With hair trends feeling very lived-in lately, this sort of approach is more resonant than ever. While immaculate blowouts and sleek strands will always be around, embracing what feels natural certainly is a welcome alternative. He’s now a partner at the New York salon Marie Robinson, and his past credits include stints at Sally Hersberger and as the lead stylist for Serge Normant. When I called him up for this interview, he was at the salon, ducking away into a quiet space so we could properly chat....

While it’s easy to romanticize this phase of your relationships (and therefore dread the end of it), we often overlook what comes next. But as psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman, M.D., author of The Molecule of More, recently shared on the mindbodygreen podcast, it might be even better than the honeymoon phase. This honeymoon phase, also called “passionate love,” is just an era, so it won’t last forever. During this time, it can feel so intoxicating to be with the other person that you might start to believe this overpowering feeling won’t ever ebb....

That’s right, you read correctly. I got myself a wife through meditation. Without meditation I might not (and probably wouldn’t) be married right now. I also found that when you are that alone (as I was), you start to hang out with those who feel comparably lonely. I was almost running out of friends without partners and/or families. On my first beginner shiatsu1 course, I felt out of place. We started our days with Qigong and ended in a circle holding hands....

Here’s what research has revealed about the cause of sleep inertia and how to keep it at bay. Sleep researchers aren’t totally sure what causes or intensifies sleep inertia, but they suspect it has something to do with the body’s circadian rhythm, also known as our internal clock. In one small study on emergency workers2 who need to be “on” as soon as they wake up, the effect of sleep inertia was tested throughout the night....

“Diffusing is a neat way to say I want to take command of this living room, or I want to take control of the energy of my bedroom,” Panton told mbg when she stopped by our office earlier this week to celebrate the launch of her new book, Essential Well-Being: A Modern Guide to Using Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals. From this perspective, diffusing oils can be a creative act of self-care—an opportunity to mix your own scent medicine and have fun doing it....

Feminism is many things to many people. But put simply, it’s about advocating for a society in which women enjoy the same rights and privileges as men. Since men have overwhelming power and privilege, they are in a unique position to hasten change for women. That means that we should be raising our sons to be savvy about gender inequality, and ultimately, to be feminists. Some conversations are for older children, of course....

Here are a few eco-friendly ways to recycle and reuse these relics and potentially make some money along the way. As David Beschen, the CEO of e-waste recycler Greendisk previously told mbg, recycling these items requires breaking them down into their constituent parts (in the case of VHS tapes: a plastic outer shell and a multilayer magnetic film), which can then be resold to suppliers who incorporate these parts into something new....