
Treasures within the Shadows
On March 15, 2020, we conceived our first child. Lessons from a pregnancy and miscarriage during the COVID-19 crisis. I have always known that IVF ...
Read moreTrust: Easily Broken and Seemingly Impossible to Repair. So, How Do You Pick Up The Pieces and Move On When It’s Gone?Waiting for someone else to p...
Read moreReconnecting with myself to re-learn my body’s love language. It might help with my acne, but could this be the key to a long-lasting, happy relati...
Read moreThey say compromise is the key to a happy relationship, but could it help cure my adult-onset acne? It’s been 6 weeks now since that dark, rainy ni...
Read moreHell bent on being my own worst enemy, I can’t help but wonder: Was it self-sabotage or was I f*cking things up because I needed to get out? We’ve ...
Read moreAs I sit here drinking my daily cup of bone broth, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what was going on with my body last last week. Nothing e...
Read moreAcne Scars — Battle Wound or Badge of Honor? Remember when we were kids and getting a scar felt like wearing a badge of honor? I remember getting h...
Read moreLast week after the burns on my face cleared up, I decided to stop using concealer in hopes that giving my skin a chance to breathe might help it h...
Read moreHoping that Getting Worse Means Getting Better It was a rough week for my new relationship guys, I’m not gonna lie. Half way through the week my br...
Read more“I am a mixed race (native Taiwanese + European), multi-cultural, single ‘mompreneur’ happily (and proudly!) in her mid-40s raising a pre-teen daug...
Read moreI was at war with my body for the last 5 years and it was the most exhausting battle I’ve ever fought. We are taught to strive for perfection and s...
Read moreFor years, I’d been too busy to sit and read a book. I had no time to get lost in a good story or better yet, read a book that reinvigorated my spi...
Read moreMy parents come from a generation of medical specialists who were trained to diagnose illness through hands-on, interpersonal communication. They u...
Read more"It's like my primer for my emotional transformation. That's what I call the [essential] oils. It just primes me, and it's up to me to do the work. It's up to me to listen in, to tune in, to shift my energy, to be really aware, to react differently."