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July 16, 2020
What To Do When You Discover You Fundamentally Disagree With People in Your Life
There are many reasons to have strong and worthy opinions that need to be voiced,…
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Erin Bunch
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July 15, 2020
I Tried THC Makeup, Because 2020 Is *A Lot*
Prior to 2020, I wasn't much of a *get high* kinda person. I've been using…
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Erin Bunch
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July 15, 2020
I Tried a Virtual Reiki Session—Here's How It Felt
When I opened my laptop and clicked a link to join a Zoom reiki session…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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July 14, 2020
Over 50? These 5 Fitness and Wellness Apps Are Made for You
Most wellness apps are geared toward younger audiences. As you get older, your dietary and…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 14, 2020
This Website Lets You Look Out of a Stranger's Window Somewhere Else in the World
If you've been feeling trapped for a long time, well, you must live in America…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 14, 2020
Memorizing and Understanding Are Crucially Different—Here Are 4 Tips To Make Sure You're Really Learning
Following George Floyd’s murder and the resulting societal reckoning with the systemic racism that has…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 14, 2020
Different Types of Privilege, Including White Privilege—Explained
Conversations around privilege can be tricky, as Black Lives Matter Toronto co-founder Janaya Khan discovered…
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Erin Bunch
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July 14, 2020
The Civil Rights Advocate Who Doesn't Have the Time or Patience for Self Care Right Now
In these diaries, we’ll look at how those working in this current climate and protesting…
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David J Johns
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July 13, 2020
These Are the Top Songs People Masturbate To—And the 7 Songs They *Should* Masturbate To
Let's dive in, shall we? Lingerie brand Pour Moi recently investigated Spotify data to see…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 12, 2020
This One Activity Ticks Off 3 of the Blue Zones' Markers of Longevity
People who live in the world's Blue Zones—like Sardinia, Italy and Okinawa, Japan—have perfected the…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 11, 2020
This Is *Exactly* How Long You You Can Sleep In Without Confusing Your Body
Whether you got to bed late or are just exhausted, it's tempting to want to…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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July 10, 2020
A Functional Medicine Doc Swears By This 'UltraBath' To Wash Away Stress in 20 Minutes
Once you're stressed out, it's hard to escape from it. That flood of stress hormones…
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Tehrene Firman
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July 10, 2020
Nearly Half of Essential Workers Are BIPOC, Who Are Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19—Here's What You Can Do To Help
As part of our weekly series on COVID-19, today we're analyzing the relationship between academic…
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Nicole Cardoza
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July 09, 2020
5 Secrets for Cognitive Health From the World’s Longest-Living Communities
Since it's not (or doesn't feel like) an immediate threat to many of us, dementia…
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Erin Bunch
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July 09, 2020
6 Calming Video Games That Give You a Sense of Ultimate Control in This Chaotic World
I played the Legend of Zelda games a lot as a kid, and in Ocarina…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 09, 2020
2020 Is the Year of ‘No New Friends’—Here Are the Potential Effects of Not Socializing
Now that we're halfway through 2020, it's clear that one irrefutable truth of the year…
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Morgan Mandriota
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July 09, 2020
Spiritual Leaders Share What Spiritual Wellness During the Pandemic Looks Like for Them
Theda New Breast, a member of Blackfeet Nation, one of the 10 largest Native American…
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Emily Laurence
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July 09, 2020
Are You an Enabler? Here's How To Tell and—More Importantly—6 Tips To Stop
Let's say you have a friend who isn't the best at budgeting. They're not in…
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Erin Bunch
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July 08, 2020
You Might Be Guilty of Quarantine Phubbing if You're Reading This on Your Phone Right Now
If your screen-time report has been slowly creeping up since March, you're not alone: Surveys…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 08, 2020
We Need To Stop Intellectualizing Our Feelings so Much and, You Know, Actually Feel Them
Throughout the past stretch of months in quarantine, my mind's done its fair share of…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 08, 2020
How To Find Love and Actually Accept it Into Your Life, According to Your Myers-Briggs Type
Do you know what you’re looking for in the first place regarding how to find…
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Jenna Birch
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July 08, 2020
Harry Styles Is Narrating Your Next Meditation—So Prepare for a Watermelon Sugar Mindfulness High
On the long list of dulcet-toned folks I've long-wished would become meditation instructors, the one-and-only…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 08, 2020
The 6 Building Blocks You Need To Sleep Like It's Your Job
Even if you nestle into bed far before your "if I fall asleep right now,…
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July 07, 2020
How To Project a Movie Outside, Because Drive-Ins Aren't Always an Option
Along with roller skating, baby pools, and three to five of my exes, the drive-in…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 07, 2020
Being Black Abroad: When Your Home Country Doesn't Feel Like Home Anymore
I’m a Black American woman and I live in Germany—Munich, Germany to be exact. How…
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Lisa Vanterpool
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July 07, 2020
