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My Thoughts on Wellness Trends, Celery Juice, and What 'Detoxification' Actually Is
My Thoughts on Wellness Trends, Celery Juice, and What 'Detoxification' Actually Is
My Hormonal Acne Journey: Healing + Managing Acne
My Hormonal Acne Journey: Healing + Managing Acne
Pumpkin Sage Risotto (GF + Vegan)
Pumpkin Sage Risotto (GF + Vegan)
The Best of Paris: My Guide to the City of Lights
The Best of Paris: My Guide to the City of Lights
How I Learned Photography, FAQ's, and Starting Film Photography
How I Learned Photography, FAQ's, and Starting Film Photography
Holiday Gift Guides for literally EVERYONE.
Holiday Gift Guides for literally EVERYONE.
A Guide to Clean Beauty: Makeup, Skincare, Haircare + Bodycare
A Guide to Clean Beauty: Makeup, Skincare, Haircare + Bodycare
Apple Cinnamon Tahini Oat Pancakes
Apple Cinnamon Tahini Oat Pancakes
A Berry Good Trip to Wisconsin
A Berry Good Trip to Wisconsin
How to Support Your Skin from the Inside Out
How to Support Your Skin from the Inside Out
Mixed Berry Oat Crisp (GF/Vegan) Recipe + Sustainable Organic Food Farming
Mixed Berry Oat Crisp (GF/Vegan) Recipe + Sustainable Organic Food Farming
#MarketMinnaly Wallpapers
#MarketMinnaly Wallpapers
Happy 10 years, NYC
Happy 10 years, NYC
Blueberry Lavender Tonic
Blueberry Lavender Tonic
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
Spring Vegan Thai Curry Pasta with Mushrooms + Chives (GF)
Spring Vegan Thai Curry Pasta with Mushrooms + Chives (GF)
Choco Chaga Tahini Cookies (GF, DF) Recipe and all about Chaga Mushrooms
Choco Chaga Tahini Cookies (GF, DF) Recipe and all about Chaga Mushrooms
How to Start Reducing Waste + Live a Greener Lifestyle
How to Start Reducing Waste + Live a Greener Lifestyle
How to Make the Perfect Pourover Coffee
How to Make the Perfect Pourover Coffee
All about Menstrual and Reproductive Hormonal Health
All about Menstrual and Reproductive Hormonal Health
Collagen Fat Balls Two Ways: Cinnamon Pecan Chia + Sesame Tahini Walnut
Collagen Fat Balls Two Ways: Cinnamon Pecan Chia + Sesame Tahini Walnut
Golden Fuel Tarts
Golden Fuel Tarts
Live 24k now at Free People!
Live 24k now at Free People!
Golden Fuel Crepes with Simple Mills
Golden Fuel Crepes with Simple Mills
New Year, Same Amazing You
New Year, Same Amazing You
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookie Sandwiches with Cranberry Chia Jam: Cookie Swap
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookie Sandwiches with Cranberry Chia Jam: Cookie Swap
Settling my Mom into Brooklyn
Settling my Mom into Brooklyn
Thank-Full: The Skill of Gratitude
Thank-Full: The Skill of Gratitude
Holiday Spice 'Sweet n' Spicy' Blender Muffins
Holiday Spice 'Sweet n' Spicy' Blender Muffins
My Journey with Hashimoto's
My Journey with Hashimoto's
 
 

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  • My name is pronounced Mee-na.

  • I have more houseplants than shoes.

  • I want to adopt all the dogs.

  • You will always find me with a coffee or camera in hand (sometimes both).

  • I love talking about the difficult stuff that no one likes to talk about.

  • I created this space to encourage you to chase fullness over happiness, and to build resilience rather than resistance…. and to give you tools to help you with it all!

