Here’s what to know about your Chiron sign and what it says about you. Chiron orbits between two intensely oppositional planets—uptight, restrictive Saturn and liberated, revolutionary Uranus—and serves as a metaphysical mediator. It asks questions like: Where do we hold ourselves back (Saturn), and where can we be destructively rebellious (Uranus)? We must understand both extremes in order to find the middle ground. In Astrology and the Rising of Kundalini, author Barbara Hand Clow refers to Chiron as the “rainbow bridge” between Saturn and Uranus....

But I realize the vast majority of women aren’t quite as passionate about their periods. In fact, most women don’t like their periods—and that’s putting it mildly. The biggest problem is likely not that you have symptomatic cycles, it’s that you believe a bad piece of mythology that has you believing that suffering is part of the deal. But it’s true: Your period can provide valuable clues about not only what your hormones are doing in real time each month, but they might also help identify your risk for disease after menopause....

The only qualities that make a vagina “perfect” are good health and confidence. Here is an overview of what anatomy looks like for the female external genitalia. Know what your “normal” is so you will know when something is not normal or when a potential problem arises. She went on to say her boyfriend told her that her lips were “too big” compared to others he’d seen. When I asked her who the others were, it turned out, they were the women on the porn sites he visited....

In my practice as a clinical sexologist, I’m a big proponent of all couples devoting time to post-euphoric aftercare so as to rekindle closeness, regardless of the play they engage in. You may think this is simply “what you do after sex,” but it actually has important implications. “Prioritizing time [for] aftercare provides space to improve emotional intimacy, sharing and validating positive emotions. It really encourages couples to share open communication and express love [and] kindness toward each other either verbally or through affectionate touch,” adds Kristine D’Angelo, a certified sex coach and clinical sexologist....

“They motivate us to act,” says Emma Carpenter, M.A., a marriage and family therapist at A Better Life Therapy. “In the days of hunters and gatherers, emotions were used as a way to protect ourselves from predators and the elements.” Even though we’re far from those hunter-gatherer days, emotions are still helpful because they tell us what’s good for us and what’s bad for us. What can push emotions into unhealthy territory is a lack of understanding about how to cope with them....

Regardless of how you define strength for yourself, one thing remains consistent for all of us—a sound recovery routine is essential to performing at your peak. From mobility work to nutrition, recovering from life’s “workouts” is a holistic endeavor that should be top-of-mind throughout your day. Here’s what to keep in mind—the 4 “R’s” of recovery: Nutrition is the foundation of any recovery routine, regardless of the activity you’re recovering from....

I cannot stress the importance of having a healthy gut more; as I said earlier, research is showing us just how much these various gut problems can affect your health. In fact, studies have linked poor gut health to a multitude of conditions1, including: Even certain over-the-counter medications such as NSAIDs like ibuprofen can affect your gut health. These drugs work to relieve pain by blocking the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase, which also inhibits it from doing its important job of protecting your stomach from the corrosive effects of its acid, causing an increase in intestinal inflammation and permeability....