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There’s An Ugly Side To Mixing Work And Wellness

For so long, employers have checked the wellness box with things like nap pods in the office or forced social outings. But in reality, those 'solutions' are just further blurring the lines between work and personal life." → Read More

There’s An Ugly Side To Mixing Work And Wellness

For so long, employers have checked the wellness box with things like nap pods in the office or forced social outings. But in reality, those 'solutions' are just further blurring the lines between work and personal life." → Read More

How I Reclaimed A Good Night’s Sleep

"We can’t expect our brains to go from 90 miles an hour to zero in no time at all — they don’t work that way.” → Read More

How To Be Optimistic In 2023: Cues From A Buddhist Monk

I'll say it — I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about 2023. Let lightning strike if it will. I feel this way, seemingly against the odds. I'm one of those masochists who reads the news faithfully each morning, taking in the passing of increasingly draconian laws, the "tripledemic," mass shootings, climate change… and, don't get me started on the capitalistic voyeurism-nightmare that was… → Read More

The Motivational Podcasts You Need In 2023

From Oprah's Super Soul Conversations to Seize The Yay. → Read More

How Non Profit & Activist Jobs Are Primed For Burnout

Most activists care so much about the issues they're working on that they'll go above and beyond for them, at times to their own detriment. → Read More

Ask To Define The Relationship Having The Talk Advice

Wanting to define your relationship does not make you high maintenance, but it can be scary. → Read More

Ask To Define The Relationship Having The Talk Advice

Wanting to define your relationship does not make you high maintenance, but it can be scary. → Read More

How To Run In The Heat Without Suffering From Heatstroke

Pros offer tips for running in the heat, from hydration to wardrobe. → Read More

Death Dreams: What Do Dreams About People Dying Mean?

What it really means when you have a dream that someone is dying. → Read More

The 9-8-8 Helpline Exists In An America Full Of Broken Systems — Of Course It’s Flawed

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, many predicted there’d be kinks and flaws with the hotline, which is a reboot of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL), designed to be much easier to remember in a crisis than the original 1-800 number. And those so-called “kinks”… → Read More

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

Self-managing abortions with pills is generally safe and will be come more prevalent without Roe v. Wade In place. But it doesn't come without legal risks. → Read More

“A Minor Victory.” Abortion Care Resumes In Four U.S. States — For Now

Although it’s unclear how long the stopgaps on the abortion bans will hold, one thing is for sure: They’ll make a definite difference in the lives of hundreds of people. → Read More

How To Cope With Stress Over Roe News, Abortion Rights

“Being angry is absolutely okay, DeGeare says. “This is a really appropriate thing to be angry about. I would first validate your feelings.” → Read More

What Abortion Access In The U.S. Looks Like Post-Roe Decision

History will remember 24th June, 2022, as the day the U.S. Supreme Court decided people actually don’t have a right to choose abortion without excessive government restriction. → Read More

What Abortion Access Looks Like Post-Roe Decision — The Future We Feared Is Here

History will remember June 24, 2022, as the day the U.S. Supreme Court decided people actually don’t have a right to choose abortion without excessive government restriction. → Read More

How Can We Cope With Unrequited Love & Desire? Lisa Taddeo Weighs In

"I was not concerned with the happy ending. I was concerned with the millions of sad endings that come right before it." → Read More

How To Help Those Affected By The Texas School Shooting

When something like this happens, there’s a strong desire to do something — anything — to help. Here are a few ways to do that as we all process this latest senseless act of gun violence. → Read More

How Abortion Helps People: 5 Real Stories From 2022

We spoke to five such people about how abortion access changed their lives, how we got to this moment, and all of the feelings — yes, both complicated and not — that they have about abortion. → Read More

Your Abortion Rights As Of May 2022 — Pre Roe Decision

Here’s a list of resources to help you navigate the weeks — or even years — ahead. → Read More