How to Use Giving and Receiving for Self-Care
Your awareness of your relationship to giving and receiving can help you make decisions, set intentions, and initiate self-care.
How To Be A Positivity Dork
If I see another t-shirt tell me to force a smile on my face, it’s on. The only thing worse than having an awful day is spending energy pretending it isn’t one. Today’s trends of relentless positivity not only irritate me, but wickedly twist what a positive outlook on life can actually be.
You are Not Your Family, You are YOU
While experiencing a pretty intense emotional reaction, I remembered a powerful truth: I AM NOT MY FAMILY. Their thoughts, behaviors, and actions do not belong to me, do not define me, and do not limit me.
The Communication Tool that will Help You Get Your Needs Met
I've learned that when I take the time to identify what I need and share it with my spouse, for example, our presence and connection are enhanced.
Saying “I Need Help” is the Bravest Thing I Have Ever Done
Emotions and feelings that you’ve never experienced before can overwhelm you. That’s okay. Let them run their course. Feel your feels. But on the other side, there is always going to be a way to get the help you need.
There’s No “Right” Way to Honor Your Birthday
You have permission to honor your birthday any way you'd like. In simple ways, grand ways, solitary ways, in crowded ways, and any other way YOU choose.
Dear Parents, Your Teenager Doesn’t Need a Career Plan
The truth is, dreams come from one’s internal compass, not from external sources, pressures, or societal norms and expectations. Furthermore, teenagers need space to explore, reflect, experience, and process and come to their own truths, their own path.
How to Start A Spiritual Practice: A Quick Guide for Teenagers
Spiritual practice can be a loaded topic. For some, it refers to cherished and meaningful beliefs and practices, while for others, it’s at best an empty cliché, and at worst it represents the oppression of religious extremism.
Sex Should Feel Good: A Pleasure-Positive Guide for Teens
Humans have sex for a lot of different reasons, but high up there for many of us is that we want to experience sexual pleasure.
How to Embrace Change and Become More You
As you consider your experience with change and prepare for continued transition and evolution, these 10 tips will help you embrace the changes in your past, present, and future!