MOTIVATION + INSPIRATION
Stories, encouragement, and strength to help you dive in and dig deep
MOTIVATION + INSPIRATION
Stories, encouragement, and strength to help you dive in and dig deep
And I’m Feeling Good…Part Deux: How To Stretch A Good Body Day (or week.) For The Long Haul
It's been two weeks in my new home across the country, and I've felt a shift happen. An actual, physical shift. In my body. It feels good. It sounds superficial and petty, but it's not: the way I feel is directly...
The Dreams We Woke Up From: An Ode To Transitions.
There isn't much more of an emotional experience for me than driving through Downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley then back again; a route I know all too well yet still find so much nuance and newness in....
Oversharers Anonymous: A PSA On Sharing Publicly.
Ever have those moments where you just can't seem to squeeze any creativity out of yourself? That was me this weekend. Whenever I tell people I'm a "writer," images of scribbling away old school style inside a Moleskin...
FEAR/LESS: On Making Shift Happen + Moving Forward Fearlessly
You know those hours, days, moments when everything seems to just click? Those times when all the shaky transitions, all the nights wondering what the f you're really supposed to be doing with your life, all the...
Flawlessly Flawed: The Hoax Of Perfection.
When I was twelve, I read the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. A sort of Brave New World for the tween set, it's about a confined society in which everything is Just So all the time. A society that's been converted to...
Circumstantial Happiness.
"Is this something we still want to do?" I stared at him from across the table, oh-so-movie-perfectly as our apathetic diner waitress doled out our 6pm omelette and breakfast burrito. Two days and fourteen apartments...
I Love You And I Like You: The Ebbs And Flows Of Body Image
Quick poll: who has ever been frustrated with someone they love? ::raises hand:: Think about your lasting, enduring relationships. They can be with friends, family members, or significant others. There are definitely...
Spending, Saving, Asking, Making: Let’s Talk About Cents, Baby
Your age, your weight, and your bank account. Three things based on numbers. Three things that are highly personal. And three things that you're never, ever supposed to talk about. So is it that ludicrous to suggest...
Three Inches Of Sideboob: On Preemptive Body-Shaming, The Phantom Gaze, And “A Little Too Much”
I opened the photo file and gasped. My hand rested on my chest, keeping my deep-V sweater in place on what I remembered was an unusually chilly spring day. It had misted in Venice that weekend - a not-quite-drizzle...
Started From The Launch Page Now We’re Here: The 5 Biggest Lessons I Learned In Year One.
It's 11pm on Friday night, and I'm terrified. Tomorrow is the WANT anniversary party at Playlist Yoga. The perfect space, the perfect day, the perfect group of people. And even though I've co-hosted events and...
Hope Was The Chant.
I am not a political person. I don't talk politics, I don't converse about foreign policy. I don't follow as much as I probably should, and I don't state opinions because I don't like pretending I know what I'm talking...
Updos And Down Dogs: On Meeting Yourself.
"I can't do that kind of yoga. It's too slow." She stared at me with an ice sheet over her eyes, a look that darted back and forth and when it hit me it seared right through and past me. If you do yoga every day, or...
