Let’s get one thing straight: the point of the long bath is not to get clean. The point of the long bath is purposeful unproductivity – to take a large swath of time wholly for yourself in an age when society increasingly demands you split that time again and again in the name of living a productive life…
Read MoreI love shoes. I love having access to a variety of shoes. The end.
Note to reader: if you are triggered by pictures of feet, God help you — and go read something else.
Read MoreAs I write this, my husband, Lee, and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. We got married on a stormy spring day and we have a wedding photo of Lee carrying an umbrella over my head to protect my hair, dress, shoes, and makeup from the raindrops…
Read MoreJena Dunham sat down with music therapist Sally Ann Nichols, MM, MT-BC, to talk about her practice — and gather a few ideas for how we can all soothe our souls with some smooth tunes.
Read MoreI’m hella depressed, if you don’t mind me using a clinical term. This isn’t a revelation – I’ve been depressed before, and then I wasn’t, and now I am again. “Depressed” is actually the perfect word for it, if you think about it etymologically. A state of being pressed down… like a button under a thumb…
Read MoreOn January 11, 2017, I was diagnosed with stage 3a breast cancer at age 29. Life as I knew it would never be the same. I had to change everything from my eating habits to the people who surrounded me. It was bad enough that toxicity reached its way into my body…
Read MoreTwo women take on one subject. This month: how introverts and extroverts take care of self-care.
Read MoreThis fascinating book tells Alicia Keys’ story — in her own words. She became famous for her singing and songwriting while still in her middle teenage years, and somehow never succumbed to the stress of success that so many people who find the limelight at an early age do.
Read MoreFeeling the worry and stress more than ever right now, I did what I often do when I’m trying to get a handle on something: I turned to books. And that’s when I found Kate Rope.
Read MoreLet me be honest, I don’t have a six-pack. I still have cellulite and a little jiggle in my belly. But I have no issues with my blood pressure or cholesterol, and I can probably deadlift more than most guys you know. No, my diet isn’t perfect — I still eat cake and enjoy a glass of wine…
Read MorePrior to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, my self-care took the form of retail therapy, manis/pedis, lunch dates, expensive dinners, rock climbing, travel, yoga, and brewery visits. My bank account dwindled while my self-care was seemingly at an all-time high, and my FOMO was real. I had a YOLO mindset. Who wants to leave this earth without eating, praying, and loving in Bali? Certainly not me…
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