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Weekly Wellness: Putting A Price Tag on Christmas

Weekly Wellness: Putting A Price Tag on Christmas

Maria McGinnis December 10, 2020

Illustration by Alyssa Maziarz The holiday season is finally upon us. For some people it’s their favorite time of year — myself included. The holidays can be hard for people for a number of reasons....

Weekly Wellness: ‘positions’ Is Exactly What We Needed Right Now

Weekly Wellness: ‘positions’ Is Exactly What We Needed Right Now

Maria McGinnis November 12, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr I won’t start this blog by telling you that 2020 has been a hell of a year, because I’m sure you already know that. Between the pandemic, the election and everything...

Weekly Wellness: Me vs. Hormonal Acne

Weekly Wellness: Me vs. Hormonal Acne

Maria McGinnis October 29, 2020

Illustration by Nicky Hoover About two years ago I started taking birth control pills (BC) to help me manage terrible periods. I never really thought anything of it. I’ve always been an advocate...

Weekly Wellness: Living with a Partner

Weekly Wellness: Living with a Partner

Maria McGinnis October 15, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr My boyfriend, Martin, and I have lived together for about a year and a half now. That sounds crazy when I actually type it, because it doesn’t feel like it has been that...

Weekly Wellness: Voting

Weekly Wellness: Voting

Maria McGinnis October 1, 2020

Illustration By Jocelyn Burton Keep calm and vote on. In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of breathing, specifically breathing deep, and how we don’t do it as often as we should. As...

Weekly Wellness: Take A Deep Breath

Weekly Wellness: Take A Deep Breath

Maria McGinnis September 17, 2020

Illustration by Samantha Schaffer Welcome to my blog series “Weekly Wellness.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. Every other week, I’ll be going over something in the realms of wellness to...

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