Month: October 2019

October 30, 2019 at 11:00AM by CWC Even if you can happily report having enjoyed the best-ever childhood, it’s safe to assume that there’s stuff—great and not-so-great stuff—that transpired in your early-on years that impacts the way you see the world, feel about who you are, and show up in your daily life. But no matter how deeply seated these beliefs and understandings are, you don’t have to carry them as emotional baggage forever: through reparenting therapy, it’s possible to learn how to parent yourself and also heal your inner child. “The inner child is the part of us who has unresolved issues, emotional wounds, or unmet needs,” says psychotherapist Nicole LePera, PhD, founder of The Holistic Psychologist. “Reparenting is how we ‘raise’ ourselves in adulthood to heal. It is based in the therapeutic model that understands our earliest attachments are the foundations for all relationships that we have in our future.” spiritual coach Candace Van Dell, who has a background in spiritual psychology, describes reparenting as observing your emotions without judgment and unconditionally loving yourself. She adds that attachment and abandonment issues, low self-esteem, codependency, and lack of self-love can all be manifestations of a wounded inner child. But reparenting therapy isn’t a tool reserved only for those who may have experienced childhood trauma (like abuse, neglect, or assault, for example). Rather, it’s a practice from which everyone can benefit because, as Van Dell points out, “no one had perfect parents.” “If we had parents without boundaries, who had

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October 30, 2019 at 03:30AM by CWC https://content.jwplatform.com/players/pMwQyG2r-AjgxWzQ7.js Sticking to a healthy-ish diet usually means clocking in a few hours of meal prep (shout out to Sundays), but let’s be real: The whole cook, assemble, repeat thing can lead to burnout. Sammi Brondo, RD and author of The Essential Vegetable Cookbook isn’t totally on board with the meal-prep game either. (Don’t you feel relieved, already?) “I’m not really into meal prep and I don’t love spending hours of time in the kitchen,” she explains. “The key for me is to keep my kitchen stocked with items that are easy to prepare and help me feel good.” Her ingredient must-haves, you ask? “I love legumes like beans and chickpeas,” Brondo says. “They’re cheap, they’re shelf-stable, and they have a ton of protein and fiber, and they can really pair with anything to help make an easy meal in no time.” Brondo usually matches these fibrous ingredients with pre-cooked brown rice or quinoa for DIY grain bowls to last all week. The other must-be-in-fridge-at-all times in Brondo’s household is Lactaid milk, whether that’s drinking a straight glass or adding it to smoothies or recipes. “I love milk but as we get older it gets harder to digest and my husband has always been lactose intolerant,” she says. “We both love Lactaid because it makes it easy to still drink milk just without the lactose.” With just a few (affordable and simple) items to add to your grocery haul, you might just be able

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October 30, 2019 at 12:00AM by CWC Astrology-rooted intel can help us decode whom to love, how to exercise, and even which plants to buy—but when optimized, it can help us learn so much more. That’s because each zodiac sign also connects to an anatomical part via body rulership, meaning, your sun sign may indicate certain strengths and weaknesses about who you are—and what might be working for you (and not!) at certain times according to your sign. “Years ago, in order to qualify as an astrologer, you needed to have an education that included the sciences, mathematics, a complete and thorough repertoire of herbs (including which herbs were best for each sign’s ailments), and a thorough understanding of the human anatomy,” says astrologer Carolyne Faulkner, author of Your Signs: An Empowering Guide for 2020. And although it’s wise to hold modern medicine widely practiced treatments in higher regard than astrology when it comes to understanding our serious ailments, knowing a bit about body parts-zodiac rulership might help explain certain gifts you may have, and also some recurring aches and pains. Below, Faulkner explains the body parts-zodiac signs connection—and what it may mean for you. Use your sign to learn what body-parts zodiac rulership may mean for you. Graphics: Well+Good Creative Aries: head Typically, rams think with their horns first and worry about the rest later—and body rulership helps to explain why. Aries rules the head and energy levels, which is why Faulkner suggests that the fire sign cools down

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