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It’s no secret that social media can take a serious toll on mental health. When we’re used to impulsively scrolling through our feeds every time we have a spare 30 seconds, it can spark an endless spiral of comparison — and in turn, feeling less stellar than we could. I’m a victim to the perils […] More
Guys. I found the best diet. It’s made me happier, healthier, stronger, more confident, and less worried about my body image. I get to eat whatever I want with one small change that is a little hard to get used to at first but is so worth it once you do. I feel lighter, brighter, […] More
When I was in high school, I had dreams of moving to a major city — New York, specifically — and transitioning from a teenager to a young adult amidst the tumultuousness; the energy and the romance of a place like Brooklyn, Williamsburg, or Manhattan. Neighborhoods of which I was only vaguely familiar, but also […] More
People can get hyper-focused on forming good habits to live with. They try to exercise regularly, eat healthy, and maintain their overall well-being. While it’s great to form these good habits, your toxic habits could be keeping you from success. Toxic habits don’t always look like you think they will. They don’t always present as […] More
Everyone knows getting a little activity in your day to day is important for your health. So, for the first 18 years of my life, I stuck to activity that didn’t require being around other humans. See, I was bullied constantly as a kid for my weight. I had a significantly different body type than […] More
I’m willing to guess that, at some point in your life, you’ve felt a sense of shame or guilt in saying no to family or friends. I went to Instagram and polled the ladies, and everyone who answered yes to feeling guilty for saying no shared that they were afraid that they would let people […] More
Just 10 days ago, our country experienced yet another tragedy. On Aug. 3, 2019, the El Paso, Texas shooting marked the sixteenth deadly mass shooting in the United States. Twenty-two innocent lives were taken that day, and at least 24 individuals were left injured. This incident was followed the next day by the seventeenth deadly mass […] More
As someone who is used to staying up until early hours of the morning to write (good for the creative process — duh!), and whose family growing up typically wouldn’t eat dinner until at least 9pm (“it’s what they do in Europe!” they say. Full disclosure: we are not from Europe), I am a self-proclaimed night owl at heart. […] More
