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Author: strange

“I Need A Drink”

Posted by strange on December 31, 2014
"I Need A Drink"

Always ask yourself before you drink, “why am I drinking?”

For the holidays, most people love to go to parties and drink (or do a variety of other drugs lol). Holidays are a great time to “escape,” but I want to remind everyone that alcohol is for celebrating, not for self-medicating.

Posted in: Uncategorized | Tagged: alcohol, i need a drink, mental health, the strange is beautiful

Sadcore Sundays: “Every Single Night” by Fiona Apple

Posted by strange on December 28, 2014
Fiona Apple’s latest album “The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do”  is so raw and overwhelmingly relatable. #feelinglikefionaapple Lyrics to “Every Single Night” Every single night I endure the flight Of little wings of white-flamed Butterflies in my brain These ideas of mine Percolate the mind Trickle down the spine Swarm the belly, swelling to a blaze That’s when the pain comes in Like a second skeleton Trying to fit beneath the skin I can’t fit the feelings in Every single night’s alight with my brainWhat’d I say to her Why’d I say it to her What does she think of me That I’m not what I ought to be That I’m what I try not to be It’s got to be somebody else’s fault I can’t get caught If what I am is what I am, cause I does what I does Then brother, get back, cause my breast’s gonna bust open The rib is the shell and the heart is the yolk and I just made a meal for us both to choke on Every single night’s a fight with my brain

I just want to feel everything

So I’m gonna try to be still now
Gonna renounce the mill a little while and
If we had a double-king-sized bed
We could move in it and I’d soon forget
That what I am is what I am cause I does what I does
And maybe I’d relax, let my breast just bust open
My heart’s made of parts of all that surround me
And that’s why the devil just can’t get around me
Every single night’s alright, every single night’s a fight
And every single fight’s alright with my brain

Posted in: Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features | Tagged: fiona apple

Interview of Eating Disorder Clinic’s Yoga Instructor: Ashley Rideaux

Posted by strange on December 22, 2014
Interview of Eating Disorder Clinic's Yoga Instructor: Ashley Rideaux

Artwork by Heidi van den Berg
 

Ashley Rideaux teaches at a residential eating disorder treatment center for girls and women called Monte Nido Vista in Agoura Hills, California. She talks about how different her Monte Nido Vista yoga class is from a regular class, and how it helps the patients’ healing process. Besides yoga, Rideaux describes what a typical day at the center would be like, surprisingly reveals her own past struggles with body image, and offers advice for everyone on how to love their life. <333  

 ashley image 1

ashley image 2Shannen: Tell me about your yoga class at Monte Nido Vista.

Posted in: Healers, Interviews, TSIB Guide, Yoga for Mind Obstacles | Tagged: ashley rideaux, eating disorder treatment center, monte nido vista

Sadcore Sunday: “I thought I was an alien” by Soko

Posted by strange on December 21, 2014
Sadcore Sunday: "I thought I was an alien" by Soko

soko

I’m literally obsessed with Soko right now (first it was Sky Ferreira but I mean, Soko is French it’s like, sorry Sky…R.I.P.) She gets anxiety and depression too !! And she’s just overall her true self and doesn’t give a f*** about anyone. <333

Posted in: Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features, Uncategorized | Tagged: sad boy, sad core, sad core sundays, sad girl, sad music, sadcore sundays, the strange is beautiful

Hawaiian Magic Calms Mind

Posted by strange on December 18, 2014

Aja Alexander is certified in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stone, Prenatal and her favorite, Lomilomi which means “massage” in Hawaiian. It is often referred to as “healing hands” or “loving hands” and the strokes of this type of bodywork are long and flowing and mimic ocean waves.

Posted in: Healers, Interviews | Tagged: aja alexander, lomilomi, massage, massage therapist
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