Personal Development

8 Ways to Stay Calm in Stressful Situations

8 Ways to Stay Calm in Stressful Situations

Life and work stress is inevitable, but we work to manage how much if affects us. Here are 8 helpful tips for staying cool under pressure.

Navigating Beauty Culture (NBC) comes to The Shames JCC on the Hudson

Navigating Beauty Culture (NBC) comes to The Shames JCC on the Hudson

If you are reading this, I suspect you are a strong woman, dedicated to healing. I believe you, as I am, are driven to love your body, but perhaps have come to recognize that the body hatred was branded onto our psyches. However, the same culture that created this trap, has armed us with the tools we need to free ourselves, it’s just a matter of looking in the right places. Navigating Beauty Culture (NBC) as a hybrid of Feminist Theory study group and body positivity support group.

Alternative Mental Health Techniques Become Mainstream

Alternative Mental Health Techniques Become Mainstream

Mainstream mental health is catching up to the notions of holistic psychotherapy.

Beyond Narcissus: Mirror Meditation

Mirror mediation cuts the ties of projection, by not allowing ourselves to drink the kool-aid, instead rejecting the false belief that we are limited by our appearance. Learn the basics here.