/Features/Living/-/1218/1218/-/ydk1f7z/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-we-really-married/-/1218/1886012/-/oekw2f/-/index.html I have been living with the father of my two children for six years 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/How-painful-it-is-to-lose-a-baby/-/1218/1885954/-/b4806oz/-/index.html It looks like any other Tuesday, but it is anything but. 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/An-inspiring-story-but/-/1218/1885872/-/nuaug4z/-/index.html Frishiah Gathang’a’s story, the woman who waited 30 years before finally getting children, is a study in patience and fortitude 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Condolence-cards-and-apology-letters/-/1218/1885974/-/12lge50/-/index.html Last week, as we were getting ready to travel upcountry for a burial, Pudd’ng told us that her classmate had lost her father 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I-hope-you-will-learn-from-my-mistakes/-/1218/1885910/-/5tcx4k/-/index.html Caroline Bongo talks about the mistakes she made, and finding true love second time round 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Why-you-should-not-smoke-shisha/-/1218/1885886/-/bs8sgxz/-/index.html The other day, a friend called to ask whether I would consider writing an article on shisha smoking 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Chicken-stuffed-with-garlic-butter/-/1218/1886034/-/h1kyw1/-/index.html Chicken Kiev is basically boneless chicken stuffed with butter, then coated with bread crumbs before being deep-fried or baked. 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The-difference-between-love-and-lust/-/1218/1886024/-/pfya1v/-/index.html A story is told in the Bible about one of King David’s sons who fell in love with his half-sister 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/These-foods-will-help-you-sleep-better/-/1218/1886042/-/98ual7z/-/index.html Sleep deprivation can make you crazy. Trust me, I know 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-you-a-Levite-or-a-Samaritan/-/1218/1885856/-/2cvi4k/-/index.html Drugged. Highly likely. That was my first thought when I saw her lying there motionless, barely breathing 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Richard-youre-a-good-father-to-our-children/-/1218/1878540/-/x1ek9r/-/index.html History. Baggage. Drama. Unresolved issues 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I-waited-30-years-for-these-children/-/1218/1878520/-/7jo0rc/-/index.html Frashiah Gathang’a, 53, talks about her journey to parenthood 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-you-guilty-of-mothering-your-spouse/-/1218/1878582/-/13u19yt/-/index.html It is endearing initially, but after a while, it becomes stifling 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Beef-stewed-in-Guinness/-/1218/1878604/-/48ntbkz/-/index.html This week, I will teach you how to make beef stew, stewed in good old Guinness 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/TB-What-are-you-doing-to-prevent-it/-/1218/1878502/-/jy83fuz/-/index.html Many of us have heard about tuberculosis, commonly known as TB 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Autism-Food-is-the-key/-/1218/1878628/-/r6igup/-/index.html I know that when some people read this column, at the back of their mind they wonder, “How much difference can food make?” 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Im-no-superman/-/1218/1878550/-/a71384/-/index.html Sometimes I am afraid to ask Tenderoni and Pudd’ng for help 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Marriage-can-destroy-you/-/1218/1878490/-/7cg2n0/-/index.html I am writing in reference to a recent article you published in your relationships section two weeks ago. It was talking about marriage and why it should make you a better person 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Securing-your-childrens-future/-/1218/1878558/-/qe5hnj/-/index.html If you have children, especially young ones, you have probably wondered, at some point, how they would fair should you no longer be there to take care of them 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Im-I-a-failure-because-I-dont-own-a-shamba/-/1218/1878462/-/su54c0/-/index.html For about four years, in a land not-so-far away, I ran a business 2013-06-11T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Sorry-honey-but-NO-I-wont-do-that/-/1218/1871260/-/h3cjs9/-/index.html Bizarre things are these days happening in relationships. These have serious ramifications on the social, psychological, and emotional health of individuals as well as their relationships 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Schizophrenia-That-voice-in-the-head/-/1218/1871182/-/brcaiw/-/index.html Still on mental illnesses, this week we discuss schizophrenia, a more severe mental illness 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/You-can-tame-H-pylori-with-these-herbs/-/1218/1871286/-/om99hu/-/index.html Aside from the considerable discomfort an ulcer brings, H. pylori is also associated with other ailments such as bleeding of the gut wall and stomach cancer 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/How-do-you-treat-your-pots-and-pans/-/1218/1871276/-/il1o6s/-/index.html When it comes to cooking, it is not just the ingredients that matter if you intend to make a great-tasting dish — I am a chef, so I should know. 