Maria Magallanes

Writer

Maria Magallanes is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Utah and moved to New York to pursue a Master’s degree in Publishing: Digital and Print Media from New York University. She credits any success she has experienced to her stubbornness, tenacity, and the support from her family and countless mentors and role models. Good food, books, and the outdoors are among her greatest loves.

Entries Maria Magallanes

How to Spot Sexual Misconduct in a Relationship

Social media has definitely changed the way our society views and deals with topics of sexuality, consent, and abuse. The #MeToo movement has cast into the limelight something once considered taboo, and now we are better able to recognize and deal with cases involving harassment. Yet sexual misconduct isn’t something…
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Anxiety: The Gut-Brain Connection

While it’s common knowledge that anxiety is caused by a mental disorder, did you know that it can also be caused by physical factors? In fact, research has uncovered a connection between anxiety and your digestive system, “a group of organs that includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder,…
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How to Set Hard Boundaries With People Who Betray You

There’s no way to prepare for when a friend, family member or loved one betrays your trust, but there is a way to move on from the pain associated. While some betrayals take longer than others to get over, follow these steps to nurture yourself and lead a powerful, fulfilling…
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Is There a Link Between Selfies and Narcissism?

It seems obvious that selfies - the act of taking a picture of oneself by oneself – would be considered somewhat narcissistic when done excessively. But in an age where social media has become the norm and ‘selfie’ is part of our inextricable vocabulary, is there any validity to that…
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