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Self-Confidence Is the Best Beauty Filter

Self-Confidence Is the Best Beauty Filter

Perhaps the most essential piece of advice you’ll receive over the course of your lifetime is “be confident”. You are important and beaut...

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What Happens When We Smile

What Happens When We Smile

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” —Thich Nhat Hanh  Smiling is on...

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I Was Happy, And Then I Lost Weight

I Was Happy, And Then I Lost Weight

The subject of weight loss is usually a positive one, commonly accompanied by your peers praising you for dropping the pounds you’ve stru...

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An Introduction to Beauty Positivity

An Introduction to Beauty Positivity

We are all works of art – expressions of beauty, creativity, style, and living energy. Our bodies, imperfections, and personalities are w...

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Cultivating Your Space

Cultivating Your Space

Picture this. You’re invited to a dinner party. You pick out a nice dress to wear. You head to the grocery store and grab a fancy bottle ...

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Becoming Self-Aware

Becoming Self-Aware

Many of us define ourselves by our names, roles, responsibilities, upbringing, occupation, religion…the list can look something like this...

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PTSD: My Own Personal Journey

PTSD: My Own Personal Journey

Once upon a time there was a girl. And the girl went through life. She grew, she aged, she loved, she lost, she wandered. Yet all the whi...

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Wellness, Kindness, and The Need for Radically Inclusive Beauty

Wellness, Kindness, and The Need for Radically Inclusive Beauty

There’s never been a better time to stop and think about how we can do better and be better as a people, as a society, and as collective ...

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An Open Letter to Michelle Lee, Editor-In-Chief of Allure Magazine

An Open Letter to Michelle Lee, Editor-In-Chief of Allure Magazine

I decided to take a bit of a media sabbatical this year. I felt like my mental health needed protection from the onslaught of bad news hi...

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What Are Selfie Filters Doing to Our Mental Health?

What Are Selfie Filters Doing to Our Mental Health?

It’s pretty addictive to take filtered selfies, especially when there are now so many to choose from. There are now countless filters acr...

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