TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
It Moves With You: On Slowing Down + Shifting Gears
All year, I've been running. Literally and metaphorically. Running into my career, running into my 30s, running into huge life changes, new habits, new routines, new purpose, standing my ground with people I love, and...
Ghost Worries: The Fear of What *Might* Happen.
I am high-strung. It’s not that I’m not easygoing or that I’m quick to argue – not in the least. My high-strungness manifests in waves...or rather, in jolting earthquakes that eventually rumble themselves out....
5 Fem-Powered Podcasts You Should Be Listening To (…that AREN’T by NPR.)
Look. I am NPR's self-elected fan club president. In a storm of biases and opinions, I can count on NPR to fill me in on what's going on in the world, open my eyes to opinions that might not entirely match my own, and...
The Easiest Trick To Make Peace With Your Body
SO OFTEN we don’t bat a lash at being mean to ourselves – not because we’re inadequate, but because we’re removed. Distraction is a fun tactic we use when we feel things we don’t want to be feeling. Scared?...
5 Badass Female Cartoonists + Illustrators You Should Follow On Instagram
One of the many joys of my childhood was coming downstairs for breakfast on a lazy Sunday and seeing the newspaper parceled out for each family member. My dad got the front pages - the major headlines and serious...
The Recovery Myth: 7 Common Misconceptions About The New Normal
So many of you have asked me questions about eating disorder "recovery." How to get there. How to stay there. How to exist there. I've avoided writing about recovery - like, really writing about it - for a while. Not...
An Introvert’s Guide To (Soul-Satisfying) Socialization
Faking it is the worst. No, matter whether you're feigning confidence in an interview or fighting off your impulse to hide from adult responsibilities or in the passionate midst of a NSFW sitch, "faking it" feels...
Balancing Act: A Creative Gal’s Guide To The Daily Grind
On one hand... you’ve got creativity running through your bloodstream. You think outside the box and see the world as one big art project waiting to happen. Whether you’re the kind of creative who writes, draws, sings,...
5 Ways To Motivate Yourself To Exercise (No Matter How You Feel)
I’m no stranger to sweat therapy: I hit the gym on the regular. My running shoes are practically a second set of feet. I’ve never been one to turn down a chance to get down (dog) – heck, I've been teaching spin classes...
How To Activate Your Inner Activist: On Finding Your Voice (In A Way That Works For You)
[metaslider id=5937] I think we can all agree: it's been quite the year so far (*LOL to the understatement of the decade). Every single person I talk to says some combo of the same things: I'm fired up. I want to make...
From Zilla to Chill-a: What To Do When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed (…By The Good Things)
Everything is going great. Nothing is going wrong. There's so much good going on. I am so excited to get married. And, I am so. overwhlemed. I always used to wonder why soonlyweds got so -zilla'd out over wedding...
Resilience + The Art Of The Planned Freak-Out.
If you've been following along, you know that about seven months ago I moved to New York City with my partner Jeremy. I'd lived in Los Angeles my entire life - entire life - so the shift brought up all sorts of...
