It’s never fun to discover a planet is going retrograde, especially during the holidays. (Consider yourself on notice to avoid that toxic ex, even if they send the sweetest, sexiest text when you’ve had three cups of brandied eggnog.) Retrogrades make us work harder, dig deeper and look into those agonizing shadows we’d rather avoid. But there’s a purpose to these “review periods,” too! If you’re willing to do the inner work, you’ll emerge with a clear vision of what’s right for you—and what steps you should take to make it a reality....

Nowadays, recovery has expanded beyond the “First Aid” aisle of drugstores. Everything from supplements to topical creams is fair game in the recovery realm, and technology has taken recovery solutions to a whole new level, especially in the last few years. As a runner, I’m always looking for ways to relieve soreness and tightness in my legs—and as a fitness editor, I’ll try anything once. So while training for my latest half marathon, I decided to give compression boots (aka padded compression leg sleeves) a try....

That’s the premise behind intersectionality. Here’s an overview of what intersectionality is and why it is so important. “Intersectionality is one of the many tools that Black feminist thought has generated,” says Jennifer Nash, J.D., Ph.D., a professor of African American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies at Northwestern University. “It has been developed over the courses of decades of Black feminist intellectual labor from scholars and activists including Kimberlé Crenshaw, Patricia Hill Collins, Deborah King, Frances Beal, and the Combahee River Collective....

Put together the words pesce (“fish” in Italian) and vegetarian, and you get pescatarian: a fish-friendly way of eating that offers the benefits of a plant-forward diet, with room for flexibility. It’s no secret that some of the healthiest, longest-living populations worldwide eat plenty of fish, along with plant-based foods such as nuts, whole grains, healthy fats, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. At a glance, pescatarians and vegetarians might look very much alike, with a shared focus on plants as their foundation....

Page also says couples tend to cite a decrease in the frequency of their sexual experiences together as a sign that something’s wrong, although that’s a flawed metric. “It’s never really about the quantity of intimate acts between a couple. It’s about the quality.” However, if you notice yourself feeling uninterested in everyone you date, regardless of how enticing they seem during the early days of courtship, you could be wrestling with some underlying attachment issues....

Lumen, a dating app designed for singles over 50, recently interviewed over 2,000 sexually active people ages 50 to 80 in the United States. Asked everything from how often they have sex to what their favorite sex position is, the questions go deep into what sex is like as you age. If you’ve ever worried about your sex life getting dull as you age, take in this good news: 22% of people reported they have become more adventurous in their sex life as they’ve gotten older, and 8% of people have become much more adventurous....

This same concept is utilized in meditation by regulating the breath, but with sound it’s the frequency that is the agent which influences the shift. Some of the tools I use are voice, drumming, tuning forks and Himalayan singing bowls. It’s important to note that awareness plays a huge role in our own healing. I find that vocal toning is an incredibly powerful practice that gives us the ability to fine-tune our greatest vibrational instrument: our own body....