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“Avoiding certain people to protect your emotional health is not weakness. It is wisdom.” ~Unknown The word “boundary” often conjures up negative thoughts. After all, it’s usually an indication of something being restricted. However, deciding to set boundaries is one of the most empowering things you can do for your mental well-being. Growing up I always put the needs of others before my own, and not much has changed in my adult life. While I enjoy the idea of being a mediator in some...

“Beauty doesn’t come from physical perfection. It comes from the light in our eyes, the spark in our hearts, and the radiance we exude when we’re comfortable enough in our skin to focus less on how we look and more on how we love.” ~Lori Deschene For as long as I can remember, my mom had long shiny silky black hair down to her knees. It was magical in the way that it attracted people and inspired curiosity and connection. Everywhere we went, strangers approached her, usually timidly...

**This post contains a giveaway—details at the bottom of the post. If you’re reading this in your inbox, click here to participate on the site! “Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.” ~Beth Behrs Does your job ever seem to take over your life? Mine has, more than once, despite some drastic changes to stop it each time. For twelve years I worked a sixty-hour-a-week consulting job in London, UK. I loved my team, and...

“Happiness is like being cool, the harder you try, the less it is going to happen. So stop trying. Start living” ~ Mark Manson I am a lucky person. In this crazy pandemic, my entire family and I have made it through in one piece. My husband has been out of work for half of a year and my son’s school has been closed. But I still have a job that can support my family. I am grateful. Every day after dealing with crazy deadlines and pressure at work, I go home and see my son’s sweet, cute face. I...

“Those who understand will never judge, and those who judge will never understand.” ~Wilson Kanadi I’m waiting for my mother’s nurse to pick up. The hospital recording has been on a loop for twenty minutes: “Our hospital is committed to integrity, to the destitute, the sick. Our physicians and nurses have trained at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. Our patients’ health and comfort is our #1 priority.” The woman on the recording sounds so clear and passionate. I...

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains discussions of difficult topics, including suicidal depression and a fatal car accident. I’ve always been an active, athletic person. In my twenties I was huge in tennis, squash, and swimming, and I began every morning with an intense workout that cleared my head and let me confront the day’s challenges with a relaxed, positive attitude. So, when I started experiencing mysterious pains and fatigue...

He is close to tears. He is not physically hurt. No ankle has been twisted, no knee has been scraped, nobody needs their asthma inhaler. The other boys are making fun of his size. Most of the time he pretends it doesn’t bother him. But I’m the coach, and it’s pretty hard to miss. I have watched him smile and try to shake it off. Sometimes he will parry with a comment of his own—something about them that they’re sensitive of… I know this thing that they are doing. I call this “emotional...

“You keep meeting the same person in different bodies until you learn the lesson.” ~Brandon Tarot Like most girls in junior high school, I tried out for all the cheerleading squads every time tryouts came around—basketball, football, even wrestling. And like 95 percent of the girls, I never made the squad. My kicks weren’t high enough, my splits weren’t split enough, my arms weren’t board-straight enough, I couldn’t jump high enough—and, let’s be real here: I wasn’t pretty enough...

“The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” ~Eckhart Tolle Where are you right now? Maybe you are at your desk, scrolling through emails, trying to put off the morning’s work in hopes that it will go away if you don’t acknowledge it. Maybe you are in your favorite chair with a cup of cheap coffee, enjoying the final moments of morning light. Maybe you are walking through your school or office building trying to hurriedly...

Recently I woke up uncharacteristically early for a Saturday to meet a friend and her baby for coffee. I am embarrassed to say that by “uncharacteristically early” I mean 8:30am, which is not that early. I get it. As I walked by two chipper twenty-something-year-old girls in skintight leggings either in route to or on their way back from a workout class, I found my mind reeling. Why is it that I see so many more women in New York City whenever I wake up early on the weekends? Why do they seem...