PinnedMargaShopping For Your Best Self: My Journey to Consumer ActivistismThe fashion industry had always been my escape, but when I took the time to think about the labels that I was wearing I asked myself: what…Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
MargaThe Moral Atheist: Religion Isn’t the Only Motivator to Be a Good PersonThere are 500 million identified atheists in the world, and these numbers are only increasing. Yet, people, especially in America, remain…May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
MargaBody “Positivity” & How It Can Set Us Up for FailureIt’s easy to love your body when it’s perfect, but can you love it when it fails you? Can you love it when it refuses to be something it…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
MargaThanksgiving: Why We Can’t forget About ColonialismThanksgiving this year has highlighted how this holiday has become so engrained into our cultural fabric. Amidst a serious pandemic and a…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
MargaHow should we process and respond to national trauma?Trigger warning: this post contains topics related to police brutality and the murder of black lives.Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
MargaWhat a Concussion Taught me About LifeI got a concussion and as it turns out, I’m not that unique. I learned that 3.8 million people experience a concussion every year. That…May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
MargaBirthdays — why do they make us feel so vulnerable?Everyone is weird about their birthday. Some people hate it: hoping others will forget it and count down the hours until it passes. Some…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
MargaPandemics Teach us that Normal is a Moving Target — and Maybe, that Lesson Can Set Us FreeWe are all feeling the drastic changes that the recent pandemic has created in our lives. Some of us have lost our jobs, some of us are…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
MargaMujeres Got Me Over the Mexican BorderI think we all have our own COVID-19 story to share. Mine begins in Guatemala. Picture this: I’m sitting on a swing over Lake Atitlan…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
MargaThirty, Flirty, Thriving — and Single?Being single at 30 was never planned. The truth is I never really considered what my life would be like when I turned thirty. Yet, there…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
