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Here’s How Ben Affleck Talked To His Kids About Autism
Sarah Jacoby
Oct 3, 2016
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What Your Friendships Say About Your Personality
Suzannah Weiss
Oct 3, 2016
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Why Alcohol Instantly Makes You Feel Better
Sarah Jacoby
Sep 30, 2016
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Why I Left College The Same Day I Arrived On Campus
As told to Amelia Harnish I never imagined I’d be a person who left college the same day I arrived. For me, venturing off to school had high stakes.
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Rebecca Brown
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40 Ways To Deal With Anxiety
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Andrew Lorenz
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The Judgments We Make On People’s Voices
We explore the unconscious messages a voice can give off and why snap judgments can be harmful, even if they're innocent.
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Laura Delarato
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The Complex Psychology Of Figuring Out How Drunk You Are
It's not always easy to predict how much you're going to drink when you go out — or how drunk you'll actually get. And according to a
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Sarah Jacoby
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Your Mood Is Going To Significantly Improve After Watching This V...
(Paid Content) Moods are fickle things. You can be going about your day in a happy, productive, and calm manner, and boom — everything changes. And somet
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7 People Share How Suicide Touched Their Lives
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Amanda Green
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Improve Your Productivity At Work With These Easy Steps
(Paid Content) Taking short breaks during the workday can bring your sanity back to earth. Of course, they have a calming effect, but did you know breaks c
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Colleen Barrett
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How To Tell If You’re Having A Panic Attack
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Kimberly Truong
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The Mirror Experiment I’m So Glad I Tried
This story was originally published on May 19, 2016. I am six years old, in the first grade girls’ bathroom with my friend. We are washing our hands.
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Charlotte Lieberman
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Why Is Suicide On The Rise In Women — & What Can We Do About It?
This story was originally published on Jul. 19, 2016. Several months ago, a woman I’m very close to checked herself into a hospital because she&rsquo
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Sunny Sea Gold
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Here’s The Real Difference Between Sativa & Indica Pot Strains
This article was originally published on May 27, 2015. Now that pot legislation is making its way across the country, it's time for a refresher on the
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Sarah Jacoby
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The Major Depression Problem We Need To Address
Depression is one of the most common mental-health issues in the United States, and it affects roughly twice as many women as men. Yet new research suggest
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Sarah Jacoby
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How To De-Stress Your Life In 30 Days
(Paid Content) Here’s one thing everyone can agree on: Stress sucks. We all experience bouts of it from time to time, and managing stress (or at least re
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Audrey Noble
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The Internet Is Depressing You & Here’s What You Can Do Abo...
On social media, it's easy to catch all sorts of digital diseases, such as FOMO, internet addiction, and anxiety. Facebook and Instagram-wary research
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Cristen Conger
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10 Celebrities & Their Unexpected Fears
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Sara Coughlin
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Prince William Opens Up About Losing His Mother To Console Grievi...
Prince William recalls his mother's death as he consoles a grieving family.
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Kimberly Truong
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Why We Need To Get Over The Idea That Gender Is Binary
We live in a world of dichotomies. Good or evil, pink or blue, clean or dirty. Then there is man or woman — what if you don't identify as either?
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Laura Delarato
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Kate Middleton Addresses Mental Health For Kids
Kate Middleton
has put her support behind another new program aimed at children and families and has
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Leigh Raper
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Why This Woman Wants To Become A Psychedelic Therapist
Although current therapy and psychiatric medications can help many people struggling with mental illness, they don't work for everyone. For people str
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Sarah Jacoby
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Olympic Swimmer Allison Schmitt On Struggling With Depression
Allison Schmitt may have just won her eighth Olympic medal, but the elite swimmer can recall a time when victory seemed impossible. In an interview on Wedn
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Kimberly Truong
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An Olympic Gold Medalist Opens Up About Her Domestic Abuse
Refinery29 is pleased to partner with Safe Horizon to to bring our readers real stories from domestic violence survivors and anti-domestic-violence advocat
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Ariel Zwang
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Why Winona Ryder Doesn’t Regret Opening Up About Depression
When Winona Ryder burst into the spotlight in the 1980s, mental health was still a taboo topic. After all, opening up about mental illness is difficult eno
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Kimberly Truong
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What Happened When A Man Documented His Body Image On Instagram F...
I remember being 8 or 9 years old and running around the house without a shirt on when a family friend playfully suggested that I needed a bra. I've a
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Aaron Barksdale
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The Science Behind Your Love Of Internet Cats
This article was originally published on June 17, 2015.For some, cat videos are simply a workday time-killer. For others, they are a movement. No matter yo
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Sara Coughlin
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This Is Why Reading Makes You Carsick
Ever been reading during a road trip and suddenly felt nauseous? There's a weird reason for that and it has everything to do with our brains. Neurosci
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Evette Dionne
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People With Down Syndrome Are Tired Of These Stereotypes
Even when people hold nothing against those with disabilities, they can often unintentionally speak to them in a condescending or alienating way. BBC Three
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Suzannah Weiss
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How Pokémon Go Is Helping Kids On The Autism Spectrum
Pokémon Go has done some good for the world. It's getting people moving, helping restaurants say in business, and even helping people get dates. This coul
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Suzannah Weiss
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