In February 2020, I made a resolution to get a gym membership and start strength training regularly. I know, bad timing. I was already working out fairly regularly — jogging, going to yoga classes — but I wanted something more. As someone with a small frame, I wanted to feel stronger. And when I looked …
How To Use EFT Tapping To Release Fear And Reach Goals
“EFT is the ultimate brain hack,” says Sarah Tobin, EFT practitioner, trainer, speaker, and creator of Tapping for Mums. Speaking from personal experience, I have to agree. I have had my business for over six years. I wear a lot of hats as a copywriter, email marketing manager, a business mentor for women in wellness, creating …
7 Best Yoga Mats With Eco-Friendly Materials (2024)
We’ve researched and tested dozens of yoga mats — these are our favorite options for their natural materials, durability, and function across a range of price points. If you’re one of the millions of yogis out there, you probably got into the practice while looking to destress or become more flexible. There are so many …
Why You Should Revisit Your Old Journals
My first diary was a beige, floral-covered hardback with a small gold lock on it. It had come with a matching address book that looked like something you might find next to a rotary phone in an elderly aunt’s house. Still, it was mine, and the flimsy lock made me feel like my words were …
10 Best Libido-Boosting Supplements For Women (2024)
We’ve personally used and researched the best clean vitamin and supplement brands — here are our favorites for, ahem, lighting up your libido. For most women, desire changes throughout their lives — and major life changes such as menopause, pregnancy, and high stress can intimately impact their libidos. If you’re looking to boost your arousal, …
Patience Is A Virtue—But Why Does It Have To Be?
Do Good Things Really Come To Those Who Wait? When I look back on the past couple of decades of my life, there have been various seasons of waiting. There were the months my husband and I lived in my parents’ basement, working bar jobs and counting individual dollar bills without so much as a …
11 Women On Whether They Share Finances With Their Partner
Being newly married (as of late summer 2018), finances have been at the forefront of my mind. After all of the planning and excitement had dissipated from our wedding day, it was time to have the longterm financial discussion with my partner. We did not go into our marriage blindly; we were together for four …
How To Handle Money Stress—Financially & Emotionally
In some ways, that’s correct. Money can’t purchase community, understanding, or compassionate love for one another. But it can buy the building blocks. And no amount of quotes from billionaires about “what really matters” can change that. Worrying about money is valid—we live in a world where money means resources. From the basics like food, …
5 Best Libido-Boosting Supplements For Women (2024)
For most women, sexual desire changes over the span of their lives—and major life changes such as menopause, pregnancy, and high stress can intimately impact their libidos. If you’re dealing with a decreased or even non-existent sex drive, there are natural remedies out there that will get you rarin’ to go. According to MedicineNet, these vitamins and ingredients …
The Physiological Benefits Of A Good Cry
Throughout my life, when I’ve been stressed, overwhelmed, or just felt a build-up of emotions coming to a head, I often turn to my mom to talk it out and rant. “Sometimes you just need a good cry,” she says — never to discount the issues at hand but to remind me that crying is …