When I am helplessly sad, you may not notice. Because when the anxieties and dramas of life are manageable, believe me, I will tell you. There’s a reason one of my nicknames growing up was Leah Whiner. But when things …
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My 8 Achievable Goals for the New Year
Happy New Year! I don’t like to rush right into the new year with too much enthusiasm because it’s nice to keep savoring the warmth of the Holidays for as long as possible. But life moves on whether I like …
Year In Review: What I Achieved in 2017
2017 has been one heck of a year… The Women’s March, Trump, and neo-Nazis in my tiny town. Health dilemmas and panic attacks. Getting a tattoo! Traveling to Florida to see my friends and New York to meet Ethical Writers & …
Shopping, and the Seduction of “Fixing” Ourselves
I’ve been fantasizing a lot lately. I get in my car, drive to my closest Target, enter through those big glass doors, and look out over the expanse of stuff. This is my kingdom! Aisles and aisles of glossy, new …
On “Activism” Burnout, and What I’m Doing to Resist It
In the days and weeks following the Women’s March, I was about as close to “woke” as I’ve ever been. I was bearing witness, I was donating, I was reading and tweeting and posting. And then…I broke down. I started …
What the Women’s March Taught Me
Before I went to the Women’s March, I have to admit I was scared. I did not grow up in an activist home. I grew up in a “hunker-down” home with monthly fire safety talks. I knew where the hand …
StyleWise is 4 Years Old!
Happy Birthday to the blog! I’ve been tinkering with ethical fashion blogging for 4 years! I didn’t start StyleWise with any set plan of where I wanted it to go or what I wanted it to be. Rather, I knew …
#ConsciousLiving: My New Year’s Goals, Big and Small
I wanted to write a year-in-review post, but this year has been such a doozy that it’s going to take a bit of energy to sort it out. This is the first time I’ve had my head above water in …
The Discerning Consumer: 5 Ethical Credentials To Prioritize
This is sort of a follow up to my What Is Ethical? post, so I’d recommend brushing up on terms if you’re not too familiar with the jargon of the conscious consumer movement. I would make a small change to the …
Three Prayers for Workers in the Global Supply Chain
Tonight I had the opportunity to give a talk on ethical fashion and Christianity for the college group associated with my church. It was a good opportunity to hone my sense of why this type of advocacy matters within a …