Hi! I m Zahra, SELF magazine s executive editor and the host of our wellness advice podcast,
Checking In. In this week s episode, we re talking about something very close to my heart as a former love-and-relationships writer: How exactly do you go about dating at this precise point in the pandemic?
Our listener question this week comes from Loree, who says this time of massive isolation has only emphasized how much she d like to take her dating beyond just being digital. She s also feeling like getting back to dating in person is finally a bit safer due to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. But she s also understandably feeling pretty anxious about the newfound level of trust that s involved in dating these days. Loree describes herself as very cautious when it comes to COVID-19 safety precautions. Beyond wondering how to navigate dating in general right now, she s also questioning how to trust that potential partners are being careful enough for her comfort levels.
Hi! I m Zahra, SELF magazine s interim editor in chief and the host of our wellness advice podcast,
Checking In. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about something a ton of people have questions about (me included): meditation. Specifically, how the heck does one
actually go about starting a meditation practice? Also, for the uninitiated among us, what s the real point of trying to meditate in the first place?
Our listener question this week comes from Nan, who sums up these types of meditation questions pretty well when she says, “I guess my basic question is: What is meditation? Specifically when I m sitting there what do I do? Is the reward in the process of trying to distance yourself from your thoughts in some way? Is there some state of mind you re trying to achieve?” But also: “Especially during the pandemic, I want to know, why meditation, of all the things that I want to cultivate into my life.…Why should this be getting my time?”