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Syncing Your Skincare to Your Cycle
Cycle Syncing, Feminine Embodiment Brittney Ellers Cycle Syncing, Feminine Embodiment Brittney Ellers

Syncing Your Skincare to Your Cycle

Not sure if it’s purely my Asian heritage or my skincare routine that should get the credit for all the compliments for my skin. It’s one of the first things people notice about me, especially in the summer when the olive notes come out after being in the sun.

I want to share all of my routines, including my skincare. One thing I’ve noticed is that my skin cycles through phases that also correlate to my menstrual cycle. (Of course! How could it not also be affected by my hormones?)

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Embodied + Empowered
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Embodied + Empowered

But let me be clear: we are not our bodies. We are not our skin, boobs, butt, thighs, shoulders. We are way more than that, and I hope that’s obvious. We hope you know how beautiful and worthy you are in your body right here, right now.

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Form + Flow: What Being Nude for Two Hours Taught Me About Life
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Form + Flow: What Being Nude for Two Hours Taught Me About Life

In the house I grew up in, it wasn’t normal to find anyone walking around naked. Both of my parents kept their bodies private, away from my brother and me. It wasn’t until I started treating women for their pelvic floor and seeing breasts and vulva on a regular basis while working with mothers that I started even being “ok” about changing clothes in front of my own mother.

To this day, my mom will comment on my body and tell me to cover up, while wearing a V neck shirt or if I’m at my hometown beach on a hot summer day. And she’s not saying that because she wants me to protect my skin from sun damage. I don’t think she means to make me feel like I have to hide myself, but it caused a bit of a complex when it came to body image and self love towards the end of my twenties.

I’m currently on the brink of turning 30, and I’ve had some massive shifts happen that have led me to this new place- a place where I felt confident and safe enough to accept an offer I never expected to get, let alone say yes to.

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