Ah yes, it’s finally that time of the year again. Love is inevitably in the air, as Valentine’s Day has made its way back around. Whether you have a hot date tonight or you are just waiting for all of the Valentine’s candy to go on sale, don’t fret, I have a few tips on how to celebrate today without forgetting to show yourself a little bit of love.
Read More Self Love is Not Selfish!It is 2019, and women no longer care to see the idealistic, flawless, photoshopped models that litter their Instagram feeds. In recent years, the fashion industry has finally begun taking steps toward inclusivity in advertising. Now, major clothing brands are promoting diversity by featuring models of different sizes and skin tones, challenging society’s idea of […]
Read More Challenging Beauty Standards, One Shirt At a TimeTime and time again I have seen my friends and family sucked into toxic relationships. Sometimes its a friend or lover, sometimes its a family member, but it doesn’t really matter who it is. What matters is that each time, I have seen them chewed up and spit out. And sometimes I can’t be mad at the […]
Read More Five Ways To Fall In Love With YourselfSelf-care. It seems to have transformed into quite the buzzword these days. We scream it at each other, at every one we know. Well, at least, I find myself doing just that. A little backstory- I have never been the type of person who enjoys physical activity or enacting self-control over any food particle within […]
Read More Pt. 1: A Shimmy into Self-CareThis past week, I came across an article written by Charles J Orlando entitled “Ladies please stop doing this on Instagram” on the Thought Catalog. These are my personal thoughts, interpretation of the piece, and response to it. I’ve been taking a lot of self portraits lately… or, rather, selfies. Sometimes, I even upload the ones I […]
Read More Ouch, Charlie: A ResponseIn our society, we have various messages that are quickly ingrained in to us as we grow and mature. One such message is that our body exists completely for others, and if others do not see it as being “good” then it loses it’s worth. Statistics have shown that “by middle school, 40-70% of girls are dissatisfied with […]
Read More No Body ShameI have been feeling inspired to write something about self love. As we get closer to the end of the semester pressures rise and so do temperatures which means we might start to judge ourselves a little to harshly (adding more pressure). Whether you are graduating or trying to find a summer job, wrapping up […]
Read More TLC for yourself! (5 reasons why you should love yourself)Last night, survivors and allies of sexual assault gathered at James Madison University to “take back the night.” Throughout the month of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the annual event takes place in communities and campuses around the world. The goal is to draw awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault, de-stigmatize it, […]
Read More Take Back the NightWith Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love is in the air—and I refuse to inhale and catch the second-hand high. In fact, I’m going to let this post serve as my literary “gas mask” with the intent of deflecting the prevailing, albeit cheap, Hallmark-endorsed sentiments of romantic dinners, flowers, and boxes of chocolates, which […]
Read More Not Another Valentine’s Day Rant
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