Want to raise serotonin, increase dopamine, boost oxytocin, and create a sense of well-being? Give yourself a 10-second hug every day. I am so serious, and here’s why: "You are safe, I've got you, I love you, and you are okay" is the powerful message you send to your body and brain when you wrap your arms around yourself.

Manifestation is not magic; I can't just wave a wand and *poof* I have everything I want. What goes into successful manifestation, or "calling in your desires," is being fully aligned with yourself. Here’s how.

Do you lack inner strength? Inner strength means being strong and resilient when you face difficulties and obstacles. Enhance your inner strength with these three tactics.

Today I am learning what it is to truly feel safe in my body. As a child, my trust in others failed immediately, and I never knew what it felt like to feel safe. Today, I give this to myself first. I feel it in my body first before I look to feel it with another.

Healing your shadow doesn't need to be that complicated. The way you simplify it is by showing up for yourself. Invest in your healing so you can move on, so life can be easier.

After my second week and moving into an adorable studio apartment, I knew I had to stay. Just like that, it was a moment that changed my life. There was an example of true healing, of how I picked myself up off the ground and did for me what I needed most – returned the love I so freely gave.

I grew up in the Bronx, New York, with a complicated comprehension of religion. Although I followed Catholic culture through baptism and communion, God was seldom discussed in my household. Instead of hanging crosses on the wall, black Santería dolls sat in chairs at my grandparents' home.

Desperate to connect with my higher self and tap into a deeper knowing of what real self-love meant, I ended my twenty-year relationship with alcohol. It was through lifting the veil that I understood Christina.