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Ashley Graham walked into a department store.
She wanted to treat herself. As she perused the Valentino and Roland Mouret [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Curvy Supermodel Ashley Graham
We teach our kids the things they need to know.
To be thankful. To be responsible. To be polite.
We teach them about family and kindness and honesty.
But sometimes we forget to teach them about love. [Read more…] about 3 Lessons to Teach Your Kids about Love
Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.”
That’s what you’ve been told.
That’s what those sad/smiley face ads say. [Read more…] about The Diet Solution to Depression
Three little words.
How hard can it be to spit them out?
But he acts like they’re some sort of curse.
Like saying them will ruin EVERYTHING. [Read more…] about 4 Reasons He Won’t Say I Love You
My mother was from the bleach generation.
A little bit of bleach cleans everything better.
Our toilet cleaner had bleach in it. Our kitchen spray.
The wipes she used to clean up spills. [Read more…] about Better than Bleach: Kid-Friendly Household Cleaners
When you read the claims on beauty products…
“Restores youthful complexion…”
“Reduces fine lines and wrinkles…”
“Visible results in just one week…”
“Award-winning formula…”
You assume they must be true. [Read more…] about Get the Scoop on Which Beauty Products REALLY Work
She founded a billion dollar company. She has her own Wikipedia page. She’s been on the cover of Forbes. Her wedding was featured in Vogue.
And she was no slacker in college, either, studying at the Sorbonne in Paris and working with orphanages in Southeast Asia. [Read more…] about #Brilliant Babe: Entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe Herd
Rebecca Traister wants you to get good and mad.
“In the United States, we have never been taught how noncompliant, insistent, furious women have shaped our history and our present, our activism and our art. We should be,” she says. [Read more…] about Do Women Have the Right to Get Mad?
It’s been called “a public health crisis at levels comparable to heart disease and cancer.”[1]
But unlike heart disease and cancer…
This illness targets WOMEN.
It’s among the 10 top causes of death for women under the age of 64. [Read more…] about The Public Health Crisis Striking Down Women
Have you ever done that exercise?
The one where you list all the traits your ideal man should have?
It’s fun to do. The sky’s the limit. You want blond hair, a European accent, and a passion for your favorite indie band? Put it on the list. If you can imagine it, you can have it. [Read more…] about The 1 Trait He MUST Have for Lasting Love
Meditation and non-violent communication were part of the core curriculum in my daughter’s kindergarten class.
There were murmurs that this kind of “hippie school” wouldn’t prepare kids for the real world. Not enough academic rigor. Too much time spent in the woods. [Read more…] about How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids
Everyone makes mistakes.
The wrong boyfriend. A career misstep. A bad investment. A lipstick that looked good in the store until you brought it home.
Some people can laugh their mistakes off. They realize that nobody is perfect and move on.
I’m NOT one of those people. [Read more…] about How to Deal with Mistakes if You’re a Perfectionist
The women of my family were legendary cooks.
They were bakers, whipping up homemade bread and tiered cakes.
They canned produce from their gardens. They picked berries for jam. They cooked enormous roasts. [Read more…] about What You Should Be Eating for Breakfast
You’ve been working hard for months.
Once this project is done, you’ll get your weekends back. But for now you just have to put up with the disaster your house has become and the friends who’ve stopped calling because you haven’t had time for them. [Read more…] about How Pleasure Can Stop You from Getting Sick
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Regena Thomashauer was finally divorced.
She’d given her engagement ring back to her ex-husband, even though she could have sold it for a few thousand—money her lawyer knew she needed. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Pleasure Revolutionary Mama Gena
