Hurray for periods! Wait, what? Are you telling me you’re not cool with your mensies? Are you not happy for the cramps and hormones, for the bleeding and the PMS-ing? I hear you. For years I hated my own cycle. In fact, I took medication to stop my own flow for 7...
How to Own Your Perfect
Do you ever fear that you are not enough? That you don't measure up? Or that you're not perfect? I hear you! For years I struggled as a perfectionist. And... It wasn't until I found the Beauty of Imperfection that I could truly embrace and accept all parts of myself....
How To Start Your Own Revolution
Loving yourself is the greatest revolution. I've been thinking recently: what does it mean to be revolutionary? I mean, what exactly does it take to be a revolutionary woman? And what does it mean to create a revolution inside yourself? How can you start your own...
How to Use Affirmations
It all starts with what we believe. Our minds and thoughts are powerful, and that means our words are, too. What we think and say becomes true very often. If we say "I'm so bad at singing" then chances are you'll believe that and never give yourself the space to...
How to Be Your Body’s Best Friend
How do you talk to and treat your body? Take a real look or listen. Do you scoff at it or show gratitude for it? Do you ignore its pleas or listen to what it needs and wants? Do you wish it were thinner or younger or prettier, or do you love it as it is today? Do you...
Lessons from Trees
I didn't use to think of myself as an "outdoors" girl. In fact, many in my circles would still agree that I am way more city than country. And that's true. But when I was much younger I used to love sitting in a tree in my suburban backyard. The branches of a big soft...
How I Deal with Anxiety
Ready to talk about something super personal? Let's talk about anxiety. More specifically, let's talk about my anxiety. First, let's make something clear. I am not a mental health professional or doctor. I am not an expert on anxiety. I am one of the millions of...
Hurray for Truth or Dare With Yourself
Remember in school when you'd play "Truth or Dare"? You and your friends or schoolmates would gather around and one by one test each other's bravery by asking each other to answer a question truthfully or do a daring task. I used to be afraid of this game. I was so...
How to Uncover Your Confidence
Who do you picture when you think of a confident person? Is she tall, strong, forceful, determined, and gets what she wants? Is it a she at all? I've been thinking a lot about confidence, and the hurray way of being a confident person. It's been on my thoughts for...
Spring Clean Inside, Outside, and Underneath
I'm the first to admit it: I'm a packrat and a clutter collector. I always have been. My honey and I have lived in the same tiny apartment in New York City for 10 years. In those 10 years, I've collected, and purged, and accumulated, and condensed over and over again....