But armed with the right information, pro tips, and products, you’ll be on the right track. Here, our guide for caring for curly hair. So as we dive into the nuances of how to care for curly hair, it’s important to know the fundamentals of your hair. While it’d be simpler for curls to be categorically exclusive and stagnant, most people have several patterns on their head—and they may even change depending on the environment or with time....
So let’s say you want to know what your partner’s fantasies are, but when you find out, they leave you feeling inadequate, disgusted, or just plain turned off? Here are some things to consider and try out as you open up the fantasy conversation: So, why do we have fantasies that aren’t in alignment with what we want in reality? My colleague Michael Bader aptly said that a good fantasy states the problem and offers the solution....
The subconscious mind lies just below (sub) the surface of your conscious mind. It’s our undercurrent and houses things like our emotions, memories, instinctual impulses, and primal directive for survival. I liken the subconscious to our 8-year-old self. The part of us that’s fearless and true to our nature: wise beyond its years. The psyche is the part of us that has infinite wisdom but doesn’t understand or care how the world works....
So, what do you do when you truly want to apologize to someone you’ve hurt? We spoke with two relationship experts to help us find those answers and offer suggestions to navigate this sometimes difficult emotional terrain. If you’re unsure whether you’ve upset someone and need to apologize, there are both explicit and more subtle signs you can pick up on. Houyuan Luo, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and therapist, says that in some cases, “the person explicitly lets you know that you have done something wrong....
Over the course of three years, I suffered four lost pregnancies. I spent hours googling “baby after lost pregnancy” just hoping to find a story similar to mine. I spent night after night wondering why is this happening to us, as everyone around me seemed to be getting pregnant. Social media didn’t help. I can’t tell you how many times I saw a pregnancy announcement pop up on my Facebook feed right after I lost my baby....
In my senior year of college, my dad was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer. He lived a little over a year after that, pushing longer than anyone thought possible, reaching age 48. Two months later, my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer at age 45. At this point, I hadn’t even processed or grieved my dad’s death, and I was launched back into survival state. As a consequence, I started experiencing health issues....
I’ve tried bundling up and going on morning circadian walks to get sun exposure (even if I couldn’t feel it). I’ve spent hours working in the glow of a sunlamp. But this year, I wanted to be proactive and target my seasonal mood issues from the inside out. Enter: mindbodygreen’s vitamin D3 potency+. A 2021 systematic review of 15 studies concluded that research supports a link between vitamin D levels and mood1, with lower levels of vitamin D increasing the prevalence of mental health challenges, and higher levels tied to fewer cases and, in some instances, improved mood....
