This post contains affiliate links If you would have told me that I would stop drinking during a global pandemic, recession, and political frenzy I would never have believed you. Out of all the times to stop drinking — now? It seems absurd and impossible. …

“Focus on your breath,” I hear in a lush, serene voice as I sit with my eyes closed. It’s a sentence that I keep hearing again and again in my new journey with meditation. In an increasingly chaotic world, my anxiety is at sky-high limits so I’ve turned to meditation…

The other day I walked down the street on my way to get groceries. Previously, such a quotidian task wouldn’t catch my attention. But on this day — in the midst of a global pandemic — I found myself getting teary-eyed. …

As a recovering people-pleaser, I’ve come to the realization that I’ve had a ravenous desire for other people’s approval. I want to be liked. I want to do “good work”. At the crux of this, is this ideology of perfectionism. If I’m perfect, I will be good enough! If I’m…

I like to joke that boxing saved me from a stint in the psych ward and prevented me from going to jail. I’m only half-joking. If I’m honest, boxing has had a profound impact on my mental health and has helped me release years worth of residual anger and resentment…

I clung on to the positive words you said as if they were a lifeboat bringing me back to safety, ignoring the waves of hesitancy and indifference threatening to pull me under.

There are certain places you go to that will always leave an imprint on your heart and your senses. For me, one of those places is Seattle, which is why I’m overjoyed to host the next Lola Retreat there. I can still close my eyes for a moment and be…

I heard somewhere that the universe will keep trying to teach you the same lesson until it finally sticks. I heard the lesson loud and clear this time. To have your self-esteem wrapped up in others is a recipe for not only disaster but a deep, resounding misery. …

“I’m a runner.” As the words came out of your mouth, every alarm in my body was raging. But I couldn’t say anything as it was a vulnerable moment for you to tell me this in a completely different context. I wanted to applaud you for sharing your feelings and…