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A personal note

My story of my dad is that he's the root of my anxious attachment, the reason why I spent my entire life hunting for love in all the wrong places.

Oct 13 · 1 min read >

I Tried Ketamine Therapy, This is What Happened

I unlocked the secret codes of life, connected to my partner's soul, and jumped dimensions alongside a teenage mutant ninja turtle, all in 57 minutes.

May 27 · 2 min read >

Asian Hate: How I’m Reminded I’m Different From You

I experience racism on an almost daily basis. What does #asianhate look like exactly? Personally, most of it has come from Facebook and from people I know and have interacted with in-person in the past, not random comments from strangers. Passive, all encompassing statements. "COVID...

Mar 25 · 3 min read >

I’m Learning To Stop Minimizing My Pain to Asian Racism

The jokes changed as I grew older. Suddenly being Asian was exotic and sexy. There were white guys who would only date Asian girls. I was in my twenties when Caucasian guys started to pay attention to me. So I played up the hot Asian...

Mar 18 · 1 min read >

Stop Asking People To Work For Free

Stop asking people to work for free in the guise of women's empowerment. You want to support women? Start by paying them fairly.

Mar 9 · 3 min read >

The Best Self Care Gifts to Buy After Valentine’s

Whether you're single or coupled or somewhere in between, here are the best gifts you can give YOURSELF this V-day.

Feb 12 · 3 min read >

Eat, Pray, Eat – My Healing Journey in Bali

Perhaps a curse was to blame for my years of mini romances that never amounted to anything. So I did what any logical, empowered woman would do - I flew to Bali to get those damn chakras in check!

May 22 · 6 min read >

How To Reflect Like a BAWSS

If you don't reflect on the year past, you miss an opportunity for growth. This Year in Review exercise will help you reflect in an intentional way.

Dec 27 · 2 min read >

How to Develop Social Mastery

Being magnetic is a skill. From who should pay for the bill to how to engage at a dinner party, I share tips on how to develop social mastery.

Oct 8 · 7 min read >

How to Hack Your Charisma

Do you ever observe charismatic people work a room and wish you could be as magnetic? This article will reveal how you can hack your charisma to be more effective, attractive and powerful.

Jul 8 · 4 min read >

Burning Man Packing List and Things You Didn’t Think Of

All the things you need to pack for Burning Man as well as those things you didn't think of that you'll want on the playa!

Jan 6 · 6 min read >

Calling All Self-Proclaimed Goddesses Back to Earth

Self-proclaimed goddesses - the spiritual bypassing is real. Can we take off the flower crowns and commit to building a foundation of self-esteem and self-worth so we don't need to rely on external validation or dopamine spikes to feel worthy and loved? You are not...

Nov 13 · 1 min read >

I Didn’t Transform at Burning Man, But I Did Learn This

It’s that time of year again, where I’m sure your social feeds are inundated with pictures of burning man and residual molly-high exclamations of personal transformation. While I’m not here to make grand statements of how I’m now an entirely new person (I’m not), I...

Sep 8 · 5 min read >

The One Thing My Mom Taught Me That You Need to Know

Along the journey, you will feel like quitting, you will feel disenfranchised, you will feel uncomfortable, you will feel uncertain, and you will feel all the shitty things that come along with creating excellence.

May 13 · 3 min read >

Why You Need to Make This Decision… Now

Here's to our commitment to constantly evolve, to have the courage to edit our lives when it's veering off course of the direction that we know so deeply in our hearts we need to follow.

Apr 25 · 1 min read >

Are You Guilty of Doing This on Social Media?

Are you a responsible consumer of media? Do you participate in the social sharing of facts or do you just jump on the latest media frenzy bandwagon?

Apr 4 · 2 min read >

5 Life Lessons To Create Joy

Sometimes the most valuable, life changing lessons and opportunities for growth come disguised in the ugliest of packages.

