After a bad mental health day, retreating to your bed with Netflix seems like the perfect antidote. But what if it’s doing more harm than good? While it’s necessary to wind down, it can be easy to fall into the habit of isolating for days at a time, making it harder to bounce back in…
Read MoreIt’s no secret that single use plastic is out and reusable bottles, straws, and snack bags are in, yet there are still an alarming number of people using plastic water bottles. To them I say: do you know that using plastic water bottles is bad for your insides too, as it releases small amounts of…
Read MoreIn 2016, our dreams of electing our first woman president were tragically crushed when, in the biggest political upset of our time, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Fast forward two years and countless WTF’s from this administration later, we are being introduced to a new class of presidential hopefuls. The field, though crowded, includes a…
Read MoreIn a world where 9-5s rarely exist and many of us toss around the idea of becoming entrepreneurs, traditional business models are (kind of) out the window. Of course, being an entrepreneur in this ever evolving model can be stressful and taxing to take on, and some have opted to take the business world by…
Read MoreWelcome to the Wellness One-oh-Ones, a digital encyclopedia for all your wellness needs. This series is geared to tackle those everyday questions you secretly ask yourself in wonderment when you hear about a new trend. Instead of pretending to know what people are talking about, come hang with us as we uncover the latest and…
Read MoreI believe women inherently know their bodies. Though, medicine and magazines have subverted our trust in ourselves. Trust that we understand that all-knowing “gut” feeling that is our body speaking to us in a language we’ve lost. I had just turned 30, made the decision to make a baby, and had no vision of what…
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In a spending-heavy culture, it’s hard to resist buying what’s new and sometimes unnecessary, because let’s face it, spending is fun. If the spending is taking a toll on your bank account, here are five ways to budget that don’t take away from your daily matcha habit. Pay Attention to Sales Every day, our phones…
Read MoreIt’s no surprise that there are small businesses popping up everywhere these days, but how does one really start a business? How can you really take a hold of your passions and turn them into money? Well, I have always wondered the same thing – until now. I spoke to female three business owners I…
Read MoreAfter moving to NYC about a year ago, I quickly realized that keeping track of my day-to-day finances was incredibly tricky, but also incredibly important. As a young woman in the workforce and living in one of the most expensive cities, I’m attempting to save for my future, while trying to build my ideal current…
Read MoreMamas know best, and my mom has been giving me budgeting tips since I even owned a piggy bank. Quarters are more valuable than pennies, but pennies still get put into the bank. No touching the bank unless it’s an emergency. We’ll thank them for this someday. All of the above. Turns out, my mom’s…
Read MoreI was on my way to purchase one of Instagram’s cult-favorite beauty staples when a friend of mine said, “Doesn’t that stuff have Avobenzone? Aren’t you not supposed to put that on your skin?” Blown away by the fact that my trusty explore page could be so wrong, I decided to do a little digging…
Read MoreSelf and the City is a column intended to increase visibility and dialogue surrounding mental health, relationships, harmful stereotypes, and the necessity for self care and vulnerability. Self and the City will be headlined by Jessa Chargois on a bi-weekly basis. Submissions and guest columnists are welcomed to send work in to hannah@chillhouse.com I believe…
Read MoreWhile SPF has finally become a mainstream skincare staple, we’re not quite using it correctly. To give all day protection, SPF must be reapplied every two hours without fail – something I know most of us are guilty of skipping. Oftentimes, the reason cited for forgoing SPF reapplication is that it can’t be reapplied on…
Read MoreWhile I’m a stickler for taking the time to mask multiple times a week (it’s for mental health, too), sometimes a girl just wants to be straight-up pampered. However, unlike those enviable few who can spend a fortune on every chemical peel and LED facial on the market, I like to time my treatments just…
Read MoreWith intersectionality at the center of the ongoing development of feminist, LGBTQ, civil rights, and countless other social movements, it’s only right that the history of the original feminist movement be considered, understood, and studied for what it is: racist. The usual heroic stories of the suffragettes and the reproductive justice advocates of the 1960s…
Read MoreWhen you live a few blocks away from a donation-based yoga studio, it feels like a crime not to at least take a couple of classes. I heard about an active meditation class offered at my local , I happily attended, thinking that I would mostly be doing breathing exercises with a few poses sprinkled…
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