Assistant Beauty & Health Editor By Hannah Frye Assistant Beauty & Health Editor Hannah Frye is the Assistant Beauty Editor at mindbodygreen. She has a B.S. in journalism and a minor in women’s, gender, and queer studies from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Hannah has written across lifestyle sections including health, wellness, sustainability,…
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist By Molly Knudsen, M.S., R.D.N. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Texas Christian University and a master’s in nutrition interventions, communication, and behavior change from Tufts University. She lives in Newport Beach, California, and enjoys connecting people to the…
Sharing your innermost feelings with a loved one can be fraught with landmines. One false step, and you could both wind up entrenched in your positions, lobbing hurtful words like grenades. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With mindfulness, empathy, and a spirit of understanding, you can express your emotions without igniting an…
Feeling tongue-tied and twitterpated when that special someone is around? We’ve all been there! Finding the right words to tell your crush how you feel can be harder than parallel parking a stretch limo. But don’t lose hope, Romeo or Juliet! Expressing your feelings through poetry allows you to speak from the heart. Choose just…
Compatibility between the fixed air sign Aquarius and the mutable earth sign Virgo may seem unlikely at first glance. Yet when these two very different personalities come together in friendship or love, they can complement each other beautifully. The outgoing, progressive Aquarius thrives on change and revels in being unique. The diligent, discerning Virgo takes…
What if love, in its purest, unfiltered form, could be translated into symbols, transcending language and culture? Across time and societies, numerous symbols have emerged representing this universal feeling. Often unspoken yet deeply understood, these symbols encode a powerful message of unconditional love. They represent bonds that weather storms, connections that refuse to break, and…
With its emphasis on self-control, indifference to pleasure or pain, and emotional restraint, stoicism may seem like a foreign concept in our age of oversharing. Yet many embrace stoic principles without realizing it. Do you remain unflappable in the face of stress? Refuse to complain or dwell on setbacks? Derive satisfaction from acting with integrity…
Chronic procrastination—it’s that nagging pull to delay tasks, the call of the snooze button you just can’t ignore, the endless deferring of what needs to be done. It’s not just the occasional “I’ll do it tomorrow,” but a relentless pattern that sweeps through your days, weeks, and even years. For some, procrastination might be an…
Ever been in the middle of an important task, a deep conversation, or a captivating book, when the ping of your phone pulls you out of the moment? It’s a common experience for many of us in this digital age – our focus, no matter how deep, is constantly interrupted by the influx of emails,…
In today’s fast-paced digital era, it’s alarming how easily we get pulled away from our tasks. A study by Udemy[1] reveals that a staggering 84.4% of people admit to being distracted at work. Break it down and you’ll see that emails gobble up the attention of 26%, while phone calls and texts claim a lion’s…
