

Fat Shaming: Where Does It Really Come From?
With current obesity crisis (nearly ⅓ of adults in the western world are obese or overweight) there is increasing media attention on Fat...


How to Communicate the Right Way in Relationships
A New Day, A Fresh Perspective on Communication We always hear that “Communication is key to a successful relationship,” but what does...


Healing After a BreakUp: What Spending Time Alone Taught Me about Love
At the end of the summer, my boyfriend left me for another woman. After I spent six weeks abroad visiting friends and family, the man who...


For Those Times We Don't Feel Shiny
About 8 months ago, I made a commitment to write a blog every month for School of Shine. I really believe in the importance of keeping...


6 Things To Stop Doing Immediately
Being around for two or three decades means we’ve formed our own cohesive routines and comfortable habits. Enter late nights, Netflix,...


How Winter Can Make You A Better Lover
WINTER IS COMING. It’s official when we start to change our closet, exchanging dresses and shorts for sweaters and scarves. Though we’re...


4 Ways To Make Sex More Pleasurable
Let’s be real – most of the time you have sex or self-pleasure because it feels good. Or you avoid it because it doesn’t. Either way,...


5 Healthy Tips to Control Your Stress
Because of the extreme situations which surround us day to day, our bodies and brains are under all kinds of stress. It’s important that...


Why The Go Go Mentality Is A No No
I have always been a very self-driven person. I am fortunate that my parents never really pushed me at all; rather the only thing they...


How to Set Smart Goals
As a personal trainer, people commonly come to me for help. They want to get fitter and healthier. They want to accomplish something....


30 Birthday Wisdoms Now That I'm Old and Wise
I used to be that girl. Now, those words can begin many a story, but I mean the one who celebrated age 21 for 8 years straight,...