It seems like productivity has become the most valued thing in society and in our daily lives. We always have to look like we're keeping busy and cram our schedules with stuff that either needs to get done or just because we're so used to constantly doing something that we get anxious without it. Maximizing our time has become a big issue of not being able to live in the present by always looking towards what's next on the agenda. I'm not one to judge though. I do have a prob

I would not be surprised if almost everyone didn't battle with their body image. Most of the time, we're not even in our own bodies and only pay attention to it when there's something to criticize. I have to admit, after I had a child, I didn't consider my body mine anymore and a lot of the comments I received after I had a kid was a version of, "Wow! You really snapped back!" instead of my actual newborn. Of course, it's a compliment, but a part of me hated that it's the fir

When I was young, my mom used to play tapes of Rodney Yee out on a beach with a glorious view, just at sunset with gentle waves crashing onto shore. He performed angular poses effortlessly in a fluid manner, and the videos finished with him laying in the sand in such stillness that made me wonder, "What is this person doing? He gets paid for this?" I immediately wanted to be part of that serenity and calmness. I would follow along with him but felt like a fraud in a way. I di

Sisterhood has been something that I've really struggled with all my life. I always gravitated having more guy friends, and my relationships with women in the past have been messy and rocky. I don't think many of us are surprised to know that a lot of daughters have strained relationships with their mothers. I am not an exception. My mom and I were very close up until I was 16. Then she got a boyfriend, one who was an incredibly bad influence on her and that I created boundar

Many people view personality traits as a fixed state of being. I have to admit that at one point, I thought so as well. The phrases, "Oh, you know how they are," or "That's just [name]!" has been used to accept each other, but in a way I find to be fairly dismissive and devoid of true understanding and compassion. Not only this, but there may be patterns of someone that are genuinely damaging to relationships and self-sabotaging to the individual. Many times that person is ou