L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Body

Feeding Babies Is Harder Than Ever—Stop Telling People To ‘Just Breastfeed’

We need to speak more openly about options.

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Body

Rihanna’s Pregnancy Was More Than a Fashion Statement—It Helped Me Rethink My IVF Journey

We're all here for joyful Black pregnant people.

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Body

Losing My Peloton Streak Helped Me Combat My Perfectionism

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by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Mind

Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Comments on Motherhood Are Like a Collective Sigh of Relief for Moms Juggling Love and Ambition

I was in the middle of yet another late-night social media scroll during my Bedtime Break (the delicious 10-15 minutes after my 5-month-old daughter goes down...

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Body

Mindfulness Matters During Pregnancy (and Beyond)—Here’s Why

It's important.

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Mind

Black Self Care Is Not a Luxury—It’s Our Legacy

Oludara Adeeyo talks about her book, Self-Care for Black Women

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Fitness Tips

Black People Will Swim’s Founder Paulana Lamonier Is Making Waves

The entrepreneur and multimedia journalist is smashing age-old stereotypes.

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Yoga

Peloton’s Chelsea Jackson Roberts Embodies #BlackGirlMagic On and Off the Mat

Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, is no stranger to breaking barriers. In 2018, she became the first Black global ambassador for lululemon. Earlier this year, she joined...

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Healthy Mind

Why Black Joy Matters, and Is a Form of Resistance, Too

Black joy matters. Black love matters. Black rest matters. They all matter. Why? Simply put: Our existence is resistance. 

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton