For all of us, staying safe and healthy during COVID-19 has come at a cost. Social distancing has dealt a blow to our usual patterns, none as much as our cycles of connection with each other. It can be so easy to feel cut off without our normal avenues for socialization, while we watch anniversaries and birthdays and events pass us by. But like most things, there is an opportunity

As we all see our lives going through changes during this period of distancing, it can be easy to focus on our limitations. We think about the places we can’t go right now, or the things we can’t see, or the people we can’t be with. A walk outdoors can be the perfect way to allow ourselves to recognize the best of what we still have. When we approach with

While many of us are working hard to stick to our budgets, it can seem like an unnecessary burden to work in space for self-care. Our instinct can be to forget ourselves, put our own wellbeing or enjoyment on the back burner because it feels less vital to us. Sometimes it can seem like the stereotypical self-care measures, like vacations or spa treatments, are out of reach financially for us.

As many of us are close to completing our first month under increased safety restrictions, isolation, and stress, I’ve seen so many people striving for positivity and encouragement. It’s made me so proud to see people focusing on the good being done, lifting each other up, and keeping hope alive for themselves and others. Working to see joy and positivity in the face of an unprecedented crisis like this one

We all know that colors can impact our moods. We have colors we’re fond of, ones we like to dress in, ones we like to surround ourselves with, ones that bring fond memories back to us. Color, much like music, is capable of resonating much deeper with us than words can explain. It comes as no surprise that colors often create patterns around us, encouraging different emotions, energies and reactions.

First of all, if you are practicing social distancing right now, I want to thank you. This is the simplest step you can take to protect others during the outbreak of COVID-19, and your actions right now may very well save the lives of our elders or people who, like me, are made more vulnerable to the virus because of autoimmune conditions. However, knowing you’re doing the right thing doesn’t

Living in a crisis as extended and intense as the COVID-19 outbreak isn’t something the average person is prepared for. As anxiety and isolation have weighed on us for weeks, it only makes sense that we’d be exhausted. We know it won’t be like this forever, but it can be hard to remind ourselves of that while we’re in the midst of this pandemic. We’re becoming aware of our own

It’s interesting to me how much of our modern culture serves to control and separate us from nature. We spend so much time inside buildings we’ve constructed, walking on pavement we’ve poured and driving ourselves from place to place with our windows up. We’ve made it so that we aren’t really exposed to nature in our day-to-day lives; many aspects of nature, like the weather, pollen, insects and pests can

I’ve written and spoken before about my invisible illnesses, about the importance of self-care, finding a community, and settling into a new normal. Recently I’ve had a lot of people writing in to ask me what my routine looks like, and what I do to soften the impact of my autoimmune conditions on my happiness and health. Figuring out how to work with autoimmune conditions can be an uphill battle;