Elizabeth Licorish
Elizabeth Licorish is a freelance writer and author from Philadelphia. She wrote and co-authored Innovation for Underdogs in 2008. In 2012, she wrote and edited Charles Manson Now. She received her MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University. Whenever she's not writing, draining chain cups of coffee, or cleaning the cookie crumbs out of her computer keyboard, she's either running in circles or sprawled out over her yoga mat.
August 30, 2017
Yoga
Yoga roadshow coming to Philly can help you beat the winter blues
I don’t know how I would have endured this past winter without yoga.July 12, 2017
Yoga
Internet yoga star reignites debate over corporate body shaming
Every few years, the media erupts with stories about the commercialization of western yoga and the body shaming, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation that ensue. The conversation is ignited (the fire is usually held to lululemon, whose controversial, sizeist former CEO built his business model by marginalizing fuller figured women ), and then the discussion slowly dies down. People reabsorb the idea that yoga is the exclusive privilege of thin, white women, whose spines naturally bend in half.June 27, 2017
Cats
How social media is saving lives of shelter kittens
The overwhelming majority of kittens under 8 weeks old brought into shelters are euthanized. Instagram and Twitter are helping to find them homes.May 16, 2017
History
Philly author's 'Lilli de Jong' is a new feminist classic for Trump-era America
Janet Benton's debut novel is a stunning look at the life of one 19th century Quaker woman fighting to survive as an unwed mother in a world that views unwed mothers as sinfully subhuman.April 6, 2017
Books
Lauren Grodstein's 'Our Short History' is the novel America needs right now
New Jersey author Lauren Grodstein’s Our Short History is the novel America needs right now. And not just because it’s political. But also because it’s apolitical. It is a story about finding humanity on the “other” side, whichever side that may be.November 25, 2016
Addiction
What it’s like to survive an exercise addiction
Social media makes it easy to connect with exercise enthusiasts around the world. The camaraderie in these online fitness communities is ironclad. Instagrammers inspire each other with positive hashtags and motivational memes.September 28, 2016
Cats
Please don't freak out about Cat Scratch Disease
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study citing an increase in Cat Scratch Disease has incited a media frenzy, prompting headlines such as “Snuggling Up With Your Cat May Kill You Thanks To Cat-Scratch Disease.”September 6, 2016
Fashion
The adventures of wearing my underwear to the beach
I will admit, it was a little weird stripping down to my skivvies in broad daylight.August 9, 2016
Walking
Thanks to Pokémon Go, my mom will finally exercise with me
We all need different levels of motivation to exercise.
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