At a time when we are separated by visible and invisible barriers, forced apart by social distancing, and almost completely reliant on more impersonal forms of communication like email, social media, and video chatting, a love letter is a particularly meaningful and romantic gesture because it’s slow, intentional, and deeply personal. Mental health counselor Chaute Thomson, LMHC, points out that couples can often forget to keep connecting with each other as they get swept up in the hustle and bustle of daily life....

To help you strengthen your own body’s natural defenses and begin to build up some immunity armor,* we’ve compiled some of our top advice from experts. Sleep hygiene practices like setting a bedtime, reducing blue light exposure before bed, and creating a soothing nighttime ritual are all valuable ways to promote deep, restorative rest. All that said, it’s important to note that there’s a bit of a catch when it comes to exercise and immunity—chronic rigorous fitness and overtraining can actually be a detriment to your immune system....

We tapped experts to get the scoop on this professional hair removal service—including whether it’s actually a safe procedure to try. Keep reading to find out what laser hair removal is, whether it’s safe for you, the side effects, and other hair removal options if you aren’t ready to get up the gumption just yet. Winnie Moses, M.D., a board-certified medical aesthetics doctor and founder of Parfaire Medical Aesthetics in Los Angeles, says laser hair removal targets hairs that are in their active growth phase....

But it’s not about detoxing or cleansing the liver itself—scientifically, that’s not really a thing. It’s more about supporting what your liver does naturally and helping to protect and rejuvenate it from inevitable environmental stressors. While liver cleanses are typically advertised as short-term solutions in the form of pricey juice cleanses or intense detoxification diets, we believe that a truly effective and sustainable liver detox involves the implementation of strategic nutrition and lifestyle shifts (e....

This was my experience, over and over, until I started to see my relationships from a different perspective. Romantic relationships can be counted upon, more than any other challenge, to bring up all your “stuff.” You know, your baggage. So, when you and your significant other are triggered—when those old wounds will come up—it’s not necessarily because those relationships are wrong or that person isn’t a fit for you. It’s for the purpose of healing....

Neck wrinkles, neck lines, or “tech neck” (whatever you want to call it) can either look like deeper horizontal lines that wrap around like a choker or smaller, thinner, lighter lines that are more prevalent on the sides. Why do we get lines here, and what can you do about it? Well, some of the reasons you may find lines here are your classics, while others are entirely modern. As for solutions, we have you covered there, too....

But exfoliation, as we know, requires appropriate care and a delicate balance. So when and how should you exfoliate during your shave routine? Ahead, find everything you need to know for an easy, smooth glide. Razor bumps and ingrowns happen when that free edge of hair becomes trapped within the skin, so it curls downward and grows back into the skin instead—resulting in sore, inflamed, pimple-like spots. Those with coarser hair are more likely to get ingrowns, but “it is also more likely to happen if there is skin covering where the hair is growing,” says board-certified dermatologist Hadley King, M....