The usual romantic dinner dates of Valentine's Day aren’t possible in a pandemic, and even if they were, they wouldn’t be at the top of moms’ lists. After a year of homeschooling, cooking, and cleaning in between working from home, overburdened moms are seeking out low-key ‘me time'.

The concept of wellness has gained renewed importance in the wake of COVID-19, yet maintaining one’s physical and mental wellbeing is proving harder for some people than others. How can self-care practices be made more accessible and compassionate to those who need it the most?

An appetite for tools that enhance female sexual pleasure and wellness has grown alongside a boom in audio content such as podcasts. Sexual wellness and erotic storytelling app Emjoy has attracted women seeking to practise self-care – and self-love – through thoughtfully produced audio content.

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reconfigured the world as we know it – and a mental health crisis could be waiting in its aftermath. Canvas8 spoke to Staci K. Haines, the author of The Politics of Trauma, to understand how the outbreak is set to challenge and change our emotional wellbeing.