Self 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 to hannah@chillhouse.com. I believe in working toward…
Read MoreThank you for teaching me how to make taquitos. Thank you for stealing the good kind of toilet paper from your moms house. Thank you for comforting me when I told you there had been an outbreak in my family’s apartment building back home and I could not go to Chicago anymore. Thank you for…
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 greatest…
Read MoreAs allies, it is our job to bring attention to the issues at hand right now. One way to do so is to keep signing petitions and donating to funds for people directly effected. Please see the list below, which will be added to and updated each week. Make Juneteenth a National Holiday: A holiday…
Read MoreSome cities across the nation are entering their third week of protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but some people are still convinced the movement is slowing itself down. Seeing feeds return to normal and no longer being inundated with protest imagery on the same basis as the past few weeks can…
Read MoreWhile our focus remains heavily on the Black Lives Matter movement at hand, we wanted to take the time to highlight Black activists who are paving the way to justice in their own way. But when it comes to other social movements, it seems white faces are always are the forefront. Whether it’s climate change,…
Read MoreAs we work toward becoming anti-racist allies each and every day, we are always presented with new opportunities to be better allies. One primary way is to look out for microaggressions, not just in those around us, but in your own speech as well. To help arm you with ability to identify phrases like this,…
Read MoreRight now, we’re seeing the world move together to bring attention to a matter that can no longer be swept under the rug. Though I cannot wrap my mind around why, the Black Lives Matter movement’s resurgence across the globe has also sparked a decent amount of backlash, primarily among conservative thinkers. Some of the…
Read MoreOver a phone call with a best friend in Chicago, I very quietly shared that I had stopped reading the news. Being in public, I made my confession in a hushed whisper. I was embarrassed and continued to share that it felt like a naive decision at a time like this, but it was keeping…
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