Many of us have a complicated, joyless, or downright dark relationship with exercise. We think of exercise as a chore or punishment—for eating too much, for eating the wrong foods, for being too big, too small, not enough. We start hyper-focusing on calories and pounds and heavier dumbbells and increasing reps. We view exercise as […]

The weekend is a great time to incorporate self-care practices—even if your Saturday and Sunday are jam-packed with kids’ activities, additional work, or chores. Because self-care comes in all different shapes, sizes, and stripes—from moving our bodies for an hour to acknowledging how we feel in a single moment. I recently read Courtney E. Ackerman’s […]

It’s hard to feel good, relaxed, or comfortable when our bodies are tight, tense, and sore. And with life turned upside down, you’re probably feeling a lot more aches and pains lately. Our bodies are weary, but our brains might be buzzing with all kinds of worries, making it tougher to unwind. Thankfully, there are […]

Bleary-eyed and barely awake, I typically start the day with snoozing my phone alarm, scanning headlines, or checking my inbox. It’s, of course, the opposite of nourishing. Maybe you, too, find yourself mindlessly scrolling Facebook, reading your email, or ruminating about your too-long to-do list. And naturally you feel tired, drained, and weary before your […]

When you’re used to checking tons of tasks off your list, you can feel like an utter failure for slowing down. Which is likely exactly what you’re feeling and doing right now: Whether due to greater stress, less sleep, fewer work projects, shifting childcare situations, or something else altogether, your schedule is no longer packed […]