Don’t believe the narcissist’s dire and threatening predictions about your future, but also don’t ignore their threats. Take steps immediately to protect yourself both physically and psychologically. Taking action can help defuse your fear. Change the locks on the doors, open a separate bank account, close or remove your name from all the joint credit cards, and stop making any requests for help from the narcissist. Don’t respond to hostile emails or texts, and keep copies of any verbal and written threats in a notebook....

“The combination of economic and social stresses brought on by the pandemic, as well as restrictions on movement, have dramatically increased the numbers of women and girls facing abuse, in almost all countries,” the United Nations reports. Calls to helplines doubled in Lebanon and Malaysia and tripled in China compared with the same month last year, the U.N. reports; similar increases have been seen in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and elsewhere....

The foods you eat, as well as the foods you choose not to eat, are a critical part of healing your adrenals and restoring hormonal balance. Your diet will make the task of healing adrenal fatigue either much easier or much more difficult, depending on the choices you make. So which are the best foods for supporting your adrenals? Here are the superfoods that deliver many of the key building blocks that your adrenals need: I like to have liver twice a week....

Here are seven ways to incorporate “couple’s care” together, as recommended by self-care experts: “You can work on setting your goals together, or set them separately and then share,” says certified life coach Melissa Snow. “This invites conversation about what they are excited about, what their fears are, and how you can help.” When your partner is involved in your personal development, you’ll feel that much more connected to each other and able to understand each other in much deeper, more nuanced ways....

But we were also inspired by more than just the team’s win over Japan. In fact, we were just as excited to learn that star player Carli Lloyd credits visualization, the meditative practice of positive thinking, with helping her kill it on the soccer field. “When you’re feeling good mentally and physically, those plays are just instincts,” Lloyd, who was named the World Cup’s most outstanding player, told The New York Times....

In The French Beauty Solution Mathilde Thomas, co-founder of cult French beauty brand Caudelie, gives away everything that makes the French so … French when it comes to beauty and skin care. Sure, they make it look easy and natural, but here are nine “secrets” French women use to keep them looking—and feeling—beautiful, straight from a French woman. Delicious, sure, but wine also has remarkable health and anti-aging benefits. Full of the antioxidant resveratrol and polyphenols, red wine is anti-inflammatory, can slow the growth of bacteria that causes acne, fights free radicals and helps with heart health, meaning your circulation (and subsequent glow) is improved....

It’s true that amino acids are the foundation of protein—one of the three macronutrients, along with fats and carbohydrates, that make up the bulk of the human diet. And yes, bodybuilders love aminos, since protein is critical for building muscle mass. There are a total of 20 amino acids that human bodies require to produce all the proteins needed to function and grow. Here’s what you need to know about them—including the benefits of the nine amino acids that are considered “essential....