Chances are you have met men with interpersonal difficulties who needed to become attached to women who adore them. This adoration is commonly described as a narcissistic supply that the mother gives the child during his early years. If she doesn’t provide this, the danger of raising a narcissist arises. During these years, it is required by the mother to help her son experience moments of inner separation when he realistically endures that she is not one with him....

And yet, it often feels like a weird taboo—even though most people are doing it. Most people have never really learned how to do it, why it’s good for us, and what a healthy masturbation practice even looks like. Instead, it’s typically done in secret, coated in a thick layer of shame, and often becomes a confusing topic of conversation when we enter into romantic relationships with other people. You’re likely here because you’re now embarking on developing a masturbation practice....

Fortunately, there are plenty of expert-backed ways to sleep through the entire night without waking up. Wake-ups generally take place during light sleep, or the second of the four phases of sleep when the body’s core temperature starts to rise, explains sleep expert Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. Unlike in deeper sleep stages like REM sleep, the brain can easily be awakened during light sleep. But what causes these middle-of-the-night awakenings? “Sometimes simply going through a stressful time can cause people to wake in the middle of the night,” says Teitelbaum....

I’d woken up in a mood, but aside from a few too many glasses of Christmas Champagne the night prior, there was little I could point to as to why. The holidays had been surprisingly enjoyable. I was leaving the next day for a girls’ trip to a secluded beach in Jamaica. January was filled with work projects I was excited about. And just prior to the holiday, a friend had introduced me to someone who I really liked....

Though actually using body wash is relatively self-explanatory, there are a few ways to get the most out of your cleansing product. We’re here to give you a few tips and tricks to do just that, some of which may surprise you. Let’s go into it. A quick expert note on the topic: “Bar soaps’ pH levels are between nine and 10, while our slightly acidic pH skin level is between four and five,” board-certified dermatologist Zenovia Gabriel, M....

While everyone is different, I believe yoga is extremely effective when it comes to lasting weight loss. Less than one year after practicing yoga six to seven days per week, I lost those 85 pounds. Here’s how it happened. I also began to take pleasure in what actually felt good. This insight led to better decision-making as a whole, leading to positive lifestyle changes and healthier food choices, and resulting in weight loss....

Once I discovered these elements within my chart, I sought their spiritual meaning, realizing through astrology that there seem to be, indeed, clear periods when creative, poetic, and artistic energies are enhanced. I noticed a similar pattern for synchronicity and manifesting, too. My research helped me realize that manifesting seems to happen best when what we want is consistent with, or at least doesn’t detract from, what we are meant to do in our lives at that time....