By Christina Hibbert, Psy.D. 8 Keys To Mental Health Through Exercise If exercise is so good for physical and mental health, why aren’t more of us exercising for mental health? Why aren’t medical and mental health practitioners not only recommending exercise but also showing us how to safely start and continue exercising for mental health? The following overview of my 8…
Mental health and postpartum depression go hand in hand, yet new mothers still aren’t taught how to care for their mental health post-birth. By Engie Hassan When it comes to balancing career and motherhood, my main focus is how I can attempt to do everything while keeping good mental health. Mental health is the foundation to everything in our lives. We need to…
Women are always on the go. Yet, it’s important to pause every once in a while. A few minutes of deep breathing increases oxygen levels in the blood
Over 1 billion women around the world will have experienced perimenopause by 2025. But a culture that has spent years dismissing the process might explain why we don’t know more about it.
As your finals approach, keep these tips in mind to do and feel your best during your studying and test-taking! By Aemen Shahbaz I am sure all of us are a little burned out. Or a lot. Between the pandemic, a whole semester of online classes, and the stress of finals week, it is totally justifiable. All of these things take…
Biossance and Reese Witherspoon have joined forces to create a more sustainable future for our planet. By Emily Pidgeon Expected to grow to US$784 billion by 2027, the beauty industry is going from strength to strength. And as environmental impact becomes increasingly crucial for better business decisions, Reese Witherspoon has partnered with Biossance to shape a cleaner future. The sustainable skincare…
By Kinga Lewandowska Words have limitless potential and unfathomable power. Capable of spreading love as well as inflicting pain, they can be both beautiful flowers and thorns on their stems. Marketing strategies and advertising campaigns rely on words to generate profits for businesses, poetry has the power to incite a rebellion, and three words, I love you, can turn somebody’s life upside…
Celebrity trainers, workout movement founders and other female fitness leaders will tell you it was no easy path to success, and a lot of sweat was involved – literally. Here they share wisdom learned from reaching the top of their business game. By Julie Cooper Slim for summer or fit for life, there’s a whole lot of girl power in today’s…
Think of mindfulness meditation as a brain gym. It is literally training your brain to be in the present moment, by focusing on your anchor point, which, for most people, is their breath. By Dr. Saliha Afridi The world that we live in today is not conducive to mental health or wellbeing. We are constantly bombarded with images and information through our multiple…
By Gabby Shacknai Once upon a time, not so long ago, activewear occupied only a small fraction of our wardrobes, and our time spent wearing it was limited to post-work gym sessions and weekend yoga classes. More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, however, most of us can’t seem to take our leggings and sports bras off (whether there’s…