Lisa Marie Basile

When you hear about a person with a chronic illness working or not working or considering quitting a job, these decisions were not made lightly.

This is the one time of year, Scorpio Season (Oct. 23 to Nov. 22), when getting a little closer and looking a little deeper is, in some ways, inevitable.

Remember that your body is you, it is not separate. Treat it, yourself, with love. You’re a body of magic.

The older we get, the harder it is to make close friends.

If you’re an empath, you probably easily absorb the emotions of others and need time alone to decompress. If you're like me you're one exhausted empath!

I grew up knowing my family always had its very own black cloud. Like a backyard pet that comes and goes when it pleases, a room locked but filled with things we weren’t allowed to look at or set free. And it was all passed down to me like some broken heirloom — my ancestor’s weaknesses and fears, swirled into DNA’s mad ritual. Does the body sometimes take into itself — take from its creators — what it cannot heal from? Sometimes, yes.

Anxiety disorders — PTSD, OCD, and Panic Disorder, to name a few — are the most common mental illnesses in the United States, with about 18% of the population struggling with one. No one wants to be put on blast for their weaknesses or wiring issues. I just wish there was a way to better understand the silent majority — the people who suffer every day.

How much energy does it take to be jealous? Hint: Way too much.

What do you do when your workplace is so toxic that it makes you sick? How do you take action then? What happens when you have nothing left to give?