A brown-eyed berry

The end of summer was always met with dread for me. Going back to school, wearing uniforms, and being cooped up doing hours of homework was an unwelcome change after a few months of leisurely participating in outdoor sports, getting tan, and laughing over countless inside jokes with my summer “pool rat” friends. I’m not the one going back to school this year, but some people in my life are and this week still marks a big transition for me. My baby sister just headed off to co

This summer has been BUSY. With lots of back to back travel, long days at work, and a big transition on the horizon, I’ve been feeling out of whack in more ways than one. When my mental health starts to suffer like this for prolonged reasons, I turn to one of my favorite wellness practices to slow down and reflect: writing a letter to your future self. I did this during a difficult time in my high school years, during my first year of college, and during a challenging period

August is National Wellness Month - a time to focus on self-care, stress management, and healthy living. While self-care may look different for everyone, let’s encourage each other to embrace whatever small lifestyle changes we can to positively impact our physical and mental health, for the next 31 days and beyond. Here are my favorite forms of self-care that I’ll be practicing this month: 1. Working out a couple times every week. Hitting the gym, doing a yoga pose at home,