I may have been a blogger first, but Lovely & Lazy was born on Instagram. As a professional social media manager, I have always loved the sense of community on Instagram -- and nowhere exemplifies that more than the eating disorder recovery community. In Fall 2018, I launched The Cozy Counselor on Instagram (@cozycounselor). I…
For the longest time, I had no idea who Kayla Itsines was - until I read an article declaring her Instagram's hottest fitness influencer. It felt like I discovered her later than everyone else - and being me, I immediately worried that I had been missing out on something all these years. When I was…
If self-care feels like another item to tick off of your to-do list, then you're doing it wrong. Yet I completely understand why you feel that way: the media loves to promote its fluffy, commercial definition of self-care. But to me at least, thousand-dollar silent meditation retreats and Goop-endorsed vaginal steaming sessions don't speak to…
You know those ridiculous stock photos of women laughing at their salads? Did it ever occur to you that they might be laughing because they know the truth: that even bottomless lettuce won't bring them the happiness they want and deserve? Okay, I might be reading a little too deep into this. Still, it's a…
Once upon a time, I knew I wanted a dog to help ease my depression and anxiety - yet I also knew my apartment normally would not allow dogs in my unit. So, what did I do? I did what any mentally ill person would do: I asked my therapist for advice. Fast forward a…
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Raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by diet culture. Are all of our hands up yet? Yes, even you in the back? Good! Because if you're an American, then you're a victim of diet culture every day. 'Diet culture' has become a buzzword in today's media-driven society. Lots of magazines use the…
I like big books and I cannot lie....just kidding. I'll take a 150-page novella over a brick of a book any day. (Trust me: I've read Victor Hugo's Les Miserables cover to cover, and you're not missing out on anything but endless descriptions of the Parisian sewer system. And I do mean endless.) But in all seriousness,…
