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Minerva Siegel

Bio

Minerva Siegel is a plus size, disabled writer and model living in Milwaukee, WI. Like a true Sagittarius, she's into everything from astrophysics and French poetry to dog memes and who's dropping the next gotta-have blush palette. You can find her on Instagram @SpookyFatBabe!

I'm A Plus-Size Influencer On Instagram & Here's How I Grew My Online Following

By Minerva Siegel
My social media inboxes and emails are perpetually full of offers from brands and companies wanting to send me their products to promote, or straight up pay me to promote their stuff. This month, I've already gotten around $3,000 worth of free…

I Infused Magic Into My Daily Routines & It Helped Me Escape My Moody Slump

By Minerva Siegel
Do you ever go through little periods of time when you’re just not feeling yourself? Days seem to drag on, creative blocks are in full effect, and you’re just a little crabbier than usual? I noticed last week that, lately, my energy had been feeling…

Why I Made Working On My Shadow Self Part Of My Self-Care Routine

By Minerva Siegel
Self-care is a major buzzword now, and social media is absolutely filled with posts using #selfcare that feature photos of Lush bubble baths, fresh manicures, and other tangible, high-key Instagrammable acts of pampering. While those things are all…

How To Self-Heal Through Witchcraft By Making Your Own Personalized Grimoire

By Minerva Siegel
Hocus Pocus is one of my very favorite films, and it made me fall in love with the idea of a grimoire. The Sanderson sisters’ grimoire was a giant, sentient tome that featured a creepy, blinking eye (#goals). And while mine is much simpler than that…

A Devastating Diagnosis Ended My Career, But Here's How I Got A New One

By Minerva Siegel
I'm an autistic person with a learning disability, and have faced a lot of limitations that made choosing a career difficult for me. Finding a niche is so important when you’re neurodivergent, because the mainstream academic world and workforce…

I Met With A Psychic & She Gave Me The Closure I Needed To Bloom

By Minerva Siegel
When I stepped into the tiny, cozy room at Mosaic Wellness for my clairvoyant session, I wasn’t expecting the sort of profound revelations I ended up receiving. In fact, I’m not quite sure what I expected. I entered the room with a sort of…

I Got A Psychic Reading & How I Prepared For It Made All The Difference

By Minerva Siegel
Psychics have always intrigued me, but I’ve been apprehensive about going to one. What if the person I go to is a scammer without any supernatural sight? What if they have negative energy that transfers to me during the reading? Can psychics be…

I’m A Plus Size Model With 60K Followers On Instagram & Here’s How I Deal With Trolls

By Minerva Siegel
As a size 24/26 boudoir model who’s active on social media, I get a lot of hate about my body. I’ve gotten all kinds of insults because of the way that I look. Some are totally unimaginative and boring (“You’re fat and that’s disgusting!”), some are…

I'm Autistic & Performing Poetry Helped Me Find My Niche

By Minerva Siegel
While being autistic presents me with a lot of frustrating challenges, it also gives me a lot of gifts. Autism isn’t a disease or something to be “cured,” it’s a fundamental difference in the way my brain works. Given this, it makes sense that…

How A Long Distance Tarot Reading Gave Me The Cosmic Nod I Needed To Manifest My Dreams

By Minerva Siegel
When I think of psychics, images come to mind of a sensational character à la Harry Potter’s Professor Trelawney hovering over a big crystal ball in a dark, heavily perfumed room filled with lush, dusty velvets. While I’m sure spiritually gifted…