Feb 18 · 1 min read >

11 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself This New Year

It’s that time of year where we swear to ourselves that we’ll finally hit the gym, stop eating carbs and spend more time with the family. Unfortunately, our deeply engrained habits often supersede our good intentions, and we fall back into the same old habits...

Dec 26 · 5 min read >

Why I Won’t Defriend You For Voting Trump

On November 9th, I felt overwhelmed with emotion with the news of the election. As I walked down the streets of Manhattan, I could see many other New Yorkers shared this sentiment. Eyes swollen from crying, dismal frowns...you could feel an energy of despair and darkness...

Nov 11 · 6 min read >

Human Evolution Template – A Structure for Living Fulfilled Lives

We all know that in work and business, we need structure, goals and clear vision to get us the results we want to achieve. However, we don't apply the same proactivity and growth mentality when it comes to our personal lives and relationships. If we...

Oct 10 · 3 min read >

How To Decompress After Burning Man

For those acclimating back to reality after the Burn... here's some sage advice on setting back to reality. And no, this does not mean quit your job to become a yoga instructor in Bali...

Sep 9 · 1 min read >

Reflections From the Dust – Lessons Learned at Burning Man

During Burning Man, opportunities kept presenting itself to enable me to turn existing seeds of knowledge into practice. It is where knowledge meets action where wisdom is born.

Sep 7 · 4 min read >

When To State Your Boundaries

When we are out of integrity with how we behave and how we allow people to treat us, we breach our alignment. It is in this space where resentment, anger and even the chipping away of self-esteem occurs.

Mar 25 · 1 min read >

Let Your Heart Be Broken – Contributed Post

This business of being human will break our fucking hearts. It’s messy and complicated and oh-so-terribly sad at times.

Feb 19 · 2 min read >

What Posting Inspirational Quotes Really Says About You

In between “Everything happens for a reason” and “Be fearless” lies real life, which is not perfect, Valencia filtered and Facetuned flawless.

Jan 14 · 3 min read >

20 Things I’d Tell My 20 Year Old Self

If I were to have a frank tête-à-tête with my 20 year old self, here’s what I’d tell her:

Nov 10 · 2 min read >

The 7 Things That Change in Your 30’s

In your thirties, you stop acting, and just start being. That insecurity that so badly tries to receive approval and validation fades into a quiet confidence.

Oct 28 · 3 min read >

34 at 34 – By Contributor Drew Tybus

Looking at a situation as being better or worse isn’t nearly as helpful as looking at it simply as what was and what is.

Sep 30 · 3 min read >

6 Lessons Learned at Burning Man

If you asked me a year ago if there’d ever be a day where I would be sporting LED light clothing braving dust storms in the middle of a desert - all while not having washed my hair for a week, I would have laughed.

Sep 17 · 1 min read >

Kindness is the New Social Currency

How does the company you keep feed your soul? And more importantly, how do you feed the souls and touch the hearts of others?

Aug 24 · 1 min read >

The Science Behind Intuition

When should you listen to your intuition? Here's the scientific explanation behind your gut feeling.

Jul 29 · 2 min read >

30 at 30 – What I Know Now

The best gift you can give yourself is to learn to feel comfortable in your own skin. Build your confidence up slowly and surely -- it helps to grow up with glasses and braces.

Apr 23 · 2 min read >

6 Ways to Land Your Dream Job

Spending over a decade in the marketing and public relations industry, a large portion of my job is spent in recruiting and retaining talent. I have a modern approach to leadership and believe in getting the right people on the bus and empowering them to...

Apr 21 · 3 min read >

32 at 32 – What I Know Now

An interesting shift happened when I entered my 30’s. Instead of worrying about my own aging, I began worrying about my parents’ aging. I wish time would slow down for them.

Mar 3 · 2 min read >

Fall

Something about the change of seasons and the birth of fall has reminded me: Relax and calm your anxieties. Stop chasing for people or events to happen. Stop worrying that things won't materialize. Detach from the outcome you so vehemently hold on to. What will be, will...

Sep 16 · 29 sec read >