Coming Soon! Our final print issue of 2019 - Create Ease by Choosing Compassion, featuring the women behind clean beauty brands Violets are Blue + Salty Girl Beauty. This issue celebrates #womenhelpingwomen, social justice, fair trade projects, and the solidarity that modern feminism embraces.

THEME SUMMARY

Most months, we're focused on living our best lives, enacting our smoothest routines, and uplifting our daily mindset. We're focused inward so that we may live the lives we want to live. Those practices become doubly important during winter months, when the days are shorter, and our moods fluctuate with the unpredictable weather.

AND we feel called to do more for those around us. We want others to feel as fulfilled as we do. We desire to elevate our communities and feed our neighbors. We love-love-love to spoil our kiddos (human and animal!). Our traditions demand that we look outside ourselves and offer generosity to those in need.

At The Perpetual You, the idea of "Women Helping Women" is more than just a catchy hashtag. We view compassion and justice as the means by which we marry the seemingly opposite parts of our lives. We help others because we care. We take care of ourselves because we know we must, in order to care for others.

Showing love doesn't have to deplete our energy; acts of service need not bleed us dry. Intentional interactions, from reaching out to those in need, to purchasing with values in mind, to matching actions with our heart's tug, can elevate justice in our world. For this reason, acting out of compassion brings ease to our daily lives--and to our world.

FEATURES INCLUDE

• Illustrations by Amy Stamp, Amy McNamara, Christy Johnson, Meaghan Elderkin

• Fair Trade Products from It’s a Beautiful Day in Kansas City, MO

• Travel Writing from Meghan Shah of Studio Strata

• a Multi-Feature of Creative Women in their Studios + Offices

• Behind the scenes look at Clean Beauty pioneers Sarah Kelly, Leah Robert, and Cynthia Besteman

• Guest Articles by Megan Fenyoe and Mama J. Love