTOGENS OR BIOADAPTIVE PLANTS? Adaptogens, most often found in food or supplements, are substances that help the body adapt to, or resist, varying types of stress—physical, emotional, environmental. These substances usually come from botanical sources....
by Amanda Lockitch | Jan 19, 2022 | Writing
I’ve been reflecting on why I felt hurt on New Year’s Eve and it’s taken me three weeks to process. My family got together for the holidays. Mom agreed to stay with my son on NYE so that my husband and I could celebrate with my bothers and the rest of the...
by Amanda Lockitch | Nov 12, 2021 | Writing
The B.C. government recently announced that it would phase out individualized autism funding for children under age 19 by 2025, to be replaced with “one-stop family connections hubs”. My son will only be eight years old by that time. The loss of individualized funding...
by Amanda Lockitch | Nov 5, 2021 | Writing
Thoughts stream through our head constantly at a rate of roughly 3000 thoughts per hour. I’ve been reflecting on the the stories we tell ourselves about what others think of us. We choose to attribute those stories to others. Someone looks at us. We can choose...
by Amanda Lockitch | Oct 22, 2021 | Writing
I just found out I have breast cancer. Finally feeling like I was getting back on my feet during this nightmare pandemic, then: Boom! Things were going well. I was feeling resilient. My article was published in myriad places in English and in French. Work is keeping...
