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This article was updated on July 5, 2023. One year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 federal ruling that protected a person’s right

by Molly Longman

Wellness

How To Sleep If Your Sunburn Is Keeping You Awake

The other night, I found myself with a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad sunburn (as the fabled Alexander would put it). Now, a burn is painful enough

by Molly Longman

Mental Health

How A Time Management Makeover Made My Life More Bearable

I’m one of those cringey people who writes in a gratitude journal near-daily. Each night my journal prompts me to consider: “How could I have m

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Tech

AI And Humans Are Making Life & Dating Online Harder For...

Until recently, Tonya Meisenbach couldn’t bring herself to smile. In 2019, she suffered third- and fourth-degree burns to the upper 35% of her body i

by Molly Longman

Wellness

Can Peoplehood — The Workout For Your Empathy Muscles — Solve Our...

I’m spilling my guts in a dimly lit room full of strangers. As I sit with nine other New Yorkers in a circle of chairs surrounding a giant candle, I

by Molly Longman

Wellness

There’s An Ugly Side To Mixing Work And Wellness

Most of Kiara McKinney’s coworkers didn’t seem to think twice about the boot-camp-style workouts their boss suggested they regularly attend as

by Molly Longman

Fertility Diaries

Rep. Sara Jacobs Talks Publicly About Her Period & Fertility. The...

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we he

by Molly Longman

Guide To Great Sleep

How I Reclaimed A Good Night’s Sleep

For years, I was one of those lucky people who could fall asleep in a snap — at any time, any place, and shortly after my head hit the pillow. I know, I

by Molly Longman

Mind

I’m Feeling Optimistic About 2023, Thanks to Advice From Th...

I’ll say it — I’m feeling cautiously optimistic about 2023. Let lightning strike if it will. I feel this way, seemingly against th

by Molly Longman

SCAMbition

Activists Are Burning Out — No One’s Picking Up The Pieces

We’ve always been told that if we work hard and follow the rules, anything is possible. So why does everything — from home-ownership to the dream j

by Molly Longman

Mental Health Awareness

Unsolicited Dick Pics Aren’t Just Shocking – TheyR...

I’m 15 and glued to my Motorola Razr phone, flirting with my crush. He’s a little older than I am — and, in my eyes, totally out of my league

by Molly Longman

Dating Advice

This Is Why It’s So Scary To Define Our Relationships

There are a few three-word phrases that are like kryptonite for casual relationships: “I love you,” “This isn’t working,” and

by Molly Longman

Work & Money

How To Apply For Student Loan Forgiveness (Because The Toll Of St...

Update: Applications for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program have opened. A beta version launched Friday, and any applications turned

by Molly Longman

Abortion

Please Stop Calling It A ‘Late-Term’ Abortion, Sen. G...

“Maybe some people need to actually learn how a woman’s body works.” I watched as Vice President Kamala Harris said this pointedly to a room full of

by Molly Longman

Sex Re-Education

Is Better Sex Ed The Answer To Fighting Abortion Misinformation?

At 20 years old and four weeks pregnant, Angel Kai found herself sitting on a brown couch, with two older women praying over her. “They said something li

by Molly Longman

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Health Care

Monkeypox Impacts Us All — But Stigma Will Hurt LGBTQ+ People Of ...

In the past week, data has shown how the monkeypox outbreak has been disproportionately impacting Black and brown folks in the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S.

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

How To Channel Your Frustration Into Action After Roe’s ...

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, if you believe in abortion, reproductive health, or myriad other human rights, you may be feeling, well, a lot.

by Molly Longman

Abortion

Why Kamala Harris Feels ‘Optimistic’ About The Future...

It wasn’t hard to see the symbolism in the torrential rains that preceded Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Indianapolis, IN, on July 25. One mon

by Molly Longman

Living

The 9-8-8 Helpline Exists In An America Full Of Broken Systems — ...

On Saturday, July 16, 9-8-8, the 9-1-1 alternative designed specifically for mental health crises, was launched across the country. Ahead of the rollout, m

by Molly Longman

Abortion

Self-Managed Abortion May Be The Future — But It’s Complicated

There’s no good time to find out you’re pregnant if you don’t want to be. But the timing for KT Volkova was particularly troubling. They took a pregn

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

“A Minor Victory.” Abortion Care Resumes In Three Trigger States ...

The article is being updated as more news about temporary injunctions and restraining orders impacting abortion access comes out. It was originally publish

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

What Abortion Access Looks Like Post-Roe Decision — The ...

This story will be updated as more news about the Dobbs decision comes to light. History will remember June 24, 2022, as the day the U.S. Supreme Court dec

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

‘I Needed Those Years To Grow.’ 5 People On How Abort...

Democrat-blue balloons and bawling women — that’s what El Sanchez thought of immediately when they first learned of the Supreme Court draft opinion th

by Molly Longman

Abortion

“I’m Prepared To Scream Until My Throat Is Raw.” 6 Te...

On May 1, my biggest concerns were getting ready for prom and passing my AP tests. By the next night, my priorities were drastically different. A draft opi

by Molly Longman

Books & Art

Lisa Taddeo Wrote A Book For Folks Who Haven’t Had Their Ha...

Competition and judgment — can friendship exist without them? If you say the worst possible thing about yourself that others could say about you, does it

by Molly Longman

News

How To Help Those Affected By The Texas School Shooting

Unimaginable. The word has been used a lot in the past 24 hours to describe the horrific news that a gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

Will Our Phone Data Be Used Against Us In A Post-Roe World?

As if people with uteruses didn’t have enough to worry about since the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that signaled the end of Roe v. Wade, more info

by Molly Longman

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