Lana HirschowitzDon’t tell me I need sleep, I already know thatBeing aware of how important sleep is does not actually help you sleep.7 min read·Apr 3, 2024----
Lana HirschowitzThe 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…3 min read·Nov 5, 2023----
Lana HirschowitzThe 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…3 min read·Sep 26, 2023--1--1
Lana HirschowitzThe 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…4 min read·Jun 26, 2023----
Lana HirschowitzWhy 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…4 min read·Apr 21, 2023----
Lana HirschowitzThe 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…3 min read·Jan 8, 2023----
Lana HirschowitzThe 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…3 min read·Jun 2, 2022----
Lana HirschowitzA journey from fudge to salad via South AfricaIt had been 18 years since I’d been back to Johannesburg. And honestly, I didn’t miss it. I left South Africa happily, eager to start again…4 min read·May 11, 2022--2--2
Lana HirschowitzStill 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…3 min read·Apr 13, 2022----
Lana HirschowitzIs 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…3 min read·Jan 20, 2022----