Articles

For the past few years, I've been writing a regular health and wellbeing column for the Twizel Update. While each article explores a different topic, they all begin in much the same way - with an observation, a conversation, a question, or something that has made me stop and think.

Health is wonderfully complex, and I've come to believe there are rarely simple answers. Rather than focusing on quick fixes, I enjoy exploring the many factors that influence our wellbeing and how they connect. My hope isn't to provide all the answers, but to encourage better questions. If these articles leave you with a fresh perspective, a practical idea, or simply something to reflect on during your next walk, then they've done exactly what they were written to do.

This collection will continue to grow as new articles are published and older ones are revisited. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy exploring them.

Everyday Reflections

Sometimes the simplest moments teach us the biggest lessons. These articles explore everyday experiences and the insights they offer about health, resilience and living well.

Empty seed bags waiting to be counted, illustrating how taking the first step can overcome resistance.

Why Do Some Things Feel Harder Than They Should?

First published in the Twizel Update, June 2026. Recently I had a simple task on my to-do list: count a pile of empty seed bags of various sizes that had been kindly donated to me for an upcoming fundraising event. It wasn't difficult, didn't require any special skills, and probably would have taken less than ten minutes. Yet for some reason, I kept putting it off. It was one of those ordinary tasks that somehow felt surprisingly difficult to begin. The bags sat there for day

Everyday Reflections

Jana Kaeppler

5 hours ago4 min read

Staying On Your Own Path in a Distracted World

First published in the Twizel Update, May 2026. I don’t know about you, but I feel like we live in a world where our attention is constantly being pulled in other directions. A message, a headline, a video, another opinion, another piece of advice about how we should live our lives. And now, with AI rapidly entering everyday life, information and answers are becoming even more instant, accessible and endless than ever before. In many ways, it all feels quite mind-blowing, and

Health Wisdom

Jana Kaeppler

14 hours ago3 min read