Three Best Juices for Cleansing

Sometimes a juice cleanse is exactly what your system needs. The world has been in lockdown for months, and by now I am assuming most moms are just popping instant meals into the microwave every night and retiring to the bottom of a glass of red wine. Chances are, we haven’t been eating or exercising...

How to Maintain a Well-Rounded Routine During Lockdown

One of the components of mental health is a well-rounded routine. I’ll just say it. It was hard enough to maintain a well-rounded routine before quarantine. With everything locked down, we lost access to a lot of the institutions and places that made our lives bearable, like gyms, craft stores, restaurants, and support systems. In...

Three Strange Foods To Promote Gut Health

Take care of your digestive system, and it will take care of you. We are living in stressful times. Not only have we been confined to our houses, but gyms have been closed and our options for exercise extremely limited. Many of us probably haven’t been eating right, and it probably shows. But the way...

Five Ways White Women Can Make a Difference

Now is the time for white women to take a stand. With everything going on in the world, a lot of white women are confused. I have talked to many of my friends about this, some of whom have been completely silent on the issue of race relations, even in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter...

How to Raise Your Children to be ‘Woke’

It’s time to make sure our children grow up on the right side of history. In these trying times, being a parent is both stressful and scary. On one hand, our planet is facing all kinds of potential obstacles, from World War III to global warming. Our government is verging on a dictatorship, and all...

How to Protest Safely

If you are going to protest, please be safe. We are living in unprecedented times. I keep saying that, thinking that each time things won’t get worse. And then boom, another apocalyptic event happens, and I have more to write about. The #BlackLivesMatter protests have gone global, incited by the wrongful murder of George Floyd....

How to Be a Good Ally

Right now, people of color are in need of allies. What does it mean to be an ally? I know many of us would consider ourselves allies to many different marginalized societies, from the LGBTQA community, to immigrants and people of color. For most however, being an ally just means that we mentally support their...

How to Teach Your Kids to be Anti-Racist

In times like these, we have to learn to be anti-racist. From the riots in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd, to the incidents of voter suppression all over the US, there can be no denying that racism is alive and well in our country. And how could it not be? It was only...

Five Natural Ways to Combat Lockdown Anxiety

Quarantine anxiety is a huge negative side effect of COVID-19. Whether we are fully addicted to stress, or just face a few uncomfortable moments every day, anxiety is a natural part of our lives. We all face anxiety under normal circumstances, from deadlines at our job, to problems in our relationships, and even small things...