 

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Pumpkin Sage Risotto (GF + Vegan)
Pumpkin Sage Risotto (GF + Vegan)
Apple Cinnamon Tahini Oat Pancakes
Apple Cinnamon Tahini Oat Pancakes
Mixed Berry Oat Crisp (GF/Vegan) Recipe + Sustainable Organic Food Farming
Mixed Berry Oat Crisp (GF/Vegan) Recipe + Sustainable Organic Food Farming
 
 
 
 
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5 Important Things You Might Not Know About Stretching
5 Important Things You Might Not Know About Stretching
Should You Workout When You're Sick?
Should You Workout When You're Sick?
Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic
Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic
 
 

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✨when all is said and done, what moments will flood your chest with warmth when remembering them?✨ · the memories that make you smile. the nostalgia that dances behind your eyes. the melodies that hug you. the utterances that make you fly. · the moments that imprint themselves on our naked souls. are those the things you stress about in your day to day? if not, you're watering the wrong side of your mind💦🌷nourish what matters to YOU. ______ happy Sunday, fam❤️spending time recharging and doing things that matter to my heart this weekend-- and I hope you do the same☺️ · #wordsbyMi
✨☀️☕️it's officially that time of year-- transition into iced coffee season! determined to make it happen, even at 50 degrees 🤣 · looking forward to a beautiful Saturday roaming about my favorite city✨been a bit of an emotionally + mentally taxing week, so just focusing on recharging my 🔋with some quality people time, shooting film, and proper sleep. I hope you are all doing the same!
i'm not a person that regrets anything in her life really. even when I fall flat on my face, when people have looked at me like I have 4 heads, when I've been laughed at, when I've made huge mistakes. not to say all of that didn't suck to feel + go through. not to say that those things didn't scare me. but wondering "what if?" is not something that sits well with me. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜'𝗺 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. fear of failure or rejection is actually silly if you think about it. because you automatically fail by not trying-- you do eliminate the sting of loss though. but you also eliminate possibility. and to even have choices at all is a tremendous gift, in and of itself. to have the ability to choose is the opportunity that many in this world don't have. so the next time you're wondering if you should go for something or not, remember that-- and ask yourself, are you choosing fear or possibility? ❤️
⛸anytime in the past decade when I've mentioned I used to skate competitively, people asked if I still skate. skating is + was my first true love-- it was absolutely everything to me. and to this day, I honestly don't believe there is anything out there that can give me a bigger thrill or surge of unadulterated pride than landing a perfect throw triple or the last 10 seconds of finishing a whistle clean program. this is also why my personal skating career has always been hard to talk about. it was utterly consuming, maddening, rewarding, decimating, hell, and heaven. as an elite athlete dreaming of the Olympics, you sign up for this insanity. you know it's not normal and the extremes are not for the ordinary or faint-hearted. it's also why the vast majority of athletes greatly struggle in silence after stopping their sport-- you don't know what life is, without the thing that became your whole identity. so that's why I cut it all off. cut off all communication and contact with the thing I gave my entire heart to. I had to heal from a broken heart, my eating disorder, and learn who I was on my own. over the years, I've missed the ice dearly. the smell of Zamboni fumes. the way my body can express my thoughts better than my mouth when on blades. the wind grazing my cheek as I race down the rink. but I stopped myself from going back. I was scared I wasn't healthy enough to handle it- not feeling thin enough for the sport. I was scared of looking unrecognizable from the graceful skater I once was. "what is the point?" I thought to myself. I don't have a problem with letting fear of imperfection stop me everywhere else in my life, except skating. then I saw @jvn living his @michellewkwan dreams, learning as an adult. I saw @sammyjaneeason lace back up for lessons again as her time for herself, now as a mom to two. I finally realized, I'm ready to be friends with that ex. It took me 11 years to realize that I can appreciate that thing I loved for a decade of my life can be in my life once more-- just as something else. it doesn't have to be the way it used to be. I get to appreciate it from an entirely new perspective and love it for what it is to me NOW❤️
