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A Journey To Self-Love: My Hair, My Womanhood, My Identity
Here's how I learned to embrace my curls, and why.
Sarah Wilson On Where She Eats Healthy + Why She Swears By Infrared Saunas
She quit sugar for good.
I Was A Refugee. Here Are 4 Of The Most Important Life Lessons From That Experience
My heart breaks for the refugees streaming out of Syria, because I understand their pain and loss.
I Was Held At Gunpoint. Here's What I Wish Everyone Knew About Trauma
Ultimately, that night taught me so many valuable lessons about the importance of faith and resilience.
7 Wellness Leaders On Why They Stopped Eating Meat (And Haven't Looked Back)
It's pretty hard to contest the health and environmental benefits of a veggie-heavy diet. And although everyone is bound to have their own unique...
I Was Told My 16-Year-Old Son Would Die. Here's What I Learned From That Horrific Ordeal
My most life-altering event occurred in September 2012. Before it happened, I was feeling like I was on top of the world. I am a nutrition and fitness...
I Was Bullied, So I Became A Bully
I’ve been on both sides of the bullying experience. I started out being the victim of bullying, and then I became a bully. It makes me cringe to admit...
How I Finally Healed My Awful Sleep Issues (Including Sleepwalking)
Every evening each of us, alone and in the light of our own circumstances, surrenders to sleep… or tries to.
What Being An Adoptive Mom Taught Me About Mindfulness
By October of 2008, my husband Scott and I had been waiting a solid year since we finished the last of our paperwork. The number of our adoption...
The Hidden Risks (And Rewards) I Wish Every Woman Knew About IVF
“I feel really comfortable putting in three.”
I Refused To Diet & Actually Lost 65 Pounds
Once I stopped saying the word “diet,” I lost weight.
What It's Really Like To Have Candida
Dealing with candida has become its own funny, uncomfortable little exercise in mindfulness
How To Redefine Sexy On Your Own Terms
You too can learn to cherish yourself and know how sexy you are by starting to follow these three surprisingly sexy rules.
My Daughter Had Anorexia & I Didn't Know: 5 Signs I Missed
She lied her way through a psychiatric interview and panel of tests and came out with a diagnosis of “completely normal.”
How I Naturally Healed My Acne-Prone Skin
Here are the 10 rules I always follow to make sure my skin behaves.
In Sickness & In Health: Putting The Vow To The Test
The vow has been around since at least the 16th century’s Book of Common Prayer, and versions of it are implied or expressed in all sorts of cultures...
7 Downsides To My 125-Pound Weight Loss
For everyone that’s plus-sized and wants to drop some weight, or anyone that was once plus-sized, this is for you.
How I Accepted Being With Someone Who Doesn’t Believe In Marriage
I think his exact words were, “It’s not even on my radar.”
