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Mental Health Awareness Month: How Therapy Changed My Life
Mental Health Awareness Month: How Therapy Changed My Life
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
 
 

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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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wellness

fitness

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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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for everyday inspiration + INTROSPECTION:

@livingminnaly

✨🌿home is where my plants + books are 🌱📚isn't it true?? also, Dylan (my bird of paradise) is getting huge and is like the tall guy in the back who photobombs every picture in #minnalyHQ 🤣 · spending a rare Sunday indoors, nesting, cooking, and organizing for the week ahead-- lots of self care for my mind, body, and health today. these kinds of Sundays make me actually look forward to Mondays, because I feel clear-minded and prepared to tackle the week. hope you are all enjoying your Sundays, filling your cup in whatever way you need and resting hard if you can! and to those of you hustling hard today, *hat tip* I see you✨
🌿as much as I adore jetsetting + I’m one of those weird people who loves packing/unpacking, traveling can definitely take a toll on my skin! my little Garden Glow set from @bioclarity makes my life easier w/all my faves in TSA-friendly sample sized packs-- I don’t have to think twice about packing my toiletries because these ARE my essentials! 〰️ this lil set comes w/their 4 best sellers: the ‘Cleanse’ face wash, the green ‘Restore’ green gel, the ‘Clarifying’ masque (my fave weekly masque!), and the ‘Hydrate’ moisturizer. You also don’t need a membership or subscription to get this set, so it’s THE perfect way to try out the regimen I’ve been preaching about for my hormonal acne-- AND you get 15% off all my faves with code ‘MINNA’ ! the whole line is free of toxic ingredients, is plant-based, and cruelty, gluten, paraben, fragrance, and sulfate-free-- because that’s the way I love to love on my skin 😊 〰 #ad #PowerofGreen #gardengivenbeauty #bioClarityad
I've partnered with @samsungmobileusa and @popsugarfitness in empowering myself with a pledge to improve on my stress management + sleep practices-- and I’m happy to report that I’ve been mindful of and improved on both of those in the past 2 months! Since making the pledge, I’ve been using the #GalaxyWatch Active consistently to do breathing exercises, and it’s been a constant, great reminder to take care of myself beyond this Pledge. Health is always about the long game, after all 😊 #PledgeAndBeWell
felt cute, won't delete later 😏 · I love that I got to speak about building my companies on a founders panel at a beauty blogger conference and speak my mind about abortion rights all in the same day. I wore a white jumpsuit all around town, rode a bird scooter for the first time, contributed towards my Roth IRA and helped a friend set hers up, had a call with an investor, weightlifted, managed to draw a symmetrical cat-eye w/my eyeliner, happily ate all my meals alone, and took silly unabashed selfies against bougainvillea. I drank a green juice this morning and then had ice cream tonight. none of these things are mutually exclusive, or make me any more or less of a woman, more or less "healthy," more or less serious, weird, smart, frivolous, strong, or attractive. why should it? it's just me, minna. I can be all the things. I am all the things. 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. don't let any norms or stereotypes ever define how you live this life of YOURS. ❤️
it was the summer of 2007. I had just decided to end my skating career, and focus on school. I went to Brown's summer college program-- the 1st class I chose was a writing course. 7 weeks were dedicated to crafting a research paper. 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲? 𝗥𝗼𝗲 𝘃𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗱𝗲. I remember the simultaneous relief + disbelief that washed over me as I sifted through the Supreme Court case, the 14th amendment, and hundreds of pages of research. 16 year old me thought to herself: thank goodness I don't live during a time of such antiquated thinking-- how was this even argued? I felt immense debt towards those who fought for my comfort in my assured freedom of rights to exercise my choices over my life + my body. it is now 2019. and I am appalled. not only are my rights + ownership over my body being challenged, but so are sound medicine and the safe access of women (particularly POC + those in poverty) to do what is NEVER a decision that is made lightly + many times the last, but only option she has-- on top of these should-be obvious individual factors, this has a much deeper collective ripple effect on the nation. there is an abhorrently dangerous + false narrative that is being generated from medically inaccurate information; brandishing emotionally driven imagery of children as a weapon, all to drive a deep-rooted political agenda to disempower women + further disadvantage those w/out the economic fluency that comes with being white + above the median household income. worst of all? all of these state-issued bills are designed to challenge Roe v Wade on a federal level in the Supreme Court to be overturned nationally. this is not about caring about human life. if it were about that + our rights we as Americans have, we would have created gun control legislation so kids wouldn't be killed while learning, fixed our healthcare system, stabilized welfare programs, funded programs for addicts + mental health instead of $84mil on lil blue pills for the military ANNUALLY, enforced vaccinations, and frantically fought global warming. i'm not done speaking or fighting. and neither should you be. ✊✊✊
