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2019 Health Fashion

It took literally ripping my tights to realize the size I wear isn’t important

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March 19, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC I had a real SpongeBob Squarepants situation this morning when, to the tune of, “Aaahhhh! Noooooo…” I sat down on the couch and completely ripped the seat of my tights. And when I say ripped, I mean they were shredded. (Clearly, the seams had been straining for quite some time.) Also shredded, however, was my resolve to continue contorting my body to fit into too-small clothes. I’m not a waif of a woman anymore—and that’s OK. But how did I get there? Well, rest assured that I lost a lot of good hosiery on the journey to making this self-acceptance discovery. A few weeks back, I had to cut a date night with my S.O. short because the waistband of my tights was constricting my internal organs in a way that made any line of thought beyond “must. take. off. tights” impossible. This was not the first time I’d had to turn in early because my vice-like undergarments were making me sick to my stomach. “I can’t wait until spring,” I said. “Then I can stop wearing these tights that just cut me at the gut.” To that, my boyfriend shot me a weary expression. “Sweetie, is there any chance that you might be wearing the wrong size tights?” he asked, oh so gently. I was, in a word, displeased. It’s now impossible for me to recall my response verbatim, but it might have involved 360-degree head spinning, projectile green pea soup vomit, and the

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2019 Health

Learn the 3 secrets necessary for becoming your truest, most authentic self

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March 19, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC That Polonius guy from Hamlet once said, “To thine own self be true.” And though Shakespeare was definitely blessing the world with some timeless truth by writing those words, which place value on being authentically you, putting them into practice isn’t so easy in a Facetune-forward world. Because really, what does it even mean to be true to yourself? And also, do I have to consult Hamlet SparkNotes to figure that one out? Because, TBH, I don’t want to relive any part of 10th grade. Well, phew, according to at least one expert, there’s another way. “Being true to yourself starts with allowing yourself to know what you know, feel what you feel and want what you want,” says Helene Brenner, PhD, licensed psychologist and creator of the My Inner Voice app, “Of course, your feelings can change. What you know may be based on incomplete information. You may want some things that aren’t really feasible in your life.” The internal conflict that often arises here is that we shame ourselves about how we shouldn’t be feeling or wanting what we want. “We’ll even deny our true desires or feelings, and we’ll pretend that we don’t know things that we honestly know to be true,” she continues. “And very often, we do this because we know that if we are true to ourselves, honest even with ourselves about what we know or feel or want, we will disrupt a relationship, or maybe even several relationships in our lives.”

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2019 Health Vegetarians

Add major goddess vibes to your morning with this glow-inducing breakfast bowl

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March 18, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC If your idea of a healthy breakfast begins and ends with berries and oatmeal because 1) it’s quick, and 2) it checks the box for your definition of “healthy,” we’ve got a recipe that’ll totally flip the script on how you view your first meal of the day. This Green Goddess Breakfast Bowl from The Well+Good Cookbook—available for preorder right now—is a veggie-loaded take on the traditional porridge brekky. And you can batch cook the nutty quinoa ahead of time for meal-prep magic. Madeleine Murphy, co-founder of Montauk Juice Factory and The End Brooklyn (yes, the place with the unicorn lattes), created the recipe when she noticed that her usual grab-and-go breakfasts just weren’t sustaining her through her hectic mornings. “As a busy entrepreneur, I’ve always known that a good breakfast is key to being able to feel aligned for a positive, successful day,” Murphy says. “What I love about this sort of non-traditional breakfast bowl is that it’s savory, filling—and I can do a lot of the prep the night before.” “What I love about this sort of non-traditional breakfast bowl is that it’s savory, filling—and I can do a lot of the prep the night before.” With this vegan and gluten-free breakfast, “you’ll start your day nourished, energized, light, and glowing—the way every goddess should!” says Murphy. A lot of props go to her Green Goddess Dressing, which ties the dish together and is brimming with ingredients the certified health coach says

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