Category Archives: Life Stuff

Are You A Woman? If You’re Not Physically Attractive, Then You’re Worthless (or so you’re being told)

Sexual Objectification

Don’t worry – this shocking title is not what I think. But that is the message that is pounded into our heads day after day to the point where our entire culture believes this. I’ve been brainwashed about it too. Everyone has. Whenever I go to write a blog post for you Love Vitamin fans,…

What’s the Secret to Living the Life of Your Dreams? Taking ACTION!

Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams

This is an excerpt from my upcoming 112 page ebook “Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams: Guide to Creating the Fulfilling Life You’ve Always Wanted” … to be released… I don’t know, but sometime very soon! This ebook is my first project venturing off the acne niche and I’m really excited about it. I…

Breaking Free From Orthorexia: Story of An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Eating

Healthy eating, or overboard?

This is the writing of a Love Vitamin reader who would care to remain anonymous, but allowed me to share her thoughts with you. In it she admits to herself and the world that she has a problem with food: she wants to control her anxiety about life and her skin, and she tries to…

10 Ways to Fall Asleep Easier And Get the Best Beauty Sleep Possible

For best results, don't sleep in a chair

Today we’re giving a shout out to a less glamourous, yet sorely underrated, sister in the acne fighting arsenal: getting good quality sleep. It is a cornerstone of good health and it is highly important for a beautiful clear complexion due its positive effects on your hormones. They don’t call it “beauty sleep” for nothing!…

Top 6 Insecurities I Have About My “Image” & How to Stop Caring What People Think

This dog don't give a dang what other people think

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the concept of images. These are the things in our lives – objects, people, clothes, concepts – that we are attached to, that we take on into ourselves and use them make up this image in our minds of who we are and how we want to be…

My Mental Breakdown Over Factory Farms & Things Made in China

Samsara

Okay, so the other night, I watched a movie that deeply affected me. It’s called Samsara. You know that saying “A picture is worth 1000 words?”… well I think that saying was made for this film. It’s a completely non-verbal, non-narrative movie that takes you through scene after scene of stunning imagery from around the…

Follow Up Day: How My Reiki, And My No-Shaving Experiments Turned Out

No shavee

I realize that sometimes I’m kind of bad with follow ups. I had written a post in the summer about how I was getting some reiki sessions – four to be exact. I was getting these done so that I could try something new (energy healing) to get rid of those last nagging emotions about…

On Disordered Eating, Food Fears, And Trusting People On The Internet Too Much

Food fear

I want to talk a little about disordered eating, food fears, and trusting people on the internet too much. Last post I mentioned that I have relaxed a lot with my food in the last 6 or 7 months. Prior to that, I tried doing the GAPS diet. And then RRARF diet. And then I…

Thank You, Acne, For Raising My Consciousness (And Happy Dec 21st, 2012 Everyone!)

a better future

I would like to give a big THANK YOU to ……… acne! I’d like to thank it for opening my eyes, and helping me to take a big leap in consciousness. December 21st is tomorrow. It’s the big date. Maybe you don’t really care – you don’t think it’s anything special, or even worse… you’ve…

How to Start Loving Yourself

Lovin Yo'self!

Loving ourselves is one the most important things we can possibly do to improve our quality of life. So much of our lives we spend hating ourselves – picking apart our every flaw, comparing ourselves to others, and wishing we were different. It’s not really our faults. We get our messages about self esteem from…