💁When you think back to some cringe-worthy moments in your career, what comes to mind?? I’ll go first! #MyFirst embarrassing moment that comes to mind was back in my days interning in college. I was a super driven hustler determined to break into the entertainment industry, and was shamelessly asking for meetings left and right. I finally got a chance to have coffee with someone pretty huge at a company I wanted to work for. I had assumed since I was pretty decent with conversational skills and can usually make comfortable conversation with most people that all would be fine and questions would flow naturally-- reality check, conversation was so awkward as I stammered trying to make small talk, I couldn’t remember the important questions I had wanted to ask this person, and I left the meeting realizing how important adequate preparation is for these conversations. I teamed up with @HelloProsper, a career coaching platform, to share my story with you guys because I could have really benefitted from having a coach by my side to help me navigate my career goals and my specific weaknesses / obstacles along the way. · 👇Now I want to hear yours!! Comment below and tell me about your first workplace flub or cringe-worthy moment ----- #andProsper #sponsored // 📸 @sophiesahara
✋ 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? ✨ · I got an influx of DM's after my post from NEDA week, asking how I recovered, do I feel happy with my body all the time, that you fear you'll never get 'there,' wishing your body looked like mine, asking how to heal broken relationships w/food. whew.💔that gut-punched me, because I understand those feelings so deeply, having lived through a lot of those same thoughts. through therapy, I began to realize + admit that my eating disorder was really a symptom of other issues in my life-- a small modicum of everything else I was struggling with inside. I was overly driven, unkind to myself, relentless with being the best at everything I did, terrified of letting other people in, and I never slowed the hell down. we are much like water. when we are overflowing with too much unresolved emotion AND we put a lid of expectant pressure on top? water WILL find a way out. and the tighter the lid we keep on those emotions, the more powerfully we will burst at the seams w/an outlet of self-soothing distraction. for some it's drinking, partying, gambling, burying yourself in work, unattached sex, destructive behavior, etc. for me? it was obsessing over my body and food. I kept trying to tackle my problem at the source-- fixing my relationship w/body dismorphia, food, and working out. but honestly? my REAL healing came from learning how to deal w/my emotions from a place of loving myself. being kind to myself. how to weekend w/out feeling guilty. how to let people in. how to truly, deeply, fall in love w/this life of mine. this turned into how to play w/movement + do a half-assed workout. how to feel beautiful in my skin. how to be compassionate w/my body + feel neutral towards it. then how to actually love + celebrate my body. 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝘀𝗼, 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻-- ✨𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?✨ ________ beautiful spring🌸set by @beyondyoga, a brand that makes my body feel good during all seasons of my life
✨happy rainy day Sunday, guys✨ planning on keeping it a super low key day after an exhausting week over here-- ☔️day calls for snuggling up and watching movies, taking care of my body, and lots of home cooking👩🏻‍🍳 · for those of you new around here, I do a series on my Stories every Sunday morning called Weekend Reads, made of random links from finds around the internet and also my blog-- covering things I think you guys will find inspiration in, learn from, and make you laugh. everything is saved in two highlights tagged "wknd reads." Hope you guys enjoy ☺️ · thanks for snapping this and letting me abuse your 📸talent, my lil bookworm @justintjamison
🌱 A common piece of advice people dole out when someone is going through a rough patch, an emotionally heightened situation, or seeing hardships around the world is "don't let yourself be affected by it." · And sure, there are times where you kind of need to keep your head down/focused to get a certain kind of objective done, but during most other times we tend to overly numb our emotions to things: · ✨The discomfort / sadness of seeing others struggle or in pain in varying conditions around the world. ✨A difficult conversation with a close friend or family. ✨Daily interactions with people we see daily like baristas, colleagues, cashier's at the grocery stores ✨Breakups ✨Career lows or challenges ✨Rejection of all kinds ✨ Forgiveness ✨Loneliness ✨Questioning ✨even something as little as watching a movie, listening to music, or reading a book and allowing yourself to be affected and swept up in another realm. · BE affected. Feel the spectrum of emotions. Because the only way you'll get to experience the highest of emotions is if you allow yourself to access the lowest and most uncomfortable of them too. Not only is letting yourself be affected by things a key to empathy, it's a key to human and spiritual connection in the world. It allows us to show up and see the real humanness of the world around us as well as be seen by it. Because in the end, we are all little human beans just doing our best ❤️ #minnalyHQ
