Rae Chen

Raise your hand in the comments if you, too, are confused by the fact that @playboy actually makes ridiculously nice lingerie??? Who had this on their 2023 bingo card? Valentine’s Day gift guide linked in bio.

I’m indecisive and I need to pick a photo for my new (and final!) school ID. Drop a number or emoji below 1. 💧 2. 🎉 3. 🥸

Rae [They/Them] . . . What does community mean to you? . . . “Community is a shared abundance mindset. It’s equal parts creating for others when you have the space to give and relying on others when you need their support. It’s the places where you feel at home, the people who you can reach out to, and the opportunities for each and every one of you to grow.” . . . IG: @thenotice Photographer: @jamietweedy

Too pretty not to add to the feed. @theorganicskinco on theNotice today — a nice little springtime break from freelancing 🌸

Ok but like. At what point do you have to admit that maybe you have too many plants? Asking for a friend

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I’ve been in love with the @Guerlain Aqua Allegoria line since I was fifteen and they launched Mandarine Basilic (still a gorgeous, juicy citrus that isn’t too “perfumey.”) So getting to unbox the two newest additions to the line at home… a dream 🥺 🌸Flora Salvaggia highlights wildflowers, violet, and iris. 💐Nattare di Sole features white flowers and honey. Shop Guerlain at a Holt’s or repost their #GuerlainForBees #WorldBeeDay image from May 20-22 to support the bees.

@Guerlain is planting 10,000 flowers for every #guerlainkisskisschain until the end of the month and, well... I’m not a monster. We all have to do our part for our fuzzy little friends! A few fun bee facts: 🐝 Almost 90% of wild plants rely on bees for pollination (WWF) 🐝 If you find a tired bee, you can gently place it on a flower or offer it a 1:1 mix of water and sugar (WWF) 🐝 @texasbeeworks is my beekeeper crush 🐝 According to the American Bee Journal, a colony can contain up to 60,000 bees during the early summer! 🐝 An average bee will only make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in it’s entire life, but a bee has to consume 17-20 lbs of honey to produce just one pound of beeswax (ABJ) 🐝 The Bee Movie is one of the top 10 worst movies I have ever seen 🐝 We have #urbanbeekeeping here in #yeg! Check out Beanstalk Honey (run by a family friend!), @albertabeekeeperscommission, @dustinbajer, and @hiveworldca to get started.

BOTOX BEFORE AND AFTER: 🔗 in bio. 1. My face right now, 10 months and 3 sessions after my initial appointment to get Botox for my TMD-related migraines. These are three key areas that we inject: the temporalis, masseters, and SCM/platismas. 2. Before Botox (July 2020). Before & after comparisons on the blog. I don’t miss that chunky, overdeveloped jaw! 3. My peak Botox look (Dec 2020). 3-4 weeks after injections, I can't flex my neck at all. My dimples and migraines disappear at this point every treatment cycle. 4. These are the platisma bands, which lie on top of the SCMs. Mine were doing way too much work before Botox & were a big contributor to my headaches. These are now soft to the touch — they used to be so rigid when flexed (or even when relaxed) that I easily could have clipped things to them. 5. There’s nothing important in the last slide. I’m just happy to be here, not having an intense headache 24/7 :)))

I couldn’t pull it together to do anything special for #earthday, but this is the closest I will ever likely come to looking like an Earth mother 🌿💚 Lip and glow c/o @guerlain. Lingerie @na_na_underwear. Look of exhaustion h/t my fibromyalgia and my dying plants.

I love and care for all of my plants equally 💕🌱🌿

Finding a great therapist is a struggle. Finding a great therapist who also understands what it’s like to be a visible minority... well, that’s like finding a needle in a haystack. Here’s what I searched for to find my perfect therapist: -Prioritizes accessibility. My ideal therapist accepts insurance, offers a sliding scale, and has the life experience to effectively work with marginalized populations — including BIPOC, SW, and trans folks. -Has training in the types of therapy I’m interested in (attachment based, Jungian, and psychodynamic therapy — or hypnotherapy, which is less common). I recommend picking out some styles to suit your therapeutic needs! -Someone who I don’t feel the need to please, comfort, or impress -Someone professional and timely with good boundaries Save this post and click the 🔗 in my bio for additional tips, including why I recommend getting on the waitlist of multiple psychologists at once. (I waitlisted for half a dozen, and it paid off!)