I love this idea, Ana! Museums are truly one of my happy places, and I definitely miss going to my local art museums since the start of the pandemic. Thanks for sharing the fascinating research happening around mental health and museums! It makes so much sense.

#2. Stop calling yourself that. — Everything is more challenging when you’re actively dealing with a chronic illness every day, and being a writer is certainly no exception. In fact, since it takes massive amounts of mental energy to write, writing is one of the more difficult activities to maintain while simultaneously having energy siphoned away…

Or anytime you need to reset and refresh — Finally, it’s almost 2021! Of course, just because we start a new calendar year does not mean that our lives automatically level up. How you go into this new year is up to you, but first you need to do a few things that will successfully put 2020 to bed…

For more energy, motivation, and all around happiness — In the last 18 months, I’ve been on quite the journey to improve my mental, physical, and emotional health. Most of the changes to my diet, exercise, and supplement regimen have simply involved a lot of trial and error, but there have been a few tests that have helped point…

Taking the Kpop music industry to the next level with innovative style, power vocals, and kick-ass choreography — With only a couple months left in 2020, I think it’s fair to call it: this year has seen a huge resurgence in the power of the girl group in Kpop. And I don’t think we’ve ever had a year when we’ve needed it more. Certainly, there have been huge…

Because what you track increases — Millennials now have the stereotype of being hopelessly intimidated by their finances. So many of us feel the crushing weight of student (and credit card, and mortgage, and auto) debt — and we’re paralyzed by it. In my case, it’s alternative healthcare expenses — all of which are not covered…

Take everyday inspiration from your fellow creators — I find that a lot of “successful” writing advice on Medium goes something like this: Wake up. Make coffee/tea/elixir of your choice. Write for at least 3–4 hours without stopping. Repeat every day. Maybe I’m not as disciplined, but this routine doesn’t fly for me. …

You’ve seen some shit, you made it through to the other side, and that’s worth celebrating. — It is so incredibly easy to get wrapped up in the “journey to success.” For most of us Millennials, we typically see that as financial success, from which all other forms of success seem to spring out of. (Spoiler alert: this is false.) Especially those of us who are building…

For the last few weeks, I’ve started making it part of my morning routine to go for a short walk around my neighborhood, completely free of distractions — just me, my thoughts, and the nature around me. I started this practice to work on balancing my circadian rhythms, which are…