I have divorced parents and about 9/10 years ago when my folks first separated, I didn’t think that affected me as much. Now I realize how much it actually does affect me. When everything aligns, I want to build satisfying, and happy (for the most part) relationships with whoever my romantic partner will be - and any other aligned partner in between. To do that I keep learning about skills, tools, and behaviors that will allow me to make the most out of any relationship becau

No, when I say shackles, I really mean it because the chokehold that diet culture has had (and continues to have) on us is wild. For those unfamiliar with what diet culture is, it’s basically the idea and belief that how you look (body appearance & shape) is more important than your overall physical and psychological well-being. It’s in the idea that health and fitness looks a certain way (usually thin) and that restricting what you eat is normal. Diet culture also assigns mo

I’ve always had a good relationship with sleep. You could literally serve me an espresso and I would be able to sleep in the next hour if need be. I know that this isn’t a reality for most people though. In fact, I’ve noticed that out of all the people in my daily life (that I know well enough to know their sleep behaviors & patterns), my mother is the only other person with a similarly good relationship with sleep. We’re those early to bed & early to rise folk. More often th

It’s the new year and I believe we have all officially resumed regular programming as of this week. The new year comes with a fresh breath of reinvention and it smells like the hope for being better and doing better. However, without being intentional and mindful, our hopes and plans for reinvention end up being forgotten. On my Insta Stories sometime last year, I shared some practices that can help you keep track of your goals. One of the things I spoke about was reinventing

You know those mornings where your alarm goes off and you hit the snooze button eight times before you wake up? Then when you finally wake up, you’re in an incredible rush to get everything done so that you get started on the day’s tasks. You might even find yourself having breakfast on the go cause you don’t wanna be late. There are also other kinds of mornings where you wake up, pick your phone, and laze about scrolling on social media and then just go about your day lazily