I’m going to be real, this is the heaviest I’ve ever been. The weird thing is I don’t hate myself – when I was 120 lbs I used to think…
Why you always lying…. to yourself?!
Yes, I start to hear the little jingle in my head too, “Why you always lying, always f*cking lying”. The truth is I lie a lot – to myself out of…
Your feelings are valid, and this is how I learned the hard way…
As a society, we often put on a face. We are told to be happy and constantly telling ourselves ” happy”. We’re thrown millions of advertisements and messages trying to…
How I love, celebrate, and hold the United States of America accountable on Independence Day
I have traveled to 25 countries so far and in the last couple of years, I have not spent many of them in the USA . This year I will…
An open letter to future bae from the independent girl who don’t need a man
Yes, this is absolutely crazy. No, I don’t need a man and maybe it’s my internal clock that’s allowed me to accept that maybe it’s something I’d be open to…
6 Books to give you the confidence of a mediocre white man.
Here is the thing, trying to survive in capitalist and consumerist America means having a survivor mentality just barely to stay alive and maybe even attempt to thrive. Thus adopting…
Check your everyday prejudices.
There are simple questions to ask yourself to check your unconscious bias and prejudices, but they are difficult and uncomfortable to answer. How are you unlearning? How are you checking…
“Y El Novio?”
“Y el Novio?!” New Episode up on @basicbrownnerds where I am the cohost, you can listen to it below. Making this episode really got me thinking about where I am…
Study Abroad Because . . .
Study abroad because … the world is bigger and kinder than the news says. Study abroad because and if the world tells you shouldn’t. Studying abroad taught me that there…