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Feb 14, 2024 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
We’ve known Alison Carroll for years. First as an olive oil wunderkind, then as the highly creative mind behind swoon-worthy lifestyle brand, Wonder Valley. Pore over Alison’s gorgeous Wonder Valley products, then find a few of her favorites, from The Creative Act to a spa mention we can’t wait to book ourselves (cedar enzymes!).
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
Married actors Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed live a bright and sunny life far from the on-screen roles (Twilight, Vampire Diaries) that made them famous. After a few years raising their kids on a regenerative farm just outside Los Angeles, it’s no surprise to anyone that this duo would join the wellness industry as brand founders, but the product of focus might surprise you.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
Years ago, when Millenial Pink reigned supreme, our team longed to deviate from the pink-out that was happening across the web. We wanted something slightly more natural, soft, laid-back, but still of-the-moment. We latched on to what we called ‘Millenial Peach’, an earthier version of the ubiquitous color that defined the time; a warm, soft shade that served all the energy we were after with a decidedly less cloying tone.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
We’re officially obsessed with this charming book about life in the kitchen by author Dana Velden. From cover to cover, Dana nails some of the inexplicably beautiful elements of life spent over the kitchen sink. The book aligns mundane tasks with strikingly appropriate meditations, identifies a good handful of ideal, all-purpose recipes and other cooking instructions, and insists that we stop and appreciate the minutia that makes life all that it is.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
We first ran this in the heart of the pandemic, but it’s still so useful that we’ve updated for you to enjoy… If you’re swimming in extra time at home (*insert sound of young moms everywhere laughing*), there has never been a better time to try out strange beauty experiments and YouTube tutorials.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
Gift guide season is upon us which means the holidays themselves are right behind. While these past few months have been full of challenges — emotional, political, astrological and otherwise — we’re settling into the joys of the season on purpose. And gifting is a big part of that. We’re packing The Holiday Shop with gifts that are perfect for our readers — and their loved ones. From our favorite partners, editor’s picks and the most popular reader products of the year, we’ve got you covered.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
the California coast is studded with legendary hotels and world-class resorts — from charming casitas where the Kennedys once honeymooned to palace-like estates with private beaches and butler service. And when it comes to health retreats, California also boasts some of the most highly regarded wellness spas in the country, many of them nestled into our legendary canyons or along the coast.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
On October 7, a groundbreaking new law was passed in California banning four processed food ingredients that have been controversial with health advocates for years. Here’s everything you need to know about the banned ingredients and what this could mean for the future of food in the United States…the law: the California Food Safety Act was authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 8, 2023.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
Pritika Swarup grew up steeped in the Indian beauty and wellness rituals of her mother and grandmother. Later in life, as both a fashion model and a Columbia economics grad, Pritika came to realize just how little these time-tested principles were represented in the beauty world. Her brand, Prakti aims to close that gap. Swarup’s style, beauty knowledge and eye for design is nothing short of inspiring. She’s a natural fit for our My Favorites series.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
thechalkboardmag.com | Suzanne Hall
Ashley Neese is my breathwork coach — something I never knew I needed in my life until I did a few sessions with Ashley and realized that her work was an absolute non-negotiable for my nervous system and mental health. Since working with Ashley, I’ve had several key wellness professionals note to me their transformational experiences with her. She is a highly compassionate healer whose wisdom around nervous system health is so useful it is near mystical.
