75 Ideas for Sweet Self-Care
(in no order of importance) take a nap take a bath call someone you love take a walk get a massage (from a partner or a professional) read a book or magazine hang out with animals (your pets, go to…
Category Healthy Habits
Saying “No” as an Act of Self-Care
Feeling frazzled? Check. Feeling torn? Check. Feeling exhausted? Check. Feeling resentful? Check. If you’re anything like me or pretty-much-most-people-I-know, you have a hell of a time saying no to people: to invitations for parties and dinners and lunch dates, to…
The Importance of Self-Care
Modern women are notorious for shitty self-care. With families, jobs, school, and/or social lives, as well as the ever-elusive (read: nonexistent) superwoman persona, it can be incredible easy to let any focus on ourselves go by the wayside. I’ve personally…
The One Little Thing That Could Change It All
If you’re currently alive, you’ll recognize that breathing is a pretty big deal. Most people couldn’t tell you how often they do it (almost 30,000 times a day), but no one can live without it! But most of us are…
Non-Meditation Ways to Build Your Mindfulness Muscles
I believe the ultimate purpose of mindfulness is to learn to relate differently to all aspects of your life. We cannot change our reactions (to people, work stressors, traffic; pretty much everything) without first developing awareness of our thoughts and…