Rachel Wilkerson Miller
SELF Magazine
New York, United States
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25 Wellness Resolutions That Have Nothing to Do With Dieting or Weight Loss
Find a primary care doctor you trust, make time for creativity, or stop texting while driving once and for all. → Read More
My Secret to Avoiding Screaming Smoke Detector Chaos During Big Cooking Holidays
I just want to prepare a nice meal without being harassed by an oversensitive alarm. → Read More
How to Support Abortion Access Following the Roe v. Wade Reversal
You can create meaningful change for reproductive rights. Here’s how to join a local organizing group, where to donate, and ways to play to your strengths to support abortion access. → Read More
This Pride Playlist Will Help You Have the Gayest Workout of Your Life
Celebrate queer joy and expression with these absolute bangers by queer and trans artists. → Read More
Some of the Dumbest Things That Happened During Pride Month 2021
Football came out as gay, for starters. → Read More
Shantay, You Pay: Inside the Heavy Financial Burden of Going On ‘Drag Race’
Performing on the world's biggest stage is becoming prohibitively expensive. → Read More
How to Make Small Talk After We've Been Through... a Pandemic
Do we try to keep it posi vibes, or commiserate about the one thing we definitely all have in common? → Read More
58 Things to Do With the Rest of Quarantine That Aren't ‘Get Hot’
Give yourself a new nickname, get reacquainted with your closet, become more charismatic, and other little activities to make the time fly by. → Read More
How to Cope When Everything Feels Bad and Somehow It Keeps Getting Worse
The news right now is bleak, and any personal stressors—like a breakup, job loss, or a pet getting sick—can make it even harder to have hope for the future. → Read More
21 Actually Fun Ideas for Celebrating Halloween During COVID-19
Listen to heavy metal in the shower with your eyes closed. Rank candy in the group text to start drama. Wear a subtle costume every day. → Read More
21 Actually Fun Ideas for Celebrating Halloween During COVID-19
Listen to heavy metal in the shower with your eyes closed. Rank candy in the group text to start drama. Wear a subtle costume every day. → Read More
If You’re Already Dreading Winter, Here Are Some Small Ways to Prepare Now
The pandemic means we're probably going to be spending even more time indoors, so it's a good time to get your mind, body, and home ready to hunker down. → Read More
The Biggest Sorority Insurer Made a COVID Waiver for Members to Sign
Nobody wants to be responsible for the consequences of communal living during a pandemic—especially not the people who are, you know, responsible. → Read More
An Actually Useful Guide to Not Being On Your Phone All the Time
If you’re struggling to detach yourself from your various devices during this pandemic—or, if you can't do that out of necessity, but would like strategies for constantly looking at a screen without wanting to crack it into pieces—here are some tips. → Read More
An Actually Useful Guide to Not Being On Your Phone All the Time
If you’re struggling to detach yourself from your various devices during this pandemic—or, if you can't do that out of necessity, but would like strategies for constantly looking at a screen without wanting to crack it into pieces—here are some tips. → Read More
11 Tiny Pride Floats to Help You Celebrate This Year
Come along for a DIY celebration—and make your own float to join the parade, too. → Read More
How to Talk to Relatives Who Care More About Looting Than Black Lives
If you're not Black but want to support BLM, having fraught conversations with your kinda (or definitely) racist loved ones will likely not be fun, but it’s a very worthy undertaking. → Read More
40 Non-Boring Ideas for Celebrating Pride Without Leaving Your House
Pick a unifying theme. Sext with a hot queer. Read the work of your LGBTQ forebears. Tell the cat she's gay. → Read More
Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week
If images of Black suffering have left you feeling sad and angry and overwhelmed, here are some things you might do to get a tiny bit of relief. → Read More
5 Ways To Better Support Someone Going Through A Hard Time
An excerpt from The Art of Showing Up by Rachel Wilkerson Miller. → Read More