Wellness Roundup: April Edition

If you’re not familiar, every Wednesday of each month I write a wellness/wellbeing post that’s centered around self-development and motivation. I also focus on a specific topic for the month. Last month’s topic was Discomfort and for this month my topic was centered around Growth. I thought it would be a great idea to do a round up

7 Self-Care Ideas That Involves Texture

As we begin to close out the month and the last week of Physical Touch self-care love language, and ultimately heading into the fifth and the last of the self-care love languages next month; I wanted to provide a set of challenges that were both a mixture of unconventional and typical self-care ideas. Similar to

3 Things We Outgrow In Life

Similar to growth, outgrowth is another factor in our lives that’s difficult for us to identify.   Instead of exploring the possibilities that it offers, we use the opportunity to settle. We settle into the monotony of a routine, we settle into unhappiness, and we settle into what feels comfortable even if that comfort isn’t

7 Nature Inspired Self-Care Ideas

It doesn’t feel much like Spring to me because in NYC we still have some days where the temp. is in the 40s. But most days we are in the 60s+ so I thought self-care ideas inspired by spring would be perfect for this time of year. As usual, I had to get creative because

Adopting a Growth Mindset

Are you familiar with fixed mindset versus growth mindset? These concepts were coined roughly 30 years ago by American Psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck and is defined as “having an underlying belief that your learning and intelligence can grow with time and experience” (Growth Mindset), and “your belief is that basic abilities, intelligence, are fixed traits”

7 Yoga Pose Ideas for Self-Care!

I’m not a Yogi! but I thought Yoga poses as a self-care challenge was a really creative idea, especially since our self-care love language focus for the month is physical touch. I went back and forth with this idea for awhile because I felt compelled to talk about the benefits of Yoga in this post

How To Identify When It’s Time to Bare Fruit (Self-Growth)

I posted a quote today on my social media platforms that said “It’s not always time to grow. Find the balance between staying committed to your evolution and taking time off from continuously advancing to new levels. Intentionally being where you are and enjoying how far you’ve come helps you break the attachment to always

7 Spa Day Inspired Self-Care Ideas

Happy April! and even though it occurred several weeks ago, Happy Spring! but it still feels like winter outside lol. You know that a new month means it’s time for a new self-care focus. For the month of April, I want to focus on physical touch for our self-care love language theme. Much like words

Why Self-Care May Look Different For Black Women

Disclaimer: I’m not an expert in this field. The information in this blog post is based on my own personal opinion drawn from the oppression and violence on black and brown bodies throughout the course of several centuries. Specifically as it relates to, and affects black women. In essence this is my unprofessional (and possibly

Wellness Roundup: March Edition

I believe this is my second or third time doing the wellness roundup for each month. If you’re not familiar, every Wednesday for each month I write a wellness/wellbeing post that’s centered around self-development and motivation. I also focus on a specific topic for the month. I believe last month’s topic was Focus and for