Sean JohnsonMar 224 minAre you not Shaun Thompson?When I retired from paying rugby, I left with a body that was relatively intact. I considered myself lucky but I did leave the game with...
Sean JohnsonFeb 155 minThe Pain CaveIt’s November 14, 2020. It’s just after 03:15 am and I’m sitting in the back of a car. My running partner, James, is sitting in front and...
Sean JohnsonAug 5, 20203 min#challengeacceptedThere are always different challenges taking place on social media, whether it’s push-ups, dumping ice water over your head or even...
Sean JohnsonJul 13, 20204 minThe Butterfly EffectThe picture in the header this week comes out of Kai’s Grade 1 school workbook. It was taken a couple of weeks ago as I sat with him to...
Sean JohnsonJul 6, 20204 minA Quivering UniverseTwo weeks ago, on a Sunday, my family and I went out of the city to a venue where we could escape the “new normal” of the world. I spent...
Sean JohnsonApr 17, 20204 minA Polished TurdToday is day something, sometime in the middle of April. At least that’s what I think. Lockdown causes a blur between days and dates for...
Sean JohnsonApr 13, 20203 minEristic EscalationSo as of last Thursday, SA has an additional 2 weeks of lockdown, bringing it to a total of 5 weeks (for now). Who knows what the ...
Sean JohnsonApr 4, 20203 minA Fat BodybuilderTwo weekends before lockdown (strange how my life is divided into life before and life after lockdown) my boys had a play date at our ...
Sean JohnsonApr 1, 20204 minA one armed drummer?The first CD I ever bought, with my own money, was Def Leppard’s 1992 album Adrenalize. I have fond memories of “taping” the cd onto a...
Sean JohnsonMar 30, 20202 minA Dazzle of ZebrasSo we are into day 4 of South Africa’s national lockdown in trying to flatten the curve. I’d like to say the world is changing but in...
Sean JohnsonMar 18, 20201 minOur event horizonFor awhile now I’ve avoided commenting on the Coronavirus. I’ve found some of the memes funny and have been shocked at peoples panic...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minThe Power of ProximityI have been really lucky over the course of my therapeutic career to have been exposed and had access to some of the top teachers and...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minSkew TreesIn 2004 and 2005 I spent some time playing rugby on the Gold Coast in Australia. I had left SA with the intention of qualifying to play ...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minSwings and RoundaboutsMy oldest little guy, Lake, loves to swim. In fact it’s the only sport he does do at school and if ever he got to the swimming Olympics,...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20204 minGo For The NoseAt the end of my rugby playing career I took a coaching job down in the KZN Midlands. It was a tough 2 years as I adapted to not playing...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minExpect Less. Accept MoreWe’ve almost come to the end of January 2020 and if you’re like most people, your December holiday and rest is probably a distant memory...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minLong Days, Short YearsTowards the end of last year I was having a conversation with a friend and mentor regarding the difficulties of raising children...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20203 minFear is a Liar If you have children of a school going age, today would have been a tough day for most of them and a relief for most parents as school...
Sean JohnsonMar 10, 20202 minHappy #20plenty!Happy #20plenty! This is how a client wished me yesterday. I really liked it and thought how apt for the beginning of a new decade. So my...