Dec 2, 2017
My Voice
Recently I’ve been dealing with issues of authority. Not necessarily me questioning the authority of others but, rather, me questioning...
Nov 21, 2017
Turkey Day!
Who's ready for another edition of “Alana tries to help people navigate the holidays through tips which she hopes are helpful”?! Last...
Nov 10, 2017
Perception of "Beauty"
What is beauty? Seriously. How does one obtain the status of being “beautiful”? Is it something that is aesthetically? Something that is...
Nov 6, 2017
A Letter To Those Who Are Questioning Themselves
The things that make you insecure are always going to be there. There is always going to be something that you do not like about...
Oct 29, 2017
Spooky, Scary.
Halloween. It might only come around for one day a year but it haunts the minds of people for much longer. The pressure to get the...
Oct 22, 2017
Thank you.
This weekend I got to go home and no, not the place where I technically live when I’m not at college, but my second home, my home away...
Oct 20, 2017
50 Tips for Healthy Minds
Positive Affirmations Complement other’s daily Strive for success Be prepared for every day Name one good thing about every day Listen to...
Oct 8, 2017
Embracing the Body We Have
While scrolling through instagram today a post by @bodyposipanda caught my eye about body positivity in relation to disabled people and I...
Sep 30, 2017
Repentance
The past 24 hours I have been observing the holiday of Yom Kippur. In the Jewish religion Yom Kippur is a holiday of repentance. It is...
Sep 24, 2017
The Number on the Scale
I’ve wanted to tackle this topic for a long time but was never quite sure how because when we define our body, this is what we think of. ...