Everything is #selfcare these days: food, workouts, baths, crystals, drinking wine, not drinking wine, waking up early, sleeping in. As long as it feeds your soul, it can certainly qualify as self-care. But sometimes a simple workout or bowl of the latest superfoods isn’t quite enough. There are actions that fix problems (i.e. I’m tired,…
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 MoreIt’s no secret that we are all addicted to our phones. Social media aside, we depend on these little black boxes not only for communication, but for directions, the news, our calendars, finances…the list could go on. With how robust smartphones have become, it has grown increasingly difficult to do a digital detox given how…
Read MoreFor as long as I can remember, I’ve had a certain type of sensitivity that felt different than the folks around me. Loud noises would catch me off guard and scare me to death, bright lights always felt too bright, thriller movies hit me harder than the other girls at the sleepover (after watching the…
Read MoreIn an age where perfection is sought to be the end-all-be-all, it’s incredibly refreshing to cross paths with someone who breaks through the cloud of noise with their sword of vulnerability. Instead of masking behind an aesthetically-pleasing feed or pretending to live a “struggle-free” life, this person uses their voice to share their insecurities and…
Read MoreIt’s true that your close friendships and relationships are a reflection of you, and more importantly the relationship you have with yourself. When you take a moment to decipher what it is you want from your friendships, it helps you attract and seek out those friendships that help you be the best version of yourself,…
Read MoreI noticed my connection to the moon for the first time two years ago, on the night of the summer solstice. The sun had disappeared by the time my flight landed in Panama City Beach, and while my boyfriend and his brother-in-law drove me from the airport back to their family’s hotel, I stared at…
Read MoreNatalie Portman, Ellen Degeneres, Ariana Grande, Woody Harrelson, Joaquin Phoenix…what do all these people have in common? Besides being famous and wildly successful, they all follow plant-based diets—and they’re not alone. Interest in veganism/vegetarianism has grown at a rapid rate in recent years, and the trend doesn’t seem to be stopping. Even Beyoncé has committed to…
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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