Have You Outgrown Your Friendships? I wish I could promise that you will never outgrow your friendships. That the laughter and future plans your friends made in those bonding moments would last forever. That you would all look back one day with smiles and hugs as you...
How a Simple Evening Ritual Can Improve Your Sleep Are you struggling with sleep? I understand as this was me too. I spent many years battling insomnia, and so sleep is something I take seriously. When I was not sleeping well, it impacted every area of my life. I was...
How to Grieve, Process & Empower Yourself Post-Breakup Coping with a breakup can be incredibly challenging, but even more so when you are totally blindsided by it. In some relationships the writing was on the wall, maybe because you started to drift apart, have...
The Hidden Stress Reliever You've Been Ignoring Nothing clears my mind and rejuvenates my soul like a brisk walk. And, I’m not talking about a power walk. By brisk, I mean cool. Or cold. Or near freezing in some instances. We...
4 Tips on Setting Boundaries with Your Family The holidays are a time to come together with those we love. Which is also why they can be a pretty stressful time for those of us going back home to see the people who we often have unconditional love for, but many other...
Be Sure To Be Thinking With the Right Head With the Fifty Shades of Grey series hitting theaters a couple years ago, it’s hard not to hear about people’s theories on sexuality anywhere from how to spice up your sex life to being more kinky in the bedroom to...
Why We Settle for a Booty Call It’s 8:42 pm. You check your phone for the 5th time to see if you’ve missed any calls or text messages… nope! You check all your social media pages to see if you’ve got a message… nope! After settling for a ‘Netflix & Chill’ night in...
The Holiday Season is Also Breakup Season Along with being the holiday season, it’s also “Breakup Season.” According to Facebook and their data, breakups trend around this time of the year (which of course also happens to be the most inconvenient time of the year to...
How to Find Your Sunshine in the Darkness Ah yes, it’s that time of year again. Leaves have fallen to the ground, there is a crisp chill in the air, lovers are cozying up in bed to a soppy rom-com, and seasonal depression is in full swing. ‘Tis the season, as they...
Make it Your “No”vember and Say “F*ck Yes” to Yourself Is it time to say no to people, places and things that have been toxic in your life in order to say F*ck Yes! to yourself? You are not alone. It is common for women to put themselves on the back burner in order to...
It’s Time to Redefine Self-Care At Sanity & Self, we’ve adopted a new definition for self-care and we think the whole world...
How a Gratitude Journal Impacts Mental Health, Focus, and Happiness “In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” --David Steindl-Rast Do you ever feel like you want to be more positive, but things...
3 Simple Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day The word gratitude evokes images of smiling, counting our blessings, hugging our friends, doling out compliments, and saying “thank you” for what we have. Research has even indicated that practicing gratitude can improve...
Conquer Insomnia and Sleep Better It’s nearly midnight, and I cannot go to sleep. I’ve laid in bed for three hours trying to count sheep and slow my brain down, but Bo Peep and her posse of rams keep getting run over by thoughts of things I forgot to do today, and all...
8 Ways To Be Single & Happy Single & Dating with a Plan I started “actively” dating when I was 22. Confident and hopeful, I was excited to date and meet the love of my life. I thought I would date 3, maybe 4 guys, and then find my person, get married...
Never Meditated? Three Reasons to Give Meditation a Try Today Everyone is always talking about how great meditation is, but have you ever wondered if it lives up to the hype? Me too! Before I was an everyday meditator, I used to think meditation was...
What if Managing Anxiety Is As Easy as Choosing What You Care About? When anxiety strikes it can be difficult to remember what to do to bring it to a halt. Anxiety is an all-encompassing feeling that can range from difficulty to breathe, insomnia, and fear of doing...
My New Attitude Toward Impostor Syndrome What IS Impostor Syndrome? If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s a condition that derives from uncertainty and lack of self-confidence. People who have impostor syndrome may be perfectly confident in one aspect of their...
Identify & Manage Your Stressors Feeling stressed, burnt out, and overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Women consistently report higher stress levels than men, resulting in a “stress gap” that leaves many women feeling drained and depleted. Not to mention looking...
Be an Empowered Woman What if instead of focusing on being a people pleaser, you pleased yourself first? If you stopped pouring all of your energy into other people and started to show up in your own life for yourself each and every day? What would happen? How would...
From Feeling Lonely to Feeling Connected If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I’m lonely,” you’re ironically not alone. Everyone has experienced feeling lonely at some point in their lives—even people in long-term relationships or who are surrounded by others...
Grow Confidence and Self-Love What Crushed Your Self-Confidence? Sometimes life has a way of kicking us when we’re already down. Maybe you went through a tough breakup or lost a job you loved (even if all you loved about it was the paycheck). Sometimes we all...
Is Unhealed Trauma Impacting Your Life? Have you ever experienced having an emotional response that seems out of proportion to a situation? Or maybe you’ve found it very difficult to trust people, or even difficult to trust your own instincts about someone or...
Are you in a toxic relationship? Whether your relationship is long-term or new, there may be times that leave you wondering if your relationship would be deemed a healthy relationship, or an unhealthy relationship. Do you ever wonder if your relationship is normal? If...
7 Signs Of Gaslighting In Relationships & How to Handle It Have you ever wondered if you might be going crazy when talking to your partner or significant other? You may be experiencing gaslighting. Gaslighting in relationships is always a form of manipulation. It...