Health writer / Copy editor / Food journalist / Community organizer / Social media manager
Fighting Burnout, Rest Debt, and Work as a False Path to Self-Worth
How can you break the burnout cycle? Prioritize rest whenever you’re able. It might not fix every aspect of exhaustion, but it’s an excellent start. And it doesn’t take more free time than you already have.
“We All Deserve to Heal:” Making My Way Beyond Survivor’s Guilt
Survivors deserve the support required to move through the wake of guilt and towards deeper healing. Ultimately, I hope we can live in a world where victims are never blamed, where everyone who undergoes violence (in any role) has support to grow, and where there is absolutely no shame in surviving and healing.
Accountability for Internalized Abuse: Moving closer to self-love
Taking accountability for our past choices is the freedom to make new ones. It’s an ongoing commitment to love ourselves and others more fully, to spot harm as it’s happening, and to cultivate sustainability in our lives and communities. There’s no way to know exactly what good we’ll get out of self-accountability until we start.
When You Think You Can't: The Prime Time to Practice Yoga
We all have those days when we wake up feeling sluggish, have a hard time talking ourselves out of bed, and can’t shake the feeling that we’re running behind. Those are the yoga-killing days, the days when your brain is telling you that there’s no way you can find a smidgen of extra time for yourself.
Reset to Fly Higher
Personal Self-Care Prescription: The Key to Flying High and Getting Back Up When You Fall
The Healing Power in Owning Our Privileges
Whether you have a little privilege or a lot, it’s easy to feel helpless when considering the scope of systemic oppression. Growth is always possible, so once we accept the need to change, the only question is how.
3 More Ways Mental Health is Different for People of Color
There are so many ways people of color are negatively impacted by being invisible within mental health. And regardless of the specific details, the impact can make our mental health even worse.
Kiki Smith Has Seen It
I Myself Have Seen It somehow manages to capture many aspects of life in a small space, a feat accomplished by Kiki Smith's obsession with mirroring the everyday things around here—people, animals, art history and, most importantly, that je n'ai sais quoi that makes the ordinary as off-putting as it is familiar.
Shine: Your Pocket Guide to Scottsdale
Once a year, New Times puts the spotlight on Scottsdale in SHINE, our annual pocket guide available in print. As usual, the 2012 edition includes all the best spots to drink, dine, party, and get a culture fix.
10 Crazy Ice Creams Made by Small-Batch U.S. Artisans
Only five years ago, now-commonplace ice cream flavors like sweet corn or craft beer would have caught anyone off guard...
The 10 Weirdest Chocolates for Your Valentine
Ever since Vosges Haut-Chocolat broke through with Mo's Bacon Bar, chocolate flavor combinations have wandered away from the safe territory of fruits and nuts toward shocking infusions including vinegar and even pig's blood. Strange as they may sound, each of these 10 chocolates has its fans.
8 Bodyweight Exercises That Will Kick Your Ass
Once you hit a certain level of strength, it can seem like basic exercises like crunches and push-ups are below you.
But no matter how jacked you are, you can use bodyweight exercises to challenge your body in new ways, and even increase muscle strength and endurance. A good bodyweight workout routine is a very time- and cost-effective way to build a strong, aesthetic physique. [ghostwriting]
10 Crazy Recipes for Your Holiday Cookie Exchange
Showing up with the same cookie as someone else can feel a bit like wearing the same dress as another guest to a party. Ensure a "who baked it best?" moment doesn't kill the holiday spirit at your friendly exchange by bringing one of these ten unique cookies.
Self-Care Tips for Radical Social Media Users
We all deserve community, and many of us find that on social media. So how can we practice self-care online while navigating the bullshit?
7 Healthy Lunches for Work That You Can Even Eat Cold
This dish looks downright fancy, but the hardest thing about making it is cooking the pasta! It isn’t even difficult to shop for because it requires less than 10 ingredients – and that includes olive oil, salt, pepper, and pasta, which are staples found in any pantry.