What reaching the end of my 20s has taught me about success and growing up As I get closer to turning 30 this year, age doesn’t make me nervous the way it used to. It no longer seems like the end of something or a judgment point for certain milestones…

And how they’ve helped me calm flare-ups of Rheumatoid Arthritis Introduction After a sudden flare-up of arthritis a couple of months ago, my doctor kindly looked me in the eyes and said, “Until we get the information we need to proceed with other treatments for arthritis, the main advice I can…

What a very unusual memoir taught me about the value we assign a life The Story of a Story After years of work, my brother Mike recently published a memoir titled “Lemons and Ladybugs.” …

The power of a simple practice to shift your approach to life — Introduction After months of riding an emotional rollercoaster around health, relationships, and uprootedness, I was more than a little skeptical when a friend recently suggested tapping my body for a few minutes each day would solve my problems. I had already heard of tapping — more formally known as Emotional Freedom…

And the powerful advice she offers the women of today Introduction: A Third Type of Feminist With the first publication of her first diary in 1966, Anaïs Nin finally achieved widespread fame and recognition as a writer — and as a feminist icon with women across the world. Her diary’s release coincided with the rising tide…

And what it tells us about the power of mind over matter — Introduction As a neuroscience student in college, I read a paragraph from a New York Times article that made me question everything I’d been taught about the connection between body and mind: “WHEN Timmy drinks orange juice he has no problem. But Timmy is just one of close to a dozen…

People redefining what we’re capable of — and what they can teach us Introduction A few years ago, ​​I learned about the Bannister Effect and the idea has fascinated me ever since: Once someone does something previously considered impossible, a psychological barrier is broken and others follow their lead. While some…

Four lessons every woman should know about her body earlier in life Introduction A few weeks back, I met a woman from South Africa on a hike and we shared our experiences growing up on different sides of the world. After learning that she works for a period tracking app, we…

Why “how” you eat matters as much as “what” you eat — Introduction When I was young, my Mom did everything she could to make sure my family ate healthy food. Because I was a child of the 90’s — a generation raised on pop tarts and Oreos — it was often an uphill battle. …