self care

A Bra Story: How My Husband's Callused Hands Helped Me Choose Cotton Over Lace

After years of feeling like I was choosing between the slippers and stilettos of breast fashion, I visited a high-end lingerie store. Read...

Get. It. Girl.

My Ex Ridiculed Me For My Weight —​ How I Got Rid Of Him & The Shame

Use these 4 steps to shed those insecurities and rediscover a love and appreciation for your own body.

What's going on down there?

6 Types Of Vaginal Discharge And What They Can Tell You About Your Health

Vaginal discharge is a bit of a sticky subject.

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Is Food Addiction Real?

Do you feel like you have an addiction to food? Do you think about it all the time? Fixate on it? Crave it constantly? Feel like you have no Read...

What It's Like Growing Up Terrorized By A Brother With Schizophrenia

My brother, Frederick, was eight when I was born. I don't know if he was happy to have a sister or resented me being born, as it was difficult to Read...

Some people just don't get it.

How An Invisible Illness Gives Me Thin Privilege

I want to talk about invisible illness. I want to talk about thin privilege. I want to talk about chronic illness and self-image and society’s Read...

Kale's great and all, but...

Diet Gurus Don't Know What Your Body Needs But Your Body Does

How many diets are out there? How many of them are backed by doctors and gurus who claim they know “the most natural way to eat” or “the fastest Read...

Depression isn't as simple as you thought it was.

6 Brutal Truths About Depression That Doctors Aren't Telling You

Depression isn't just about being unhappy about something or feeling blue; it's a legitimate and very serious medical condition with many Read...