Self Care

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The 5 Happy Secrets of Effortlessly Positive People

Life can be taxing sometimes. With busy work schedules, family responsibilities, and financial obligations to worry about, staying optimistic throughout day-to-day life often feels all but impossible. But fret not my stressed out friends: There’s hope to be had. We called on life coach Annie Lin of New York Life Coaching for advice on how to keep positive in everyday life, and she had lots to share.

Caroline Biggs

Aug 26, 2018

The Dark Side of Renovations That Nobody Talks About

If you’ve ever done a home renovation you know what comes along with it. Gut-shredding, teeth-grinding, hair-pulling, night-terrors stress. It is an absolute wonder why any of us would ever do it again. But, maybe as is the case with other painful things like tattoos, or (I hear) childbirth, we seem to forget in our headlong rush to start that next project just how bad it can be.

Dana McMahan

Aug 12, 2018

It’s Cancer Season: Here’s Your July Home Horoscope

Slip into your seashelled sanctuaries, star-kissed space holders. This month in the cosmos finds us craving deep emotional retreat, and learning how to live with our longings, even when they can’t immediately manifest in the external world. The Sun spends most of the month in feel-it-to-heal-it Cancer, and the sign of the crab asks us to tuck into our secret shelters and childhood hideaways, to protect our tenderness, and to lean into our loony inner lifeworlds.

Bess Matassa

Jul 2, 2018

How to Take Care of Yourself When Father’s Day Is Hard

It's natural for your heart to hurt on days like this, whether your father has died, or you feel disconnected or estranged from him.

Lambeth Hochwald

Jun 16, 2018

Why Everyone Should Start a Bullet Journal

If you were one of the folks—like me—hoping bullet journals would be a flash-in-the-pan lifestyle trend, I have to report that we’re wrong. Bullet journals are here to stay. Why did I write off bullet journals for so long? (Pun absolutely intended.) Well to me, they seemed like they existed as a sort of vanity project—an Instagram-worthy journal where perfect people can showcase the elements of their perfect life in perfect handwriting.

Taryn Williford

May 20, 2018

5 Simple Ways to Be Happier at Home This April

Spring is a time of renewal, so we feel like there’s no better moment than now to pick up a new habit or try out a new idea. Even better if that idea inspires some good ‘ness — you know… happiness, coziness, wellness or just all around better living at home.

Taryn Williford

Apr 3, 2018

It’s Pisces Season: Here’s Your March Home Horoscope

Slip into some sweet silk sheets and get ready to drift away, mystic mermies. For most of this month, the Sun is in touchy-feely Pisces, and the prescription is pure surrender and shell-colored shades of allowing. Think of the possibility of simply “melting” into every area of your life. No hard focuses. No musts or shoulds. Just a sense of moving with and alongside the tidal shifts exactly as they are.

Bess Matassa

Mar 5, 2018

Self-Care Obsessed? Here are 8 Books You Need to Read

If you’re feeling burnt out by your career, sleep deprived and stressed about the future, or even insecure about how your life looks on Instagram, then it’s time to start practicing self-care. It’s a simple lifestyle change that encourages you to prioritize your mental health without taking up an expensive new habit or learning how to become an advanced meditator.

Samantha Zabell

Feb 20, 2018

Why You Should Save Your Spent Coffee Grounds

If you’re a coffee-drinker, you generate a generous amount of coffee grounds each day. Definitely don’t toss them down the literal drain (coffee grounds are among the biggest offenders when it comes to drain-clogging kitchen scraps), but don’t toss them in the garbage either! Here are several ways you can use the grounds, even after you’ve run water through them for your morning brew. Use them to scrub pots and pans.

Shifrah Combiths

Feb 15, 2018

Here’s What 8 of the Healthiest People Do First Thing In the Morning

Even if you aren’t a self-proclaimed “morning person,” creating a solid AM routine can set the tone for your day. If right now that “routine” includes 30 minutes struggling with the snooze button, followed by guzzling coffee while simultaneously blow drying your hair and responding to your email, you might be ready to switch things up. Who better to borrow some inspiration from than some of the healthiest people out there?

Madeleine Burry

Feb 15, 2018

From Morning to Night: 5 Ways to Practice Gratitude Today

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, many people are starting to think about the things they’re thankful for. But sometimes—especially when things get stressful and you’re dealing with a major life change—it can be hard to get into the right frame of mind or even remember the things you’re grateful for.

Brittney Morgan

Nov 11, 2017

We Tried Tree-Free Toilet Paper & Here’s What We Thought

Let me start this by just saying: this is about to get a little uncomfortable, because there’s really no way to write a toilet paper review without it feeling a little strange —for both of us. But hey, you clicked on this, which means you’re either morbidly curious or you’re really interested in a more sustainable toilet paper option—either way, totally valid. So, let’s get started, shall we?

Brittney Morgan

Oct 5, 2017

Ridiculous Name, Major Results? We Test the Much-Hyped Milky Piggy Bubble Mask to Find Out

Welcome to another installment of Beauty Bucket List, a series in which we roll up our sleeves to do some hard and fast testing of cult classic beauty products, because just hearing about how great something is just isn’t good enough.

Colleen Murphy

Apr 24, 2017

DIY Skin Detox: How to Make Activated Charcoal Bath Bombs and Marbled Soaps

Activated charcoal—an ingredient perhaps best-known as those black specks in our Brita water filters—has recently been showing up in everything from trendy ice cream to skincare products. Beloved for its detoxing abilities, this it-ingredient is credited with cleansing skin, whitening teeth and treating acne. To get in on the skin-clearing natural wonder, we picked up some food-grade activated coconut charcoal and put it to work in marbled soap bars and bath bombs that mean business.

Marla Christiansen

Apr 9, 2017

This Finnish Relaxation Practice Includes Drinking at Home Alone In Your Underwear

Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy’s seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway). Sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with trying to copy this corner of the globe, from its timeless style aesthetic to its now-famous coziness rituals. For the next week, we’ll take a look at all of it—cleaning, pop culture, and of course tons of eye-popping design inspiration.

Tara Bellucci

Feb 18, 2017

20 Things You Can Do to Make Mondays Suck Less

Ahhh… Mondays. For most of us, they’re the start of the work week, bringing with them a bleak realization that the weekend is definitely over. But if you want to live a happy life, you’ve got to start looking on the bright side of things! Monday is just another day, with tons of opportunity to live, laugh, and explore. Changing your outlook on Mondays isn’t hard, it just requires a few small tweaks to your routine.

Taryn Williford

Jun 28, 2015

DIY Charcoal Bath Bomb

Oct 4, 2017

Pack A Suitcase With Marie Kondo

Aug 3, 2018

These Are No Ordinary Candles

Jun 20, 2018

The Plant Doctor: Loving Your Strings Of Pearls

Sep 27, 2018

This Meditation Studio Is Inside A Bus

Aug 3, 2018