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An Open Letter to my Son in College
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck to write about depression in college-aged students. All opinions are my own. A letter to my son in college: Dear Son, You’ve been gone a few months now, and our life at home is settling in to a…
Can We Just Have Broken and Empathetic Hearts for the Victims of Mass Shootings?
The title of this article is a plea from people every time a mass shooting happens, begging people to mourn the loss of life before they bring politics into a situation. Their question begs us to take however long THEY need to process death before talking about how senseless gun crimes are happening in this…
Taking Steps to Combat College Depression – It Starts at Home
This is a sponsored post. I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck to write about depression in college-aged students. All opinions are my own. Before we start, I need you to understand that every photo in this article is a photo of Summer either living with…
The One Reason We Must Embrace the Body Positive Movement
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease. All opinions are my own. This is a sponsored post This is not easy for me to share. I believe that the following article directly relates my own toxic relationship with…
Obesity & Me – The Fight I Can Never Give Up On
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease. All opinions are my own. If you’ve known me for any length of time, you know that I preface almost every situation with a comment about my size. My perceived weight, really my…
Why the #*@% is Everyone Talking About Carbs?!
There seem to be two very specific camps of people right now. The camp that believes all carbs are bad and we should stay far, far away from them via GIPHY and The camp that believes carbs are everyone’s best friend and that we should all be eating plenty of them. via GIPHY There’s seemingly…
College Party Food – Gorgonzola Pear Pizza Recipe
Y’all. Full disclosure: I partnered up with Bay’s English Muffins for this recipe. Not only did they throw me some $$$, I got a whole CASE of Bay’s English Muffins to eat. But as always, everything said here is from my own bean. Eleven months. That’s all I have left before Styles goes to…
BE a Mermaid & Win! It’s the Most Epic Mermaid Giveaway!
This giveaway was made possible by the following brand partners, Wendy Mignot, Swig, Karma Gifts, Par Avion Tea, Hallu Escape, Kadina, Faerie Magazine, Xcentz. Other items are paid for with our own cold hard cash. Mermaids have long been the stuff dreams are made of. They are at once magical and human, free to do…
Visiting NYC, Staying in Brooklyn: How to Get Around & Where to Stay
I desperately wanted to stay in a luxury hotel for this exciting trip, but an unexpected move and a 44% increase in our living expenses required that I find somewhere else to stay. After doing some research, I set my sights on Brooklyn. While there are a few luxury hotels in Brooklyn that are a…