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Wellness + Inspiration

The Revolution of Feminist Sex Tech

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Let’s be honest, buying sex toys can be awkward. There’s usually one clerk watching you under fluorescent lighting while you’re surrounded by uncomfortable looking lingerie and products marketed mostly towards men. Pairing that atmosphere with absolute silence save for the porn being played in the “back room” and grey carpeting makes the average sex shopping[...]

Nutritionist and Intuitive Guide Venessa Rodriguez Brings Soul Back Into Healthcare

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Wild woman Venessa Rodriguez is a functional nutritionist and intuitive guide on a mission to bring soul back into healthcare through her Wildly Rooted platform and Feed Your Wild podcast. Her work is a beautiful mix of bringing ancient wisdom back into our daily lives, while reconnecting with the earth and caring for a bodies from a more spirit-centered per[...]

Wellness as Defined by Five Female Brands in the Industry

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Wellness is a tricky thing. The amount of to-do's that need to be checked off of a list in the day-to-day is vast, and sometimes it seems impossible to not to be flying by the seat of our pants with work, side hustles, and having a social life; and yet we persevere. It's about finding moments to find quiet in the chaos via a nourishing meal, a dance class, s[...]

How to Create the Perfect Meditation Space in Your Home

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This year, we’ve become hyper-conscious of how our environment affects our lives. From Marie Kondo’s minimalist cleanse, to saying no to plastic straws in our drinks for the sake of the planet, it seems like we’re all coming to agree on being mindful of our spaces. It goes without saying that the space around us—our planet, community, offices, and homes—have[...]

Becoming a Professional Matchmaker Totally Changed My Perspective on Dating

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I’m one of a few hundred people in the U.S. with the privilege of saying their full time job is matchmaking. Yep, I set people up on dates and help them find love. But I’m not an expert by accident, I’m a dating specialist through failure, failure, and more failure. Before my yente days, my love life was an utter shit show. One of my better experiences i[...]

The Best Crystal for You, Based On Your Zodiac Sign

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“You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.” - Danielle LaPorte For creative people, women, or anyone who subverts society’s absolute[...]

5 Totally Relevant and Doable Resolutions

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Hot take: New Year’s Resolutions are a scam. Dropping them feels outlandishly shameful, despite the fact that January you almost never knows what’s right for next December’s you. Maybe the January 2019 version of yourself wants to do a year long stint in vegetarianism, only to find out two weeks later that she feels lightheaded without meat in her diet. Ordi[...]

How an Impulsive (Read: Dangerous) Hike Taught Me an Unexpected Lesson on Self-Doubt

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Am I the only one who lies about how much I work out? Sometimes, between seeing Instagram gym selfies and friends meeting me for a drink “right after SoulCycle,” it feels that way. Just the other day when my new boyfriend asked me how often I go to the gym, I told him I take a workout class “once a week.” Sure, in my mind I do. In warmer months I go for outd[...]

Journaling Exercises to Get in Touch With Your Femininity

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With the New Year naturally comes time for reflection; the time to plan for the coming year and reflect on the past. And boy was 2018 a big year for women. While our voices may be louder than ever before, the emergence of the #metoo movement has also brought many of us, men and women alike, face to face with trauma we had long hidden or forgotten. It has[...]

The Best Wellness Advice of 2018

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From finding overcoming imposter syndrome to quitting your job to travel, self-love through freelancing to body love through lingerie, here's all the best lessons we learned in 2018. 1. There are only four steps to overcoming imposter syndrome; and there is no harsher critic than yourself. We compare, don't give ourselves enough credit, and don't believe [...]