“Change is inevitable, but transformation is a conscious choice.” Heather Ash Amara By: Gabriela Yareliz The quote above has been my lock screen wallpaper now, for months. (Thank you The Chalkboard Mag!) It has been a sort of theme in my life. “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7) KingContinue reading “Transformation”
Category Archives: health
Toxic
By: Gabriela Yareliz Toxic. Nope. I am not talking about the Britney Spears song. I feel like this has been a big theme for the latter half of 2017. Are people going insane? I feel like many amazing people who surround me are dealing with toxic people in their lives; whether it be a boss,Continue reading “Toxic”
Monday Inspiration: November 27, 2017
By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy Monday, my lovely friends. I wanted to start off the week with the following thought. I was listening to a podcast on the train, as I often do. It was The Skinny Confidential, featuring guest Melissa Wood-Tepperberg (of @melissawoodhealth). She was sharing information about her health journey, past eating disorders, plantContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: November 27, 2017”
An Octobery October
[Photo by Betty Binon of Stems and Forks] By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy October! It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s super important to keep educating ourselves on these issues and monitoring our own health. (This goes for men and women). I wanted to link this article on 8 Common Breast Cancer Myths That Need To BeContinue reading “An Octobery October”
Figs, Noodles & Torrential Rains
By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello everyone! What a day. I have been dealing with pelvic pain and ache due to my lovely endo. Don’t worry, this won’t be a Lena Dunham-style vent on the struggles with my uterus (not that there is anything wrong with that. See my post on raising awareness about women’s issues). ButContinue reading “Figs, Noodles & Torrential Rains”
Reasons for Health
By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes, we focus too much on gaining weight or losing weight, or how we look externally. We notice some acne or dryness on our skin or there is that area that we want to tighten up a bit. Our focus is often first on the outside. I think the key is toContinue reading “Reasons for Health”
Sunday Girl: July 30, 2017
By: Gabriela Yareliz I know several of you have commented on my long absence, so I thought I would do an update post, and just sort of let you know what has been going on lately. The following is exactly that. XOXO I was hoping this would be witty and short. Now that I sitContinue reading “Sunday Girl: July 30, 2017”
Planner
By: Gabriela Yareliz Not to sound like Pat Benatar, but life is a battlefield, and I am that woman. The planner. Always prepared. I always used my school planner, when I was younger. I even decorated it. I still have the same system, except now it’s in an Outlook calendar. My days have time slots,Continue reading “Planner”
I AM THE “ME” IN ENDOMETRIOSIS
By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello beautiful friends! This post is about a campaign close to my heart: Get in the Know about ME in EndoMEtriosis. I had been learning a lot about this disease after I heard Julianne Hough was diagnosed with it, and then, my interest grew after I myself was diagnosed with it. It’sContinue reading “I AM THE “ME” IN ENDOMETRIOSIS”
Bare Beauty
By: Gabriela Yareliz The June 2017 Glamour issue is all about empowerment. Stories about body types that are not portrayed or accepted, ditching hair removal, embracing your hair’s natural texture, wearing makeup, not wearing makeup, ditching self tanner, getting sober– being “bare,” meaning being vulnerable inside and out. I loved it. It made me happy.Continue reading “Bare Beauty”
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