After two + a half years of avoiding Covid, my parents + I finally caught it. Honestly, I’m incredibly grateful that we somehow managed to avoid getting sick during the earlier stages of the pandemic. Sometimes I still wonder if my clinical-level OCD tendencies played a role in keeping it away for so long. I was constantly reminding everyone around me: “Don’t touch that doorknob without a tissue,” “Go wash your hands,” “Put your mask on,” “Clean your phone.” The list truly we

On Friday, I had my first experience at a luxury saltwater float spa called Floatopia that I mentioned in my New Jersey Travel Guide post...

While “leaky gut” might not sound pretty, the description is pretty spot on and refers to when the walls of the intestine become...

Insomnia has been a struggle for me the majority of my life + of course a pandemic hasn’t helped matters. Sleep is a precious opportunity for your body + brain to detoxify, repair + grow stronger. Not getting enough sleep can lead to both short term + long term consequences that will impair ones health + well-being. Just like you need food to maintain a healthy lifestyle, we need good sleep hygiene. Between 1am-3am is the "time of the liver" + the time when the body should be

I have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , commonly called OCD , which is an anxiety disorder. In everyday conversation, it’s common to hear someone with a neat bedroom or organized desk jokingly say they’re “so OCD.” In reality, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is far more complex than simply liking things tidy or organized. It’s a serious mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels + functions. OCD is characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts known as obs