Wellness

Your Favorite Influencers Lie About Their Skincare Routines--Here's My Real One
Your Favorite Influencers Lie About Their Skincare Routines--Here's My Real One
The truth is, most beauty influencers do chemical peels, expensive facials, use prescription products from a dermatologist, and even edit their skin! Read more...
Growing Up With Karelian Bear Dogs: 5 Things I Learned About The Breed
Growing Up With Karelian Bear Dogs: 5 Things I Learned About The Breed
Growing up as a Finnish American in the United States, it was important to my dad that I and my siblings maintain our cultural ties to Finland. One of the... Read more...
How Finnish Women Maintain Glowing Skin: 8 Nordic Beauty Secrets
How Finnish Women Maintain Glowing Skin: 8 Nordic Beauty Secrets
Finnish women are renowned for their radiant, healthy skin, even in the harsh Nordic climate. Over the years, I've picked up many Finnish beauty tips from my mother and Mummi... Read more...
It's Not A Dry Sauna, Stop Calling It That
It's Not A Dry Sauna, Stop Calling It That
The Misleading Terminology of "Dry Sauna" and "Wet Sauna": A Critique In the world of wellness and relaxation, few experiences rival the soothing embrace of a sauna or the enveloping... Read more...
Must-Read Books for Muslim Women in 2025
Must-Read Books for Muslim Women in 2025
My sister Alina and I made this list with some of our favorite reads of 2024. Read more...
My Essential Winter Habits as a Finnish American - Lizzy Helena Brown
My Essential Winter Habits As A Finnish American
As days get shorter, nights get longer, and weather gets frosty, it's important to maintain yourself through self-care routines.  Read more...
5 Winter Arc Journal Prompts for Muslimas - Lizzy Helena Brown
5 Winter Journal Prompts For Self Improvement
As we move toward the winter season and the end of a great year, consider using these journal prompts to help you contemplate the kind of character development you'd like... Read more...
3 Journal Prompts for Muslimas on Self Discovery - Lizzy Helena Brown
3 Journal Prompts for Muslimas on Self Discovery
The journal prompts in this article are inspired by my thoughts after this week’s khtuba at my local masjid.  Read more...
Hygge: A Finnish American's best defense against seasonal depression
Hygge: A Finnish American's best defense against seasonal depression
What is hygge? It has no direct English translation, but hygge expert and Happiness Research CEO Meik Wiking defines it as an atmosphere and experience associated with coziness & intimacy, a "feeling that we... Read more...
Journal Prompts for Muslimas - Lizzy Helena Brown
Journal Prompts for Muslimas
Journaling as a Muslima offers a unique way to deepen your connection with Allah, reflect on your spiritual journey, and maintain a mindful approach to life. This practice allows you... Read more...
Staying Grounded while Moving - Lizzy Helena Brown
Staying Grounded While Moving
I'm currently in the process of moving across the country (for the 4th time in 3 years)! Moving can be stressful, so here are 3 tips I've picked up to... Read more...
Navigating Online Spaces as a Muslim Woman
Navigating Online Spaces as a Muslim Woman
If I posted something online a year ago, it would be received as a representation of my personal thoughts and opinions. Now, as a hijabi, it seems what I or... Read more...