The Ballou Review Editor-in-Chief Karen Ballou, CEO and Founder of the skincare company Immunocologie, a lifestyle and skin health brand, announces an exciting partnership with 2023 World Wellness Weekend. The...
Our wellbeing is directly linked to our personal energy, the energy of our spaces and how we interact with them. By taking time for self-care, and creating an environment that...
Self-care is important for everyone, as it’s an opportunity for us to take care of ourselves. Engaging in healthy behaviors has a positive impact on our overall health. Research shows...
To improve oneself – and the very best you can be!In my world of Aesthetics and Beauty, I have had the greatest pleasure introducing self-care through my work. I get...
Do you ever feel it’s difficult to know how to take great care of yourself?Many of us were not taught how to truly take care of ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally,...
I was excited to read a recent article in JAMA Psychiatry[1] showing that mindfulness-based stress reduction exercises had the same benefit as the drug escitalopram (brand name Lexapro) on anxiety....
Every person has their own hair journey. In many communities, hair is an element of a person’s culture and identity. This also is the case for Black women. There are...
It’s the holiday season and one of my absolute favorite times of year.As a mom, wife, and entrepreneur, it’s so easy to get bogged down and feel “heavy” with a...
What is childlike joy? Imagine you’re a young child playing on the playground on a bright, sunny day. You are at the top of the slide. You slide down, and...
Childhood Joy comes out in each and every one of us in the Holiday Season! When Christmas time comes around, we reflect. We remember our childhood. We think back on...
Visualize in your mind the joy of children running in a field, spinning, swinging, using their imaginations to create new worlds. What joy! But the closer we get to becoming...
Dignity, for me, is about respecting yourself and others. There are many ways we can show this kind of respect every single day, and those ways are simpler than you...
Caregiving is an integral part of our society. We have all given care to someone or received care from someone. It could have been a friend, family member or neighbor....
Dignity can have great power over one’s life. It determines how we feel about ourselves, and directly affects our interactions with others. What is dignity and how does it impact...
