{"id":32,"date":"2025-03-26T18:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/?p=32"},"modified":"2025-12-27T20:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T20:11:26","slug":"science-vs-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/science-vs-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Science vs. wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing is chicer than wellness. Now if you happen to be a STEM person, or someone with a science degree in your background I know that you are probably rolling your eyes at the word, \u201cwellness\u201d.&nbsp; But jokes on you! This industry is booming. In 2022 the Canadian wellness market size was estimated to be at 2.4 billion dollars, and it\u2019s only expected to grow. So if you\u2019re are not lat least thinking about wellness even if you don\u2019t participate in it, you are burying your head in the sand as far as I\u2019m concerned.\\<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33\" style=\"width:308px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/northernchic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-fotios-photos-17890665-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what better way to escape the mundane than to take a break for the hustle and bustle of everyday life and spend some time on wellness? Trust me there is no better way. And for those of us uteri- having people who decide to use them at one point in our lives I would argue that wellness is even more important. Our culture does not care for the postpartum at all. It\u2019s really a shame. But I met a doula whose passion for pregnant people was lovely to see. She\u2019s been working as a doula for the past thirteen(??) years or so and also does <a href=\"https:\/\/doulasonbikes.com\/childbirth-education\/\">childbirth education.<\/a> Apparently she&#8217;s one of the OG doulas in town and has birthed like hundreds of babies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But back to wellness, I think it\u2019s a great way to feel better in your skin and indulgent enough to break up the pain of existence. Also, it seems like there is an increased awareness for mental health and its relationship to well being. Especially in the past five years where our entire existence has been upended by a virus, people are turning to therapy more and more. I\u2019ve been an ardent participant in therapy longer than the pandemic, but only now does it seem like talking about therapy is becoming more mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, let\u2019s not only indulge in the material things that help us stay chic, bit in things that take care of our bodies and minds too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing is chicer than wellness. 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