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Its-painful-saying-goodbye-to-a-mother/-/1218/1871232/-/e0mlaiz/-/index.html There is nothing as nerve-wracking as watching a parent’s prolonged battle with a terminal illness 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Who-says-you-have-to-be-employed/-/1218/1871160/-/v8fjgmz/-/index.html I would rather be self-employed than tarmack forever 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The-pitfalls-of-surrogacy/-/1218/1871204/-/30faot/-/index.html The ovum and sperm were yours, shouldn't your names appear on the birth notification document? The law says NO 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I-owe-my-success-to-my-brother/-/1218/1871148/-/3mouscz/-/index.html My brother sat up slowly as I walked into the room we shared 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Ill-light-a-candle-for-you/-/1218/1871224/-/hsfbdk/-/index.html Lately, so many blessings have been happening in my life that some things have slipped my mind 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/The-ABC-of-writing-a-will/-/1218/1871246/-/1rulobz/-/index.html A will can either be oral or written. If you have chosen to put it in writing, then these guidelines can help you 2013-06-04T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Try-out-this-home-made-strawberry-jam/-/1218/1864536/-/ir3709z/-/index.html This week, I will teach you how to make strawberry jam 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Bipolar-disorder/-/1218/1864468/-/8sr4jqz/-/index.html Last week we discussed major depression 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Betty-the-worst-is-over/-/1218/1864464/-/ag5qwjz/-/index.html l kept pinching myself as I read Betty’s story because although such things happen, they sound unreal 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Even-children-get-ulcers/-/1218/1864554/-/nbun1o/-/index.html I have recently seen three young children with ulcers 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Children-need-rules-to-guide-them-everyday/-/1218/1864508/-/144ycdp/-/index.html Tenderoni’s lunchbox rule: eat all the food therein and, just to show Mom has “killed” it, lick the box clean 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I-want-to-give-up-my-grandchild-for-adoption/-/1218/1864522/-/15mbtpfz/-/index.html I recently found out that my teenage daughter is pregnant 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Im-waiting-for-my-grandchildren/-/1218/1864500/-/bqrktt/-/index.html After sharing the story of Baraka and Gabriel, my new babies, I received overwhelming responses, all positive 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Who-says-you-need-to-be-employed/-/1218/1864452/-/8vcrp2z/-/index.html When I joined university, my mother made one thing clear to me; we had no land or fat bank accounts for me to inherit 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Relationship-should-make-you-better/-/1218/1864530/-/4neh6g/-/index.html Why is a red heart with a barbed arrow stuck in it the sign for love? 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Serphines-victory-against-cancer/-/1218/1864100/-/132bxmkz/-/index.html Serphine Awuor lost her father, brother, and grandmother to cancer. Years later, she too was diagnosed with the disease 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Cancer-cause-of-death/-/1218/1864490/-/tgeiut/-/index.html Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with about 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths annually 2013-05-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-you-a-team-or-lone-rangers/-/1218/1858286/-/8klks4/-/index.html Phew! The nusu mkate government is no more! 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Chocolate-cupcakes-your-children-will-love/-/1218/1858298/-/p8b0ez/-/index.html During the past two weeks, I have received quite a number of emails asking me to give more cupcake and muffin recipes 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Stigma-to-blame/-/1218/1858254/-/bytjiw/-/index.html Most sexual assault cases involving children and very close relatives like fathers, cousins, grandparents and uncles, in Kenya, go unreported 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Teaching-Puddng-to-develop-good-attitude/-/1218/1858272/-/o2kpltz/-/index.html Good attitude. We tell Pudd’ng these two words whenever she is acting up 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/To-all-the-women-whove-lost-their-lives-giving-birth/-/1218/1858264/-/hp5wyl/-/index.html It is a fact that we have a high maternal mortality rate 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Major-depression-who-is-at-risk/-/1218/1858234/-/b3i9vs/-/index.html Last week, dozens of psychiatric patients absconded from Mathari Mental Hospital 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Asunta-ignore-the-rumour-mongers/-/1218/1858216/-/tgddm7z/-/index.html Asunta, I have mentioned your name for the past 17 months in my HIV/Aids sessions as a role model for positive living and attitude 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Food-that-you-love-could-be-making-you-sick/-/1218/1858310/-/dv462tz/-/index.html Every time Benji would eat, he would get sick. Benji was a two-year-old boy who came to see me because he just did not seem able to hold any food down 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-son-has-been-charged-with-arson/-/1218/1858280/-/103h229/-/index.html The charges your child is facing are no laughing matter, therefore we understand your distress 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Were-not-safe-even-in-our-own-homes/-/1218/1858222/-/6hxnsd/-/index.html The first thing I noticed as I drove into our apartment block was this car parked too far out of its parking space, partially blocking the narrow drive way 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-tears-will-dry-up-eventually/-/1218/1858252/-/y5pc6n/-/index.html Raped by her father five years ago, Betty Chepng’etich talks about finally accepting the son she gave birth to 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/-/1218/1857920/-/vr86vf/-/index.html 