As a holistic health minded person I try to have a constant practice of self-love. What does that mean exactly? It means that every day I choose to love myself first and foremost.

It’s Friday night. You get home from a long week at work, pour yourself a glass of wine and start watching Netflix. You scroll Instagram (because watching Netflix is not enough digital stimulation these days).

My 29 years of life have been full of ups and downs. I’ve seen divorce as a young child and as an older adult. I’ve struggled with debilitating depression and a crippling eating disorder. I’ve experienced an abusive relationship.

As I was sitting on the subway after work, a song started playing through my headphones that reminded me of my 24-year-old self, fresh in NYC just five years ago. Everybody here wanted something more, searching for a sound they…

The ebbs and flows of life are what make it truly magical. What I mean by that is, the falling, failing, learning, growing, and happiness we experience are all elements of this continuously changing life that brings us an array of emotions.

In the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the main character, after spending most of his life in the slums of India, finds himself able to answer every question correctly on a prestigious game show, leading him to win millions and go from…

Yesterday, I got a call from my Dad’s case manager. When I saw the number pop up on my screen, my heart dropped. Had he relapsed? Was something wrong? Did he have to leave his recovery program? Fortunately, none of these things were true.

Recently, we published a blog post about Princeton professor and lauded Obama Administration economist Alan Krueger, who based his economic policy around the concept of happiness. The paradox of that piece, however, is that Alan Krueger died by suicide in March.

Alan Krueger, successful economist and architect of the Obama Administration’s 2009 plan to end Recession, studied economics through the lens of happiness. Although on the surface, the study of happiness and the study of economics seem worlds apart…

I’ve learned to accept that I am both a control freak and a “go-with-the-flow” kinda gal. I want things to go my way but am also happy to just sit back and enjoy the ride. I've always thought of this as being a pretty balanced human-being - equal parts "chill" and "controlled.”

I was scrolling through my old Facebook photos the other day, and noticed a common trend amongst myself and my friends, both men and women...As we’ve gotten older, we’ve gained weight. This isn’t rocket science -- a slower metabolic rate…