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What Your Twitter Feed Can Reveal About Your Mental Health
Sarah Van Cleve
Nov 15, 2017
Wellness
Emma Roberts' Go-To Form Of Self-Care Is Actually Really Accessible
Kasandra Brabaw
Nov 15, 2017
Wellness
Alison Brie On Overcoming Body Dysmorphia
Kimberly Truong
Nov 15, 2017
Work & Money
Self-Care Strategies For Always-On Entrepreneurs
by
Phoebe Lovatt
Gender Nation
Why Refinery29 Created A Gender Identity Glossary
In case you haven’t heard, we’re in the middle of a gender revolution. We aren’t merely male or female. We’re trans; we’re gender-fluid; we’re
by
Rebecca Adams
Mind
11 Images That People With Anxiety Will Understand
by
Rebecca Adams
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Wellness
I Can’t Cry On My Antidepressant — & It’s Really Weird For Me
I went on antidepressants for the first time in March. It’s been an overwhelmingly successful experiment, with one standout caveat: I can no longer cry.
by
Carla Sosenko
Mind
Jessica Alba Gets Real About Not Feeling Glam When She’s Pregnant
It's easy to look at a celebrity mom and assume that pregnancy must be a breeze when you have a team of professionals standing by and the finest fashi
by
Erin Donnelly
Wellness
"I'm 74 & I Still Am Not Over It:" A
NYT
Commenter On Th...
Sometimes, the New York Times comments section tells stories just as important as those published on the newspaper's website. A comment made on a stor
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Sexual Harassment
Why "Liberal" Men Can Be Misogynists In Their Personal Lives
A year ago, almost to the day, Louis C.K. went on the Conan O'Brien Show to sing Hillary Clinton's praises. “She's really talented, su
by
Cory Stieg
Wellness
21 Photos That Will Change How You Think About Gen Z
by
Sara Coughlin
Mind
How To Break It To Your Family That You're Skipping A Holiday
by
Sara Coughlin
Wellness
The Mom Who's Afraid She'll Pass Her Anxiety Onto Her Kids
On Sunday, the Humans of New York Instagram posted a story about a mother who opened up about how her anxiety has affected her parenting, and her fears abo
by
Kimberly Truong
Wellness
A Powerful Spoken-Word Poem Compares Anxiety To A Friend-With-Ben...
Jae Nichelle has a special relationship with her anxiety — one the spoken word poet describes as “a friends-with-benefits relationship” in a
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Health News
The Surprising Effect Of Playing Christmas Music Early
As soon as Starbucks rolls out their red cups in early November, you can find me with my holiday Spotify playlist blaring. Unfortunately, there might be ba
by
Sarah Van Cleve
Wellness
Why We Need To Stop Blaming Mental Illness For Mass Shootings
It happened after the Las Vegas shooting, and it happened again after a gunman opened fire on a church in Texas over the weekend. All too often, we blame m
by
Kimberly Truong
Wellness
How A Child Psychiatrist Suggests Dealing With Really Scary News
by
Daniel Amen
Wellness
Study Shows Spanking Can Affect Mental Health Later In Life
To spank or not to spank has caused many a heated debate among parents, some who say that spanking is a form of abuse and should never be used as punishmen
by
Kasandra Brabaw
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Wellness
The Surprising Way A Breakup Helped My Depression & Anxiety
I’ve had obsessive compulsive disorder since I was a small child. I obsessed about eating off of a certain plate and drinking out of a cup decorated in L
by
Michaela Rollings
Wellness
Depression Is Significantly On The Rise In The U.S.
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses among people in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And new rese
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Wellness
Harry Styles Paused His Concert To Help A Fan With A Panic Attack
Harry Styles is garnering heaps of praise for pausing mid-song during a concert to attend to a fan in the crowd who was having a panic attack. Styles was p
by
Kimberly Truong
Wellness
This App Wants To Help People In Mental Health Crises Avoid Police
When it comes to mental health emergencies, the police often aren't the best people to call. Yet, the police frequently field calls about people havin
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Mind
Do I Have To Sacrifice My Mental Health To Have Kids?
My Ob/Gyn’s eyes widened as she looked at the list of medications I take for depression and anxiety — Paxil, Lamictal, Klonopin. And then she let loose
by
Ashley Laderer
Mind
This Psychological Phenomenon In
Stranger Things
Is Tota...
In the first episode of the second season of Stranger Things, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) starts having random “episodes” that briefly transport
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Cory Stieg
Mind
The Best ASMR Videos To Calm You Down
by
Cory Stieg
Mind
Ashley Judd Shares Tips To Shut Down Sexual Harassment
In an eye-opening video for Teen Vogue, the star dropped some major gems on handling harassment.
by
Marquita Harris
Sex
What It Means If You Feel Like Crying After Sex
If you consider yourself a “crier,” then you probably have a lengthy list of seemingly emotionless triggers that have made you cry. Maybe a sce
by
Cory Stieg
Wellness
Why You Might Want To Think Twice Before Texting Your Friends Abo...
You probably wouldn't think twice about texting your best friend about an annoying work problem, or about your relationship issue, but some experts sa
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Eating Disorders
This Is Us
Shows Why You Should Never Assume You Know Wh...
On last night's episode of This Is Us, Kate goes to an Overeater's Anonymous (OA) meeting. During the meeting, a slender woman clad in head-to-to
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
It's Time To Stop Forcing Black Girls Into Early Adulthood
When I was a child in Orlando, FL, every afternoon after school, a group of friends and I would go to a nearby apartment complex and cross a rickety bridge
by
Tiffanie Drayton
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