5 Reasons You Haven’t Met The Love of Your Life… Yet

Love songs, romantic movies, dark chocolate, and Valentine’s Day… step aside. The images of love and relationship are clearly depicted by our culture as something like a fairytale. There’s good news and there’s bad news. Good news: Yes, love and partnership can be a real life fairytale. Bad news: Life is not a movie. Our…

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8 Signs You May Have an Eating Disorder

I remember when I used to research this stuff! Of course the reason I was researching was because intuitively I already knew I had an eating disorder, but still, I needed to know for sure. Unfortunately, I could not find anything convincing enough. Nothing spoke to me. Most of the documented eating disorder information I…

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The Dangers of Being FEARLESS

I recently bought a shirt with the word ‘FEARLESS’ in big bold letters across the chest. The shirt is cute and sexy, and apparently the same goes for the idea of fearlessness. But that’s just it. Is being free of fear something other than an idea? Can it actually be a reality? And if it…

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What is a REALationship?

In this piece, I am referring to intimate partnerships. After all, the term ‘relationship’ translates to how we relate, whether it be to other people, situations, environments, etc. We are essentially in relationship 24/7. Do you ever wonder why the divorce rate is so high? According to statistics, the divorce rate in America is over…

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How To Nourish Yourself With Vitamin L

If you’re in a relationship, here are some tools to keep the flame burning. Imagine your relationship is a living being. If you don’t tend to it with care… feed it, pay attention to it, play with it, it will not survive very long. At the very least, it will not grow. It will stay…

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Love Pudding

Why Being Selfish On Valentine’s Day Is Good For You A couple days ago, I was driving down Main Street in Santa Monica, California and I passed by a restaurant advertising a post-Valentine’s Day brunch. The gigantic sign outside the restaurant read, ‘Pajama Brunch For Broken Hearts. Unlimited Mimosas.’ I’m assuming this event is intended…

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Starve

Oh starvation, sweet sister of death, Avoidance of famine the societal norm, Continue to fill yourself, until you’ve had enough… Or perhaps a bit more than enough… Ingest until you can no longer feel, Finding comfort underneath layers of accumulation, Stuff, food, things, objects, people, thoughts… Layer after layer, Burden yourself with extremes, Let go…

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Read this if you’re scared.

When I was struggling with an eating disorder, my logical mind knew damn well that if I ate more food I would feel better, both in my body and my mind. However, my need to control my surroundings seemed overwhelming and I was not able to let go of the gripping force of nervousness and…

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