A Guide to Practical Self-Care
These days, the word “self-care” often means “treat yourself.” It means buying that flight, ordering dessert, or binge-watching romantic comedies until the wee hours of…
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On Burnout: How to Work Hard While Respecting Your Mind and Body’s Limits
When I was 24 years old, I spent six months working in a study abroad program in South America. I was tasked with living among…
How to Politely Stop a Conversation
One of my favorite aspects of airports, parks, and shopping malls is the opportunity that these venues offer for people-watching, and similarly, one of my…
Self-Help Books That Live up to the Hype
Allow me to start with a brief list of the self-help/advice books I’ve started and never finished: “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up;” “Wherever You…
Embracing Essentialism: Why I’m Doing Less To Achieve More
For years I struggled with the pressure to juggle a million responsibilities at once. I was in college, working a part-time job, and trying to…
Looking for Gratitude Every Day — Even When It’s Hard to Find
I’ve been working on maintaining a consistent gratitude practice for a little over a year now. With a busy career in communications, my social life,…
Why Taking Care of Your Body Leads to Better Care of Your Soul
It was November of 2021, and as I moved further and further into a pandemic winter season, I found the dreary weather and bitter cold…
6 Ways to Build Confidence in Your 20s
As I was sitting in aggravating bumper-to-bumper traffic on my way to visit some friends at the beach, I turned on a podcast to pass…
How to Stop Measuring Yourself Against Other People’s Success
When I discovered that I was going to need an extra semester to finish college, I immediately pictured all of my friends graduating before me,…
Is It Really Self-Care? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Find Out
Picture this: A 20-something freelancer (me) in her local grocery store (Trader Joe’s), stressing over whether she should buy an item that was not on…