Category: Health is Wealth
As much as I focus on mental health, your health is a multi-faceted and is more than just one aspect. Health is wealth, truly, so here I focus on the physical and social aspects of well-being.
my experience using the Fisher Wallace Stimulator
Several months ago, I embarked on a new journey. This journey is quite a unique one. I’ve had high hopes for progress, an immense burden to magically lift off my shoulders. It could be life-changing. Okay, by this point, you’re probably stumped […]
REAL tips for a mentally ill teacher
Health education has greatly improved since my time in school. Rather than just focusing on the human anatomy and nutrition, we’re beginning to expose students to emotional woes like stress and mental illness. Young people are key in evoking change, disintegrating the […]
blossom against low self-esteem
Sometimes it feels like there is no worse quality in the world than a low self-esteem. For as much harm as other people in the world can do, there is only person that you can never escape: yourself. Insecurity is an all […]
eating disorder recovery and body positivity when bloated
We’ve all been there: after enjoying a big meal, your body takes on an expanded persona. Everything feels swelled up. All you want to do is put on the baggiest clothing possible and sleep. It’s natural and normal to get bloated. Our […]
intuitive eating in eating disorder recovery: how to do it healthfully
Once I learned about the concept of intuitive eating, especially in the thick of disordered eating, I was simply appalled. I was in pure disbelief that there are people who are so in-tuned with themselves, they don’t overthink the food they eat. […]
a vegan college guide to survive & thrive
Since I am about to graduate college, what better time to share my college tips and advice than right now? It’s also an appropriate time to share these particular tips because May 1, 2016, marks my official day I began living a […]
look up: balance presence online and offline
I’m beginning to adopt a bad habit. It’s one I tend to critique others, especially when I see it in others all around my college campus. I could say the same for really anywhere I might go, and I know I’m not the […]
is self-diagnosis more harm than good?
We’ve all been there at some point: we begin to feel off, a symptom we’ve never had before, and in the search for quick answers, we go online and try to self-diagnose ourselves. We start off thinking we’re healthy and just having […]
what are chronic illness 'spoons'?
Whether you face mental illness, chronic pain, an autoimmune disorder, or any other chronic disease, it can be hard to explain how you’re feeling at each given moment. Every day can bring about it’s own set of challenges, and how we capable […]
Regardless of the time and circumstances, under siege or living free, we’re still inundated with messages and instincts to diet. Lose weight. Exercise more. All the things. Which beckons us instead to detox from diet culture. It seems like a detox from […]