The hidden power of doing less: Why subtraction changes everything
The Weight of More “In order to arrive at what you are not, You must go through the way in which you are not.” —T.S. Eliot What if it’s not the fire that destroys us, but the weight of what we carry...
View ArticleMeet stress reduction coach Stephanie Lewis of LiveWellFlow
Stephanie Lewis, Esq., NBC-HWC was the epitome of the Half Sandwich Generation — aka working caregiver — and the stress that comes with it. For several years, she cared for her aging parents while...
View ArticleEnjoy this excerpt of Love, Finally by Geneen Roth
Shopping With My Mother My mother and I are shopping at the Healthy Food Expo in Huntington, New York, on a dolphin-blue day. I am thirty, she is fifty-two. We stop at a booth of tie-dyed...
View ArticleWhy women disclose child sexual abuse later in life
My grandmother was in her 90s when she told me something she had carried for nearly a century: her history of sexual abuse. I started to speak openly about mine in my mid-40s. We tend to think of...
View ArticleHow to stop feeling guilty
This is an exclusive excerpt of Chapter 5: “Identifying Your Guilt Triggers” of Guilt Free: Reclaiming Your Life from Unreasonable Expectations by Jennifer Reid MD Let’s take a moment to consider a...
View ArticleRecovering from anorexia and bulimia in my 50s
The sharp, familiar outlines of anorexia and bulimia came into view when I met T. I was 52 years old, two years separated from my husband of 25 years, and still grieving the sudden death of my mother....
View ArticleHow to overcome self-abandonment
You’ve been everything to everyone. You hustle, overdeliver, say yes when you mean no, and carry the emotional weight of everyone around you. You’ve spent your whole life perfecting your expected...
View Article‘Nobody else has issues with food after they get sober, right?’
Enjoy this exclusive excerpt of Humble Pie: Sober Menopause, Sugar Addiction, and the Sweetness of Recovery.. . . And then, for a long time, sobriety got a lot easier. But after a while, sugar started...
View ArticleAging out of f#cks: The neuroscience of why you can’t pretend anymore
You’re in a meeting. Someone says something objectively wrong. And instead of doing your usual dance — the soft correction, the diplomatic phrasing, the careful preservation of everyone’s feelings —...
View ArticleExclusive excerpt: “Normalize It” by Jessica Zucker PhD, leader of...
This is Chapter 12, “On Change,” of Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives by Jessica Zucker PhD Nova, whom I’ve been seeing for half a decade, relaxed into my...
View ArticlePerimenopause and memory loss: everything you need to know
If you’ve ever stood in the middle of a room and thought, “Why did I come in here?”, you’re not alone. Cognitive changes during perimenopause and menopause are common, but they can also be unsettling....
View ArticleHow to stop stressing about lowering your cortisol—while actually lowering...
Unless you are completely off the grid (in which case, you won’t be reading this), you’ve most likely heard the term cortisol and probably know it’s fairly important to pay attention to, especially in...
View ArticleCan dogs and cats help women live longer, healthier lives?
When thinking about all the things that I’m thankful for, of course, my family and our health are at the top of the list. But my family, like many of yours, doesn’t end with genes — it extends to my...
View ArticleHow yoga changed my life: 10 reasons to start your practice now
You know that scene in Home Alone where Kevin slides down the stairs and out the door on his sled? That was me — but without the sled. Or the padded clothes. Or the door open.I blamed this fall on my...
View ArticleCaregiving for Mom: What they don’t tell you
It was nearing 2:00 in the afternoon on a hot and muggy mid-August day. I tried to listen intently as the nurse ran through instructions, medication schedules, follow-up appointments, discharge papers,...
View ArticleAntidepressants: A possible cure for peri/menopausal hot flashes
My exclusive interview with Dr. Robert P. Kauffman, MD, MSCP, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assistant Dean for Research Education at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of...
View ArticleMicrodosing the magic mushroom
A couple’s journey through love, loss, and the language of connection*Disclaimers: Names have been changed to protect privacy. Quotes have been edited for clarity.The first time I tripped on magic...
View ArticleWhen the mirror is the enemy: An inside (and raw) look at body dysmorphic...
Research published in the Psychological Bulletin in 2018 revealed that our self-esteem peaks at around age 60. But what happens if we never learn to love ourselves because we see flaws that only exist...
View ArticleMeno-rexia: The alarming trend of eating disorders during peri/menopause
I always thought I was well past my adolescent eating disorder. But at 47, I started dieting intensely. Now I realise what might be prompting my preoccupation with calories and fat at this age. Too...
View ArticleHow our brains change during peri/menopause (and what you can do about it)
From hot flashes and weight gain to the oh-crap-I-might-not-make-it-to-the-bathroom episodes, many peri/menopausal marks come from the great exit of estrogen. This dramatic hormonal drop affects our...
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