3 Tips for Working in Your Bedroom Without Ruining Your Sleep
Staying at home and taking appropriate precautions to fight the spread of COVID-19 has led…
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Jennan Alani Elatta
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July 06, 2020
How To Start a New Healthy Pattern in 3 Steps Using the 'Habit Reflection' Strategy
During your time in quarantine, perhaps you've challenged yourself to undo some habits you don't…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 05, 2020
The 8 Best Herbs and Spices for Brain Health, According to Experts
Of all the things to worry about in the world right now, you'd be forgiven…
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Erin Bunch
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July 05, 2020
Visualization Meditation Actually Encourages an Active Mind—Here's How It's Done
For every person who meditates religiously, there's at least one other who's just not that…
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Jessica Estrada
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July 02, 2020
What It Actually Means To Self-Quarantine—And Why It's Mission Critical Right Now
This summer looks like no other in American history. In some states, beaches and bars…
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Erin Bunch
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July 02, 2020
Your Anti-Racist Action for Today: Learn How Racism Is a Public Health Crisis
There's been so much urgent news lately, it's almost easy to forget that we're living…
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Nicole Cardoza
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July 02, 2020
A Black Lives Matter Protestor Sacrificing Sleep for Activism (for Right Now)
In these diaries, we'll look at how those working in this current climate and protesting…
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Saanya Ali
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July 02, 2020
Doomscrolling Through Bad News on Your Phone all the Time? Here Are 4 Tips to Quit
The world has been under a storm cloud basically since the beginning of 2021. As…
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Mary Grace Garis
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July 02, 2020
Apple Watch's New Sleep Tracking Wants You to Simplify the Definition of a Good Night's Rest
Apple Watch's iconic red, green, and blue rings detect how much you move, exercise, and…
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Kells McPhillips
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July 01, 2020
How To Deal With the Psychological Impact of Re-Entering Quarantine
There's no way around it: March and April were rough. Not only was the deadly…
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Emily Laurence
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June 30, 2020
Experiences of Racism and PTSD Go Hand in Hand—Here's How To Support Yourself During This Particularly Intense Time
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is widely viewed as a mental health condition brought on by…
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Emily Laurence
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June 30, 2020
These Are the 4 Most Important Foods To Stop Cognitive Decline As You Age
The food-brain link is nothing new. Doctors have long believed that brain-based nutrition holds the…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 30, 2020
4 Tips To Reimagine Boredom as a Positive, Because it Doesn't Have To Be a Burden
According to new research, Americans are the least happy they've been in 50 years—and it's…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 30, 2020
The Best Underrated Exercise for Keeping Your Brain Sharp Well Into Your 80s
Pop quiz: When it comes to workouts that are scientifically-linked to keeping your brain healthy…
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Emily Laurence
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June 29, 2020
AI Technology Is Being Used To Make Alzheimer's Prevention Personal—Literally
As a health reporter, I've not only built a career on the idea that knowledge…
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Emily Laurence
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June 29, 2020
Say Goodnight to Your Pandemic Insomnia With These 6 Tips From a Sleep Doctor
It's been more than three months since Los Angeles, where I live, locked down to…
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Erin Bunch
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June 29, 2020
Harvard’s ‘Project Implicit’ Test Reveals Your Unconscious Bias in Just 10 Minutes
Getting to know your own implicit biases is step one of becoming an anti-racist ally…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 26, 2020
The Benefits of Swedish Massage Prove That It Is the Most Relaxing Form Around
It's no shock to anyone that many of us have too much stress, not enough…
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Allie Flinn
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June 26, 2020
More than 8 in 10 Americans Are Stressed About the Future—But That Could Be a Good Thing
More 83 percent of Americans report feeling stressed about the future of the nation, according…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 26, 2020
I'm a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Here Are 3 Ways I Help Patients Stop Their Racing Thoughts
Lately, I've felt burnt out as a result of my busy mind's constant musings and…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 25, 2020
Alzheimer's Disease Affects More Women Than Men—and Some Experts Think The Reason Why Lies in the Gut
Alzheimer's disease—a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age—is what experts…
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Emily Laurence
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June 25, 2020
How Nutrition Can Be Used To Support Trauma Recovery
The connection between food and mental health is an increasingly important topic in the wellness…
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Emily Laurence
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June 25, 2020
I'm Stressed About the World and Have a Low Libido To Match—Would Having Sex Help Me Relax?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, stopping the virus remains our top collective priority—and…
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Alexandra Fine
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June 25, 2020
J Balvin is Leading a Free 21-Day Bilingual Meditation Course—Here's How You Can Join In
If wellness had a starter pack, it would most certainly include meditation. (You know, along…
