Aleksandra Okan

Aleksandra Okan is a blog writer, an English teacher, strong, brave, creative, productive, hardworking, and helpful woman. She likes writing about healthy relationships, women’s power and their role in society, about self-love and good self-care. She is interested in psychology, ethnology, history, art, travelling, cooking, home decoration, nature and good wine. She lives in Turkey, province Hatay. She is married and blessed with a cat, Efes. Aleksandra is on the mission to help women accept and love themselves, set healthy boundaries, boost confidence and create good habits. She believes that healthy feminine energy can turn the world into perfect place.

10 Green Flags in Online Dating to Look Out For

10 Green Flags in Online Dating to Look Out For Green Flags to Look Out for on a Dating App

Dating is such a fun experience where you don’t only get to meet other people, but you also get to meet yourself. You get to explore your preferences and, Uhm, get to feel it on your own skin, so to say. We look for green flags in a relationship, or green flags in men that […]

The World of Sustainable Fashion and How to Shop Without Sacrificing Your Karma

The World of Sustainable Fashion and How to Shop Without Sacrificing Your Karma The World of Sustainable Fashion and How to Shop Without Sacrificing Your Karma

I already know why you’re here, reading this blog. You love fashion, you adore shopping and putting outfits together, and you just can’t seem to stop scrolling through Zara’s newest sales and collections. But on the other hand, you can’t help but think about how badly our consumerism is influencing the world.  If that’s you, […]

How to Recognize and Rework Resentment in Relationships

How to Recognize and Rework Resentment in Relationships How to Recognize and Rework Resentment in Relationships

There is a lot of mystery surrounding people in approaching romantic love. We never truly know how or how much love we are capable of giving or receiving without getting burnt a couple of times. Many things come from our homes, or what we have learned from mom and dad, while others are mere reactions to […]

Things I Would Tell My Single Self

Things I Would Tell My Single Self Things I Would Tell My Single Self

This Holiday season got me thinking about loneliness. Or more specifically, being romantically alone during this time. Right after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year comes Valentine’s Day, and so many “so…anyone new” family questions whilst on the dining table. Why am I single? Am I single on purpose? Well, I’m not sure Mom. Too […]

Stop Trying to Find Your Passion

Stop Trying to Find Your Passion Stop-Trying-to-Find-Your-Passion

…and start living your life. When I was a kid, all I was ever told about passion was…Well, nothing detrimental to my character development, nor did it help me understand how to figure out what I want in life.  There were always money and education-related conversations over the dinner table – The importance of finishing […]

Moving Out of Mom’s House: Living Alone for the First Time

Moving Out of Mom’s House: Living Alone for the First Time Living-Alone

We all dream of moving out of mom’s house when we hit that big 21; we long for those early mornings filled with coffee and bliss, and that calm privacy you can’t really have when your room is next to mom and dad’s. I know when I was around 12, movies like 13 going on […]

Practical but Powerfully Healing Self-Care Resolutions

Practical but Powerfully Healing Self-Care Resolutions The Art of Doing Nothing and its Actual Health Benefits

Possibly the biggest myth about self-care is the proposition that a list of random things written by someone else will work for most. It just doesn’t work that way, at all.  I’m sure you’ve seen dozens of Youtube videos on acts of self-care, in the midst of your most stressful episode at work or life in […]

The Impact of Social Media and Its Unrealistic Beauty Standards

The Impact of Social Media and Its Unrealistic Beauty Standards The-Impact-of-Social-Media-and-Its-Unrealistic-Beauty-Standards

Dating back to 4,000 BC, ancient Egyptians used kohl to create those signatures, cat-like winged eyes they are infamous for. Now, whether that stemmed from their utter worship of felines themselves, or their wish to look a certain, powerful, and even intimidating way, should we say – is rather unknown.  But one thing is certain, […]

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