We might as well make some Almighty mountains today as well, what the heck. At home you have unlimited time. All you have to do is let your imagination go wild. How many of you are struggling with trying to control every little damn thing in your life–so attached to the outcome of how you THINK something needs to happen?Continue Reading

Tags: Detachment, Support, Freedom, Mantra

It’s hard to say where it all went wrong in my many years of drinking and occasional using. I guess at one point it just made the switch from “fun” to problematic, slowly developing a dark and insidious undertone. As a young child, I always felt awkward. I always felt anxious.Continue Reading

Tags: Mental Ailments, Anxiety, Sober

I woke up this morning, as I do on many mornings, not feeling too hot about my body–spending way too much time in front of the mirror picking apart every square inch of “imperfection,” every square inch of what makes me beautifully human.Continue Reading

Tags: Diet Culture, Self-Love, pefectionism

Before you read any further, you should know that this post probably isn’t what you had in mind. I will not be telling you about which foundation I use or how to perfectly apply your mascara. I will not be telling you what my favorite shampoo is or how to achieve those ~voluminous~ waves.Continue Reading

Tags: Routine, Beauty

How many times has something not gone your way? Too many to possibly count? Yeah, welcome to the club. If you are anything like me, you are often left groaning out in despair “why me universe, whyyyy me?!” Whether it’s something as small as being stuck in a traffic jam or something that affects you on a larger scale such as the loss of a loved one or the end of a relationship, it is hard to not let those negative emotions consume you and leave you in a state of complete frustration and unhappiness. This is life. And unfortunately you will continue to be faced with adversity, you will feel PAIN– lots of it, and you will continue to be put in situations where you feel like the universe is testing you; this is inevitable. PAIN is inevitable, but suffering doesn’t have to be, and this all depends on perspective.Continue Reading

Tags: Negativity, Universe, Why Me, Pain