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Emily Laurence
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June 24, 2020
How My Autistic Brother Learned to Cope in the Midst of COVID-19—And How My Family Followed Suit
When Illinois’ shelter-in-place orders took effect, my dad and I decided to bring my brother…
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Nicole Schnitzler
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June 24, 2020
It's Exhausting To Be the One Black Friend, Particularly Right Now—Here's How To Cope
Being a Black person in America has been particularly exhausting these past few weeks. Especially…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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June 24, 2020
The Guide You've Been Looking For About Coming Out Later in Life
Our editors independently select the brands they recommend. Making a purchase through our links may…
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Gabrielle Kassel
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June 24, 2020
11 Fresh Masturbation Ideas To Spice Up Your Solo Play, Straight From Sexperts
We have to imagine that people have been masturbating in some form since the dawn…
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June 23, 2020
What It's Like Being a Black Woman Holding Space for My Community to Heal at This Time
Jasmine Marie is the founder of black girls breathing, a "safe space for Black womxn…
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Jasmine Marie
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June 22, 2020
Your 7 Chakras, Explained—Plus, How To Tell if They're Blocked
If you've ever attended a yoga class, group meditation, or indulged in an hours-long reiki…
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Rachel Jacoby Zoldan
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June 22, 2020
Turns Out, Feelings of Loneliness May Not Have Increased During the Pandemic After All
When stay-at-home orders went into effect in mid-March, one of the biggest concerns was loneliness.…
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Kara Jillian Brown
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June 22, 2020
If You're Feeling Physically Exhausted Right Now, It Might Actually Be Time to Give Your Brain a Rest
If you’ve ever wondered why working from home, doing things on your phone, or anxiety…
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Erin Bunch
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June 22, 2020
The SMART Method Is Here To Make Your Workout Goals Way More Achievable
Despite what some Instagram memes may tell you, reaching your fitness goals is easier said…
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Tehrene Firman
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June 22, 2020
The 2,500-Year-Old Trick That'll Help You *Finally* Get That Creative Project Off the Ground
I have two muses: Timothée Chalamet and the ancient Greek goddess Thalia. I called upon…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 22, 2020
How To Communicate More Effectively With Each Myers-Briggs Type
Amid a global pandemic, mass unemployment, a modern civil rights movement, and an upcoming presidential…
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Jenna Birch
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June 20, 2020
If You Have a Stockpile of 75 Rolls of TP, Your Emotionality Trait May Be Strong—Here's What That Means
It was the second week of March when I ran out of toilet paper, right…
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Allie Flinn
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June 18, 2020
How I'm Learning To Celebrate Juneteenth in a Meaningful Way
Juneteenth, or June 19, commemorates when the last slaves in the U.S. were told (finally)…
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Daria Wright
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June 18, 2020
Identifying As Queer In a Straight-Passing Relationship Exposed me to the Isolating Reality of Queer Invisibility
Since high school, when I came out as a lesbian, most parts of my life…
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Gabrielle Kassel
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June 18, 2020
The Importance of Black Spaces in Wellness
For many Americans, decisions around wellness and self care include whether they prefer taking a…
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Na'Tasha Jones
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June 18, 2020
The Plant-Based Remedy for Your Particular Brand of Stress Right Now
Real talk: Life is stressful. While it sort of sounds like the understatement of the…
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June 17, 2020
Work Breaks Are Different Now—Here Are 10 Non-Traditional Ideas From WFH Veterans
If you weren't already familiar with the work from home (WFH) lifestyle before the coronavirus…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 17, 2020
A Musical Meditation Walk Challenged Me to Find a Different Kind of Center—And it Worked
Years ago, while I was completing my 200-hour yoga-teacher training, my instructor took our group…
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Kells McPhillips
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June 17, 2020
How to Cope with Other People's Reactions to Your Mental Health
I started writing about my mental health on Instagram because I was scared of what…
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Vivian Nunez
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June 16, 2020
How To Get Over Being Cheated On: Tips for Healing & Whether To Stay or Go
It's not easy to heal after being cheated on—after all, everything about infidelity is powerfully…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 15, 2020
Johns Hopkins Is Now Offering a Free Online Course on Psychological First Aid—Here's What That Entails
While the world battles 2020's COVID-19 pandemic, another epidemic is more quietly growing steam in…
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Erin Bunch
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June 15, 2020
The 8-Question Sex Check-In To Keep Pleasure In Tact Even During Times of Crisis
One inarguable truth about this year to date is that it's sparked quite a bit…
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Mary Grace Garis
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June 13, 2020
10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation
We could all use a sense of inner peace right now, right? As this year…
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Mary Grace Garis
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