The idea of changing up our lives and homes in a major way to live a greener existence is tempting for those of us who are, well, let’s just say it — freaking the hell out about the state of our planet. Replace all the plastic! Ditch all the toxins! Go vegan! Get solar! via...
We all know how important self-love is. And, here on this site and in this community, we talk a lot about how your weight and size shouldn’t determine your self-worth. In fact, it’s a huge part of our mission. But one thing I’ve noticed — in myself as well as others — is that even...
Everybody likes to be happy, right? via GIPHY And I don’t know about you, but I can definitely say that it brings me great joy to make a friend smile or laugh. via GIPHY That’s especially true when it comes to friends who are going through something and are feeling a little down — or...
Honesty time: How many journals do you have laying around that have a couple days or a week of entries, and then long lapses of time before the next page is filled out … or even no entries past that point? via GIPHY Same. In fact, if I had a dollar for every journal entry...
Sex positivity (meaning that sex, as long as it’s healthy and truly consensual, is a good thing) is something I think about a lot. Maybe not as much as body positivity, or busting diet culture, or, you know, tacos — but, well, I’m in the midst of writing a romance novel, and as I’ve delved...
We had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Bradley Nelson for the podcast months ago, and — I’ll own up to it — I TOTALLY geeked out. (Listen to the episode here.) His work in understanding how trapped emotions can actually be stored in the body and impact your health and happiness blew my mind...
There’s little I love more than getting lost in a great story. Give me a good book and a quiet spot and it’s entirely possible you won’t hear from me for hours. Of course, I also really like being active, which doesn’t always mesh well with my reading habit. I’m not gonna lie — I...
Wish you had better posture? It may just be a stretch (or four!) away. Learn how to improve your posture from Sukie Baxter, a posture and movement specialist and the author of Perfect Posture for Life. Sukie helps people change their lives by changing the way they move. Download her free guide to easing aches...
Kindness has been shown to be a major determining factor in whether a relationship lasts (or, at least, whether the couple in question is happy together). But kindness isn’t just about doing nice things for your partner or offering compliments — it’s also about how you react to your partner’s attempts to connect in both...
It’s practically summer time, and we have one final giveaway of our birthday week that will set you up to rock it in style. (Enter all of our giveaways here.) via GIPHY It’ll also allow you to personalize it — because, hey, you’re one-of-a-kind. via GIPHY Here are the awesome deets: One winner (U.S. only)...