Journal

Diversify Your Feed: 10 Black Creatives to Follow on Instagram

Art is, in itself, a form of resistance. As the nation embroils with protests against police brutality and rampant systemic racism, the healing, spiritual, and unifying nature of art becomes even m...

7 Sustainable Swimwear Brands to Try On This Summer

Besides being on vacation mode, there’s another thing on our minds when it comes to summertime: how sustainable is the swimwear we’re rocking this season? We’ve talked about the drawbacks of fast ...

10 Love-Filled LGBTQIA+ Films

LGBTQIA+ movies have a history of being dark and often deprived of happy endings. While the community has undergone (and continues to undergo) deeply entrenched struggle and pain, there’s no reaso...

10 Black-Owned Home + Lifestyle Brands to Support Today and Every Day

Showing up for Black lives doesn’t stop at hitting the pavement and protesting. It also looks like dedicating your time, your listening skills, your social media platform, and your spending power ...

Stay Home with These 8 Sustainable Loungewear Brands

If you’ve been in the house, wearing the same sweatpants and T-shirt combination for four days in a row now — girl, we feel you. Staying cozy while staying home is in all our best interests, whethe...

Journal Prompts to Help You Engage Self-Reflection & Check Your White Privilege

  Note from Slow North: As a company, we’ve been reflecting on what we can do right now to better represent, serve, and support our Black community.  Black lives matter.  We pledge to be a part ...

The Ultimate Guide to Napping

We've shared all about the science of getting enough sleep, but now let's shift our focus to the power of a good nap. I’ll be honest: I’ve never liked naps much. For somebody who loves getting thi...

4 Mindfulness Exercises for Greater Self-Awareness

When was the last time you felt truly present in the moment you were in? Especially now, as we face unprecedented changes in our daily lives, you might answer that it’s been a while. We live in an...

These Podcasts are (almost) as Good as Therapy

Should we be visiting our therapists regularly? Probably. Are we also really, really thankful for podcasts that educate and empower us, make us feel like we can grow too, and give us the virtual h...

7 Creative Ways to Keep the Kids Entertained (with Minimal Screen Time!)

Need some ideas for keeping the kids entertained? It might be easy to plop them in front of the TV or an iPad, but spending too much time in front of a screen can cause various sleep, learning, and...

3 Easy Ways to Combat "Zoom Brain"

My friends lives in Brooklyn and like most of us, she’s working at home now, meeting regularly with bosses and teammates over Zoom. Yesterday, her hour-long meeting turned into an all-day meeting,...

How to Build a Sustainable WFH Routine

Working from home definitely has its perks (not sitting in traffic anymore being one of them!). But it can also be exhausting, almost more so than getting up and going to an office is. The reason? ...

Mindful Moments: Week 5

Throughout this journey, I hope you have been gentle and kind to yourself. I hope you have found plenty of time to practice self-care and tune-in to your inner self. This quote is a reminder that o...

7 Inspiring Women Poets to Read Right Now

There is something powerful about poetry. Just like an X-ray would, it offers a raw, intimate, and unapologetic glimpse into the inner workings of the author. At its essence, poetry is the truth, w...

Mindful Moments: Week 4

We have had a few gorgeous, sunny days recently. It’s so nice to be outside even just for a little bit. This exercise is created to be practiced outdoors. To awaken our appreciation for the beauty ...

The Perfect Essential Oil for Your Enneagram Type

When I stumbled upon the Enneagram for the first time, I was completely uninterested. Highlighting my biggest weakness? Um, no thanks! But my friends wouldn’t stop talking about it and eventually ...

Yogurt Parfait Recipes for Spring

It’s day - does anyone remember what day it is? - of quarantine, and hopefully, we’ve all found ourselves getting into a rhythm as we spend our days at home. For those of you channeling your quara...

Mindful Moments: Week 3

It seems funny to consider any 2020/New Year quote as relevant or inspiring at the moment. We are witnessing a worldwide pandemic and everyone’s lives have been altered because of it. After sitting...

Women-Inspired Playlist to Boost Productivity

Now that most of us are stuck in the house in quarantine, we’ve probably had the same ideas run through our minds at least once: well, I guess I should use this time to be productive. Whether that...

How Nature Can Help Ease Anxiety

We’ve known anecdotally that nature is soothing and relaxing, but recent science is proving it’s much more powerful than we thought. A 2010 review looked at the practice of Shinrin-yoku, also known...