Self Care
In My Metafeels: On Seasonality and Feeling S.A.D.
Right now, I’m listening to Yaeji’s “When In Summer, I Forget About The Winter”. The refrain goes: “When in summer, I forget about the winter When I’m happy, I forget about the blue When I’m in love, I forget that I was lonely When I realize, I’m a bit forgetful”
I Accidentally Almost Outed My Teen’s Transgender Friend
This is part of our Blue Woman in a Red State column Let me ask you something, before all you judge-y judgertons start giving me grief for this title. Do you have a newly discovered trans kid? Or, even simpler, do you have a young teenager in your house? I am
21 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger
From a personal perspective, I’ve lived a lot of lives. Boomeranging from one end of the US to the other, making many career changes, and meeting thousands of people along the way has taught me at least a few things. Most “advice for my younger self” contains solid but easily
Why West Oakland is Home to One of the Bay’s Chillest Parks
Life in the Bay Area can be stressful, that’s not a secret. There’s nothing esoteric about the fact that living in a modern dystopia can be, well, dystopian. But despite our numerous dysfunctions, the Bay Area, even its most urbanized corners, is home to some of the most beautiful public
Lush Ditched Social Media. Who’s Next?
Last Tuesday, on November 23, Lush Cosmetics announced that it would deactivate its Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, and Snapchat pages until social media platforms “can provide a safer environment for their users.” “We wouldn’t ask our customers to meet us down a dark and dangerous alleyway – but some social
HAUM is San Francisco’s New LQBTQ+ Owned Yoga Studio
There is a special magic that happens when body, heart, mind, and spirit are all in alignment. For Danni Pomplun, the owner and founder of HAUM SF, a new LGBTQ+ owned and operated yoga studio in the Mission, this magical alignment seemed to fall into place the second he recognized his calling to serve the Mission District community in a deeper way.
We’re Giving Someone a Whole Month of Yoga at HAUM!
Looking to get a little holiday gift for yourself? Look no further – we’ve got the hookup. Give yourself the gift of wellness with a month of stretchy, sweaty yoga! We’re teaming up with HAUM to celebrate their Grand Opening weekend with a super-awesome giveaway: one of our lucky winners
Do Not Shop on Amazon for the Holidays This Year
At some point last week, I realized that it was about to be the holiday season. Somehow, we’d trudged through one of the most trying periods in modern history, and that celebratory end-of-year blowout of family, festivities and gift giving was nearly upon us. Unfortunately, just because this year is