Here, the 11 best (and research-backed) tips to help you get longer and stronger nails: This is why most natural or clean-leaning experts would tell you to avoid them, says Nadine Abramcyk, co-founder of clean salon tenoverten, as formaldehyde is a potentially dangerous ingredient. Now there are plenty of plant-based options that use ingredients like vitamin E, olive oil, garlic, and tea tree to feed the nail nutrients, rather than superficially strengthening it....

Some people can be chronically depressed, and others can be momentarily depressed. Depression can present in many ways, and your loved one may not have all of the signs or symptoms. According to Forti, you can look for observable changes in their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical presentation. “You may notice that your loved one, who was once a social butterfly, now cancels plans to meet for dinner, book club, or other events....

“In this moment of saturated overstimulation and goal-driven ‘out there-ness,’ oracle decks, by contrast, return us to the serene self-possession of our internal heartbeats,” she says. “Rather than tools of prediction that herald what might happen to us, I see them as present-moment private psychic hotlines, leading us back to the innate knowledge and inherent instincts we can already sense in our blood and our bones.” Whether or not you believe that oracle cards hold any kind of energetic power or magic, the act of thinking of a question and interpreting a potential answer can still be valuable....

Here are 20 signs that you are living your purpose: 2. You have gone from being stuck to knowing that you are on a meaningful path that gives you true fulfillment. 3. Work brings joy instead of sucking energy out of your life. 4. You stopped doubting yourself. You feel confident and good about your choices. 5. Uncertainty, insecurity and worry are old patterns. You feel purposeful and know that the world needs you to be your best....

As you breathe in, imagine the grounded and nourishing energy of the earth, mountains, trees, plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and herbs coming up into your body. As you hold your breath, visualize the breath spiraling up the center of your body (through the seven chakras) and pulling any energy or thought that does not serve you. Then as you exhale over 8 seconds, imagine that excess energy releasing out of the mouth, and visualize light pouring through the top of your head back down to your feet and the earth below you....

But that’s where gratitude journaling comes in: a little (physical) reminder that there is good in your life and you are worthy of all of it. Here’s what to know about the science of why expressing gratitude is so healthy, and 30+ gratitude journaling prompts to help you get started. A 2015 study1 published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology shows that feelings of gratitude are linked to the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex—regions of the brain that influence our decision-making, willpower, motivation, and mood....

Now pretend you’re a person going about your day, and you suddenly get a bunch of texts from a friend who’s freaking out about something they’re dealing with right now. Let’s say that in this moment, you yourself are also dealing with a lot of stress over something in your own life. How do you respond? “Asking for consent for emotional labor, even from people with whom you have a long-standing relationship that is welcoming to crisis-averting, should be common practice,” Fabello writes later in the thread....