Author: couchwasabi


  • Workplace Burnout: When Stress Becomes a Whole-Body Health Issue

    Workplace Burnout: When Stress Becomes a Whole-Body Health Issue

    Workplace burnout is often described as emotional exhaustion, mental fatigue, or…

  • Growing Gardenias in the Philippines

    Growing Gardenias in the Philippines

    I’ve come to believe that the things we work hardest for…

  • The Benefits of “Dark Showering” (and Why Everyone’s Suddenly Doing It)

    The Benefits of “Dark Showering” (and Why Everyone’s Suddenly Doing It)

    Long before it was coined as ‘dark showering,’ I have already…

  • Aromatic Holiday Pursuits

    Aromatic Holiday Pursuits

    There is something quietly magical about the holidays—the slower mornings, the…

  • A Christmas Carol (2025) by 9Works Theatrical

    A Christmas Carol (2025) by 9Works Theatrical

    We finally had the chance to watch this year’s retelling of…

  • Aromatherapy and Stress Relief: A Natural Path to Calm

    Aromatherapy and Stress Relief: A Natural Path to Calm

    With the monsoon season in full swing, lately, I find myself…

  • Dancing with the Devils of Ozempic

    Dancing with the Devils of Ozempic

    Someone close to us was rushed to Emergency Care at 2:00…

  • For the Love of Books during the Rainy Days

    For the Love of Books during the Rainy Days

    This year, I set a goal to cover more books. Back…