Do your people-pleasing ways got you feeling all sorts of down? If you’re anything like me, you probably grew up in a household that praised you for doing the right thing, putting others first, and stuffing down your emotions. Unfortunately, the assumptions I listed above stuck with me and landed me in a severe, crippling,…
Read MoreThe moment I saw those double lines, I knew my life was going to change in various significant ways. Sure, I anticipated the usual stress and anxieties that come along with being newly pregnant, but what I didn’t expect was how quickly the strength of my boundaries would be put to the test. As someone…
Read MoreTake a quick scroll through Instagram and you’ll be inundated with all the newest, trendiest self-care must-haves for the season. If you get sucked into that gorgeous post, there’s a chance you’re typing in your credit card information before you even recognize what’s happening. Self-care has gone from a personal practice to a spending trap. Don’t…
Read MoreHere’s the ugly truth regarding our professional lives: often, we value ourselves for our stamina and not our talent. Many of us believe we have to be a “yes person” to be a valued employee or ensure we are the next one to receive a highly-coveted raise or promotion, and we hold these beliefs for…
Read MoreWe live in this hyper-connected and instant gratification-driven world where it can be pretty easy to cave into the pressure to be everything to just about everyone. If we’re not doing, being, seeing, being seen, creating, thriving, or living our best life at every single moment, we start to wonder when we became so dull….
Read MoreI experienced my first anxiety attack in the summer of 2014 while locked in the bathroom stall at my corporate fashion job. At this point, I had been living in New York City for a little over two years, but it felt like a lifetime. Up until that point, I had experienced severe digestive issues—I…
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