For half of every month, I disappeared. For the other half, I was fully myself—clear, motivated, grounded, connected. I could answer texts, meet deadlines, trust my relationships, and move through my ...

Being a teacher for the past two years was a lot of things: challenging, rewarding, frustrating, tiring. Most of all, though, it was an identity shift for me. Teaching quickly became my main source of ...

There's a name for when you indulge in small and affordable pleasures, like having a pastry with your coffee. On TikTok, it's called little treat culture. Maybe you reward yourself with an iced latte ...

Studies show that buying flowers for yourself reduces stress, but it's also known as an elite form of self-care. I’ve been buying flowers for myself as a form of self-care since 2019. It began when I ...