How to Function with Executive Dysfunction

How many times have you been stuck on the couch, six hours into playing Stardew Valley while the dishes haunt you from the kitchen? You’ve been telling yourself to get up for at least two hours now. You want to get this task done. You know it won’t even be that hard...
When Is Meditation Not For You?

When Is Meditation Not For You?

Meditation will calm you down, they said. It’ll quiet your mind, they said. But what happens when meditation doesn’t do what the mindfulness influencers say? What if it actually makes you feel worse?  When everyone is pushing meditation as a trend these days, it’s...
How to Plan Mindfulness Around Your Period

How to Plan Mindfulness Around Your Period

You’ve got your mindfulness practice down. You do a body scan when you wake up. You do a guided meditation before bed every night. You check in with yourself and do breathing exercises when you catch yourself starting to spiral. You journal and take your mental health...
Do You Need to Set Better Boundaries?

Do You Need to Set Better Boundaries?

You thought you’d set clear boundaries, but now they’re not really doing their job. You’re still burning out trying to make everyone else happy. And you’re still struggling to stand up for yourself. It might be time to adjust your boundaries and how you enforce them....
How Do You Do Self-Care When You’re Queer?

How Do You Do Self-Care When You’re Queer?

You’ve been working for months without a day off. You’ve got responsibilities to your family, your friends, your pets, and yourself, and after a while, it gets overwhelming. Learning how to do self-care as a queer person takes some trial and error—especially because...