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“You could take anti-depressants. Or, you could just be with your sadness.”

These wise words were offered by a therapist. A friend had been feeling really low and wanted perspective.

“Oh, yeah,” she then thought.

What struck me about this was that the therapist didn’t jump to medicating her feelings.

Any beauty therapist, any personal trainer, any cosmetic surgeon will confirm that most of us have that one body part that we just hate. We’ve been trained to. Think about how many TV commercials you’ve watched, or how many magazine articles you’ve read that encourage...

How to Harness the Power of the Feminine: Listen to Your Uterus

The pitfalls of living in a patriarchal society are never far from our newsfeeds at the moment, whether it’s the debate around abortion control, the gender pay gap, or the “Me Too” movement. I wonder, though, how many of us are aware of the more subtle ways that our...

4 Ways to Beat Springtime Sneezing — Naturally

Can you feel it? Spring is most definitely in the air. The temperatures are beginning to rise, the sun’s rays are beginning to regain their strength, and you can start to think of leaving the house without five additional layers of clothing. Well, almost. But what of...

Are you becoming a self-care skeptic?

If so, I’m dancing right along there with you. When we first began flirting with the self-care movement I was overjoyed. We’re all living with so much stress, so much pressure to have more, do more, be more, I figured that it was about time we started to take a...

The #1 Thing You Can Do to Uplevel Your Habits

You’re already busy — on one to-do list you have your career and family commitments and you have a whole other to-do list full of stuff that’s supposed to help you deal with the stresses of the first list. You know, the gym to keep those endorphins coming, the...

The Real Value of Chinese Medicine

Too often we coast along, assuming we’re fine, ignoring the little niggles that are trying to tell us something, powering through because we’re too busy to stop… Until we realize we’re not fine. Stress leads us to burnout, we’re hit with the flu, or we pick up a virus...

The Counterintuitive Thing You Need to Do NOW for a Healthier Spring

If you ask people what they’re doing to get ready for spring, the answers are all pretty much along these lines: working out to get back in shape after the holidays, eating healthier (which to most people means salads), and of course, adding in good habit after good...

Why This is the WORST Time of Year to Do a Cleanse

We’ve all seen the ads: things like “30-Day New Year Detox!” or “Start the year off right with a new year, new you Cleanse!” It’s the time of year when this sort of stuff starts coming out of the woodwork, and at first glance, you might think that it makes sense....

What to Eat to Support Your Body This Winter

There’s something about winter that makes you just crave warm, hearty foods. It’s the season of soups and stews, potatoes and squash, roasts, and of course, deliciously spiced hot chocolates and teas. While this makes a lot of sense intuitively — after all, when it’s...

My Best-Kept Secret for Balancing Your Energy Levels In Times of Stress

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had two types of clients over and over again: people who have gotten so wound up by the holiday that they’re finding it hard to come back down, and people who are so worn down they’re having a hard time wanting to do anything but...

Feeling a Little Drained? It’s Not You, It’s Your Kidneys.

We’re coming into the time of year when it seems like everybody you know has got some kind of cold, people are starting to be visibly worn down, and we’re all looking longingly towards some sort of break over Christmas. If you’re nodding emphatically and feeling the...

It’s Time to Let Things Fall Away

There’s been something in the air the past week or two. As many areas turn to fall — including my neighborhood, which seemed to go from summer to late fall overnight! — it seems like many people are getting the feeling that it’s time to make some changes, draw some...

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