2013-05-20T12:02:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Im-not-a-member-of-the-Illuminati/-/1218/1851852/-/tpnqakz/-/index.html “Asunta, I've heard that you’re now a member of the Illuminati,” someone wrote on my Facebook wall last year 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Nutritional-first-aid-for-sickle-cell-disease/-/1218/1851876/-/146fquo/-/index.html A few weeks ago, I saw a young child with sickle cell disease 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-family-sticks-together/-/1218/1851858/-/b5qlssz/-/index.html Our family stays together in sickness and in health 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-life-as-a-stammerer/-/1218/1851836/-/102m5cz/-/index.html I did not understand what a stammerer was until I found out that I was one 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/What-a-courageous-woman-you-are/-/1218/1851810/-/a3mq9bz/-/index.html What a heartwarming story of the birth of Asunta’s identical twins 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Buttermilk-berry-muffins/-/1218/1851870/-/mrs346z/-/index.html Last week we learnt the difference between muffins and cupcakes 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Hypertension-can-be-managed/-/1218/1851840/-/os4hfvz/-/index.html A decade or so ago, everyone said that hypertension, or high blood pressure, was a disease of the West 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-dream-is-now-a-reality/-/1218/1851844/-/cl4wdhz/-/index.html At 29, Linda Kajuju is a Class Three pupil. Find out why she doesn’t think she’s wasting time in school 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Offences-and-penalties-under-the-Marriage-Act/-/1218/1851862/-/o5lq42z/-/index.html Unlawfully performing marriage ceremony 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-you-emotionally-intelligent/-/1218/1851864/-/ufvi1d/-/index.html “It is not the smartest people who are the most successful or the happiest.” 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Former-maid-now-pupil/-/1218/1851164/-/qqkaey/-/index.html 2013-05-13T12:50:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Asunta-just-got-twins/-/1218/1844558/-/mehg2l/-/index.html Kenya’s face of resilience against HIV talks about giving birth again, and hopes that this time round, her reasons will silence her critics 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Pre-partum-bleeding/-/1218/1844570/-/9wsnhp/-/index.html Pregnancy is a normal condition 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Blame-it-on-wheat/-/1218/1844592/-/moc9miz/-/index.html My eight year-old son complains that his tummy aches when he eats chapati and bread 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Penalties-under-the-Marriage-Act/-/1218/1844580/-/vymgvj/-/index.html The following are some of the offences set out in the Marriage Act, Chapter 150 of the laws of Kenya 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Trust-is-a-work-in-progress/-/1218/1844576/-/8n8gv9/-/index.html Miranda rights. That is what I should have demanded from the prosecutor... sorry, Tenderoni 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Cupcakes-and-muffins/-/1218/1844586/-/e8d4a0z/-/index.html If you have noticed, there are numerous cake “‘joints” that have sprung up in the city centre 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Am-I-the-only-clueless-father/-/1218/1844564/-/7cpbrz/-/index.html I had a tiff yesterday night with my wife regarding our three-month-old son 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Now-this-is-my-kind-of-Kenyan/-/1218/1845402/-/jpmxi1z/-/index.html Last week’s main story about 24-year-old Paul Gikaro, who despite having no formal job, is paying school fees for needy children debunks the myth that to be a philanthropist 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Its-wrong-to-use-your-HIV-status-to-get-freebies-/-/1218/1762390/-/s38oer/-/index.html Depending on donor aid, our organisation gives food and other forms of support to people living with HIV who are in dire straits. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Early-diagnosis-can-resolve-the-squint/-/1218/1762388/-/7g75wr/-/index.html Just the other day, a friend took her baby to see an ophthalmologist, concerned that her baby had a lazy eye, a form of a squint. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/A-little-kindness-goes-a-long-way/-/1218/1762386/-/b3anix/-/index.html Once in a while, you meet an exceptional person, a person so compassionate, he is willing to sacrifice his time, money, and comfort to help a person in need. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My-child-learn-and-gather-wisdom-from-my-journey---/-/1218/1762396/-/3a7qdq/-/index.html Labour Day. The apt time of the year to speak to Pudd’ng about my “labour pains”. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Are-you-lonely-in-your-relationship/-/1218/1762398/-/krt419z/-/index.html Many people are caught off guard when their spouses complain of being lonely. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Childhood-arthritis-What-you-need-to-know/-/1218/1762392/-/rts56v/-/index.html When little Violet first came to see me, she was only 18 months old, and even though I see a fair number of ill children, I do not think I was quite prepared when her parents told me that she had arthritis. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Cast-the-first-stone-if-you-havent-sinned/-/1218/1762394/-/30mt2gz/-/index.html Mob justice cases have become so common, it is frightening. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/A-death-certificate-could-be-your-lifeline/-/1218/1762402/-/efiwbyz/-/index.html The death certificate is a legal document under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (Cap 149 of the Laws of Kenya). 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z