How I coped with chronic trauma from growing up with undocumented parents
Many leave their hometown and never look back. After 22 years away, Olga reintroduced herself to her hometown and was surprised by what she found.
How this 41-year-old mom manages her food anxiety after a geriatric pregnancy
After my geriatric pregnancy, I was physically spent. But, I was also emotionally defeated: I felt like I was starting over in someone else’s body.
What to do when your COVID anxiety outlasts the pandemic
After 2020, everyone's a little bit anxious. But for some of us the anxiety hasn't faded, even as vaccinations are widely available and the world re-opens.
Stability wasn’t sexy before the pandemic. Maybe now it is?
Pre-pandemic, many of us were functional—though maybe not comfortable—in our go-fast, win-fast lifestyles. After the most destabilizing year in recent memory, some of us are asking, "I want stability, is that okay?"
Stuck in a rut? 8 ways to get your groove back
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama
Murders make me feel better: the comforting joys of Law & Order, Columbo, and Perry Mason
Hi, my name is Dixie and I’m addicted to TV mysteries. (Hi Dixie.) I’ve been engaged and comforted by television whodunits since I was a little girl, and I have no intention of stopping, or even trying to stop watching now. From
Always busy? 5 ways to stillness that you haven’t heard before
Had enough of being crazy busy? Your inner stillness is waiting for you. A tech professional and mom of two kids shares her best advice.
How to receive like a divine feminist when it’s scary
Learn how to receive the gifts offered to you, even when they come in unlikely (or unwanted) wrappings.
How to be really angry and still be a good person
As good people, our relationship with anger can be troubled. But, when we appreciate and befriend our anger, it brings us our empowerment.
From anxiety to joy on the daily
A spiritual healer’s story of ditching depression, embracing intuition, and realizing true desires.