What does it mean to be a woman? It means so many different things. It means having to take up a multitude of different roles, often all at once, often at war with each other, often at war with our own sense of self. Society asks women to be so many things, yet not to...
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Paola Perillo

How to Relax During an Emotional Heartbreak
Heartbreak is one of the most painful experiences a human being can live through. From a biological perspective, researchers have found that the brains of lovelorn individuals are strikingly similar to those of drug addicts in the craving phase: the same areas...
How to Use Affirmations During the Day
Words do not simply represent our form of communication, they actually help us make sense of the world around us. There probably isn’t another item as powerful as words are, especially for our minds. From the moment we are born, we learn to address to things we see...
5 Effective Mind Hacks to Relieve Anxiety
Anxiety is one of our bodies’ most ancient coping mechanisms. As humans, we have developed innate physical responses to danger threats, that are meant to protect us by increasing the release of adrenaline, which in turn pumps our heart rate up and makes our senses...
5 Ways Mindfulness Meditation Can Impact Psychological Health
If there is one common desire to all human beings on Earth, that desire is happiness: being able to recognise and enjoy the beauty in the experiences of life, in our relationships and in ourselves. At the same time, happiness seems to be the most unachievable goal out...
How to Combine Yoga with Self-Massage
Yoga and self-massage are two great ways of taking care of our wellbeing. In an age where most people routinely sit on rigid chairs for the biggest part of their day, being able to move and to bring comfort to our bodies has become essential to our overall health and...