How to Talk About Your Mental Illness With a Loved One
The scariest part of your mental health journey can often be talking to others about it. When I first learned about my social anxiety and…
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Why Boredom Is Exactly What You Need
This year during Lent, I made a bold choice for my annual pre-Easter sacrifice. I didn’t give up chocolate or alcohol, and I didn’t stop…
How I Turned My Apartment Into a Body-Positive Zone
When I moved into my New York City apartment a few months ago, a roommate-finding site matched me with three random roommates, and the four…
What a Health Scare Taught Me About Asking for Help
I opened my eyes to see the two heads of paramedics, hovering over me. I could barely remember my name. “What’s the date?” one head…
Why Every 20-Something Should Challenge Themselves to Get Outside More
There’s a parenting movement making the rounds on Instagram that I honestly wish I had known about long before I started having kids. I’ve come…
4 Steps I Take to Quell My Anxiety
During finals week in my freshman year of college, I wasn’t hitting the books like I should have been. Instead, I found myself editing others’…
How to Treat Yourself Like a Friend
As an only child, I often felt lonely and bored. Having a sibling sometimes means you have a built-in best friend, so when you’re sibling-less…
5 Reasons to Spend More Time Outdoors (Even When It’s Colder)
Recently, I’ve realized something that will make or break my day. If I spend all day working at my computer, running around doing errands, and…
How to Stick to a Workout Routine
I’m someone who loves the way I feel when I’m exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but for a long time I struggled with…
How to Deal When a Sports Injury Sidelines You
For the last four years of my life, I have been running five days a week, rain or shine, whether there’s snow on the ground…
