Self-care has somehow become synonymous with selfish. We feel instantly bad when we take time to ourselves or over explain so as not to offend those in our lives when we need some “me” time. When did this become the case? Why is self-care such a bad thing? The term...
Picture this: New York City, 2009 I arrived in Brooklyn, the place I would now call home. It was July, it was hot, I was lost, I was scared, I was alone. I felt unloved and maybe even a little dead inside. This unloved feeling wasn’t something new to me. I had grown...
As the wellness industry continues to grow, new trends pop up all the time. Some of them I entertain and research while others I leave to someone else to try out. As we move into 2022, I was curious to see which ones might be taking the spotlight for this year. Here...
As stress begins to mount at work, you decide to try meditation because you hear it helps to calm people down. You download a guided mediation app, shut your bedroom door, sit on a fancy meditation cushion you ordered online, open the app, and prepare to close your...
The word selfish often comes with a negative connotation attached. Selfish means we are only thinking of ourselves, doing what we want and in our own way. The moment we decide to do something for ourselves or choose a path that brings us joy, we are being selfish....
Many times, when people talk about self-care, they think it’s selfish to do something for themselves. However, I believe we need to first fill up our own bucket if we are going to be able to fill up the bucket of someone else. We can’t properly take care of others...
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