Sometimes a triggering event will motivate the narcissist to leave. These are usually life-altering events for one of you. If you become ill or incapacitated or unable or unwilling to participate in the life the narcissist has designed, that may prompt the narcissist to leave. Even a positive event, such as having a child, can upset the delicate balance of the relationship, especially if it requires the narcissist to be more responsible and emotionally involved....

Sometimes a triggering event will motivate the narcissist to leave. These are usually life-altering events for one of you. If you become ill or incapacitated or unable or unwilling to participate in the life the narcissist has designed, that may prompt the narcissist to leave. Even a positive event, such as having a child, can upset the delicate balance of the relationship, especially if it requires the narcissist to be more responsible and emotionally involved....

There’s a whole host of factors and activities that deplete us of magnesium—from physical exercise4 to alcohol consumption—and so most people could probably benefit from taking a supplement. But it can be tricky to decide just what type of magnesium supplement you need. A trip to the store or quick online search returns countless options. So which one should you try? We’ve broken down the options here to guide you in your search....

You may be the one with commitment issues, or you may be in a relationship where your partner may be experiencing them. Either way, it’s important to understand what commitment issues really mean and how to navigate them when they’re affecting you. For those in relationships, commitment issues might look like a partner rejecting an opportunity to pursue a higher level of investment in the relationship like getting married or moving in together....

“You don’t have to rack your brain to consider what you’ll write about. You don’t have to research. It’s all in you,” Aimee Chase, author of the guided journal Purpose, Not Perfection, says of what differentiates journaling from other forms of writing. The purpose of journaling is different too. While most writing is about opening up and sharing, journaling is more about looking inward and exploring what makes you tick. “The purpose of journaling is to awaken conscious thinking, which is simply having an honest conversation with yourself,” says Meera Lee Patel, an artist and author of many guided journals; Create Your Own Calm most recently....

Astaxanthin (asta-ZAN-thin), the pigment that makes salmon and flamingos that nice shade of pink, is actually a potent carotenoid that may help protect your skin from wrinkles and other signs of aging.* Here, find out why astaxanthin deserves a starring role in your skin care routine and what other amazing health benefits it has. The body does produce some of these free radical scavengers itself, but we rely on diet and supplements for many antioxidants1....

You might have an autoimmune disease—a condition in which your immune system attacks your own healthy tissue. It’s not a given, of course, but autoimmune diseases are becoming increasingly common, affecting anywhere from 24 million to 50 million people in the U.S., 80% of whom are women, according to various estimates. Under normal conditions, the immune system protects your body by responding to invading microorganisms, like viruses or bacteria—if your immune system deems anything dangerous, it will produce antibodies to ward off these harmful intruders....