Let’s talk about girl crushes. I totally have one on Jessamyn Stanley, whose class I had the pleasure of taking at The Yoga Collective in New York City. A certified yoga instructor in Durham, North Carolina, this 29-year-old is simply awesome—not just because of her friendly spirit (she gave me a

Getting together with family is one of the true joys of the holidays, especially if you don’t see each other often. It’s a chance to catch up with cousins, see how much kids have grown, and reminisce about the past.It can also be a good time to check in on older friends or relatives who may not

Last year, the interwebs were abuzz with news of a company that would pay you actual money in exchange for your own human feces. Cash for brown gold, if you will. As an investigative journalist (actually, it might have had much more to do with the fact that I was in a very precarious ...Continue

As a personal trainer I wish I could tell you that I’m the epitome of health, but there are times when I feel like a fraud in the health and fitness world. For being a motivator, I too struggle with self-motivation. With hours of training packed into a day, fatigue and exhaustion are an ...Continue

For years I have been an evangelist for us taking a different approach to our menstrual cycles. How we approach almost one week a month for almost 40 years of our lives is important. You can’t love yourself fully and have shame, blame, guilt or disgust related to your bodily functions as a woman.