When you’re feeling broken and worthless, read this poem — and then read it again. I’ve followed (and Instagram stalked) Rupi Kaur’s work for quite a long time. She is not only a wickedly talented wordsmith but an absolutely riveting performer. It’s almost like you can see the words dancing all around her. In this video, like magic, she moves them from the page to…

I’m no Amazon fan. I’m a fan of supporting local shops, for vibrant downtowns and fun, cheering communities. I’m no Amazon fan. I’d prefer to support middle-class jobs than Bezos. While that may seem simplistic, Amazon has gutted the publishing/book industry and counterfeited many other once-profitable products. They push their employees to the brink, and beyond, all the while rubbing their hands together gleefully at the prospect of…

We are all insignificant. We are born, have consciousness, and then we die. “There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last…

Toxic lovers are everywhere. We’ve seen them, dated them, and talked about them. Almost every single person we know has had a toxic lover at some point in their lives. As much as it’s challenging to be with them, it’s easy to spot them. Relationships with them are always complicated, and they never end…

There’s a quote floating around the interwebs about worry that goes something like this: “If you stress too much about something before it even happens, you basically put yourself through it twice.” Sounds logical, right? Well if, like me, you’re someone who worries about even the most minor of things on a regular basis, you also know that while this statement may sound helpful…

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few years becoming acquainted with my “darkness.” I’ve gotten to know my fears, and I’ve sat with buried sadness, anger, and pain. So many things that were unconscious to me have become conscious, through simply sitting with myself and feeling into all of my emotions, through being willing to be present with all of it. I’ve learned…

We all deserve a relationship that makes us happy, long-term. Oftentimes, our choice of partner affects the course of our relationship the most. Other times, we make mistakes that condemn the relationship. Chances are, we’ve all messed up a little in our past or current relationships. Every day, somewhere in the world, millions of partners are either making a mistake…

Back in 2011, I was living the not-so-high life in New York City. My sisters and I were in a two-bedroom apartment in a five-floor walk-up on the Upper East Side. If you’re doing the math, that means one sister was sleeping on a couch with her belongings divided between two closets. (I’ll give you one guess who that was…) At the time…

The desire to keep everything “toxic” away from ourself is, well, selfish, not empathetic. We all have trauma, or stress, or challenges. Do we close our hearts, or remain bravely vulnerably powerful in our basic goodness? This is how we save ourselves. This is how we save our relationships. This is how we save our planet: we give a care. If you date or…