I'm partnering with @samsungmobileusa and @popsugarfitness to celebrate International Women’s Day today, which always makes me think about how we can empower ourselves. As a coach, I always have believed that information + knowledge are the biggest ways to empower ourselves to take control over our health and wellness. I’ve been secretly testing out the amazing new Galaxy Watch Active for a few weeks now to really kick my fitness game into high gear, because I want to get back to dancing classes and feeling super athletic again💃 · I have been loving how well I can track my workouts AND recovery (so important!) on the #GalaxyWatchActive-- it makes me excited to see because I can track my physical progress with more nuanced stats I find valuable like my heart rate variability, recovery, and stress. I can also see my current heart rate + steps right on the my home screen I customized-- I love seeing my heart rate because I know if I’m stressed, over-caffeinated, or in a good place at a glance. Check out the link in my bio to learn more!
✨ 𝘄 𝗼 𝗺 𝗮 𝗻 ✨ · what it means to be a woman has been redefined for me time and again. and I expect that it'll continue to. but for today, I'm sharing some of my favorite lessons on what it means to me: · ❁being soft does not mean being weak. ❁being confident does not mean being egotistical. ❁laying down boundaries doesn't mean pushing others away-- it means respecting yourself. ❁you don't owe anyone an interaction. ❁you don't have to say you're sorry for taking up space. ❁loving pink, florals, and all things deemed feminine doesn't make you frivolous, but not liking those things doesn't make you not woman enough either. ❁cutting down other women, especially for anything that is associated w/female stereotypes, is the worst thing you can do for YOU. because you are one of us. ❁don't criticize other women for being "too" something. you're limiting your own ceilings that way too. ❁owning your sexuality doesn't mean being promiscuous. ❁getting to know your body is vital. ❁you don't owe anyone an answer on your reproductive health choices. ❁you should be able to wear whatever you want- it's not your fault if boys can't be men, but also, reality is that we still live in a world where we have to think about our safety. hope this changes. ❁flaunting your body is awesome but that does not mean confidence. confidence is being able to be comfortable with yourself regardless of your external appearance that changes all the time in life. ❁boobs are awesome. but not having them due to whatever genetic or medical circumstance doesn't make you less of a woman. same with hair. ❁you're allowed to express your desires and needs. those who matter, hear you. ❁you will likely get called demanding and aggressive for pushing for what you deserve and want, especially at work. do it anyway, because you need to fight for you. ❁you don't have to hate chivalry, patriarchal archetypes in Disney movies, etc. to be a good feminist. you can like them while recognizing the inherent flaws. lastly, being a woman is fucking amazing, challenging, rewarding, and just so special💁🏻‍♀️ I celebrate YOU + US today. #InternationalWomensDay · 📸 my talented fellow💃🏻creator @sophiesahara
🌿💁🏻‍♀️it's hereeeee- I drank #celeryjuice for 4 weeks (swipe to see my cute face), wrote all about my REAL thoughts on this craze as a nutrition coach, how to decide if a wellness trend is right for you, what #detoxification actually means, and more-- all on the blog, linked in bio✨ · the idea for this blog post sparked a few weeks ago when I got a shocking number of responses and Opinions with a capital O on my nauseated face trying celery juice for the first time🤪. as someone with an #autoimmunedisease, I've long been hearing about the 'magic' of this juice (unfiltered opinions in the blog post). But I got the idea to use myself as a guinea pig for this experiment to show you all the proper way to evaluate if something genuinely works for you or not because many of you mentioned to me that you only tried it for a few days or were anticipating some magical cure. I break it all down on the blog to empower YOU to make the choices best for you, so head on over ☺️
😏the look I give someone when they say I probably don't eat 🍕or🍟 bc I'm a trainer + nutrition coach 💁🏻‍♀️ · been on lockdown trying to churn out some good stuff for you guys, so this may be one of my shortest captions ever #longcaptionqueen 🤣 BUT I did want to ask you guys (esp you new friends here, hi!)-- are there specific topics you guys would like to see more of on here + the blog?? What words from me can help lift + push you, and share knowledge of more?? Tell me below👇👇👇 ·· 📸 by @sophiesahara, styled by @loft ✨
 
 
 

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