𝘁 𝗵 𝗲 𝗿 𝗮 𝗽 𝘆 · I say it changed my life, but if we're being honest here, it is THE thing that gave me my life back. it is the reason why I am able to have my career, healthier relationships with myself / family / friends, love, intimacy, health, joy, and resilience today. maybe I would have healed from my eating disorder and depression on my own, without it. I'm not sure. but what I'm certain of, is that my suffering and road to healing would have been much longer + exhausting. 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱. this was the main thing I wanted to talk about this year for #mentalhealthawarenessmonth. while therapy is finally being largely destigmatized, there are still misconceptions about it and the process of starting it can be overwhelming. you don't have to be broken to go to therapy. you also don't need to be "fixed." there's a lot about the process you may not realize. SO. I wrote ALL about it and my journey with therapy on the blog today for you guys. I had all the same hiccups and hesitations when starting out too... and *easter egg*👀 I may have started a @youtube channel with a light-hearted little video in there on "what everyone thinks during their first therapy session"-- hope it makes you laugh and lean in❤️ LINK IN BIO
🤪= Monday mood, from staring at a computer screen since early this morning and being in the limbo of the creative process. · I'm in the midst of working on a few projects I've been dreaming up for awhile, but it's been tricky because I don't have the skillset yet to be able to execute my vision. It's kind of like going to a foreign country to do specific work, but not being able to speak the language yet-- so right now, I am elbow deep in immersive tutorial land and teaching myself everything I can. for all you entrepreneurs + freelancers out there, hard at work on things that aren't "presentable" to show people your productivity for the days or weeks you've been going at it-- I see you. it's never an easy process when you're creating something of your own and being a team of 10 all by yourself. but it's definitely a part of the process of growing from 🐛to 🦋-- which is why I call it the cocooning process; from the outside, you don't see all the hard work that is going in to growing and expanding. but remember that you don't have to have a pretty little trophy each day to show off in order to validate your work. · ⚡️keep your eyes on the big prize and not the little flashiness in between💥 · · //📸 @sophiesahara
🌸happy mother's day to all the moms, mother figures, moms to be, moms that wish to be, moms that were, those missing their mamas, and those who are thriving without❤️and especially to my momma, who set the best example of what it means to be a good human bean👩‍👧(swipe right for her reaction to the infamous @sundayinbrooklyn pancake🥞🤣)
☁️☀️you can't control the cloudy days, but you can choose to keep your face towards the sunlight when it breaks through, and to soak it up as thoroughly as humanly possible when it is around✨ · happy Saturday, my friends ❤️ hope you are all soaking up both the literal and the metaphorical sunshine today☺️ · 📸 @sophiesahara
☕️minna, a series: before, during, and after coffee 😟😗🥰 anyone the same way?🤣 · happy Friday, fam! I'm off on a deep dive of "keep my head down" work today, but I'll be hopping on Stories in a bit to chat #mentalhealthawarenessmonth, so stay tuned ❤️
✨life's too short to look in the mirror and not be, at the very least, friends with the mind + body staring back at you✨ · #wordsbyMi #mentalhealthawarenessmonth
🌿welcome to my little jungalow corner of #minnalyHQ 🤗 there's nothing like my rare mornings at home, when I get to take my time with my morning routine of making my green juice and my pourover coffee🌱☕️I've been making juice at home for months now, but got my @huromamerica H-AA slow juicer recently and it has been a GAME-CHANGER. you know what they say, you don't know what you're missing out on til you get to experience something great but then you can never go back? that is this juicer for me. I nerd out over kitchen tools, so I wanted to share some of my favorite aspects that my Hurom excels at compared to my old juicer--no, I wasn't asked to share the details, but I'm a dork🤓and I know a bunch of you guys are too, over this kinda stuff. 💸PLUS scroll down to the bottom for a 25% promo code through 5/12 for mother's day! · ☆ it's actually quiet-- there was no way I'd juice with my bf asleep in the early AM in my NYC sized apt before, but now I definitely could. ☆ the pulp is SO much drier than with my old juicer-- I actually am getting all my nutrients + juice outta my produce. less food waste + more bang for my buck! btw, I compost the pulp. ☆ the juice is silky smooth- my old juicer started giving my gritty juice...and I really don't want chunky celery juice 😷it came with 3 strainers for different produce, plus an 🍦basket, whaaaaa? ☆ I can make everything from juice, nut milk, to ice cream in here! 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍🍳oat milk ice cream is calling my name to experiment with. ☆ really easy to clean. everything assembles and disassembles so easily, and it doesn't take long to handwash at all. for mother's day, you can get 25% with code BESTMOMEVER on the @huromamerica website☺️
 
 
 

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