This was my daily experience for most of my life. As early as elementary school I remember having trouble walking to school because I felt so sensitive to what everyone around me was thinking. Their judgments, their impressions and critiques—it was like I could feel all of it without anyone even saying anything. Strangers I didn’t even know were picking me apart from across every street in San Francisco. I was 25 and my life was fantastic....

Ideally, the schedule of your internal clock will sync up with your external clock and you’ll be exposed to stimulating sun during the day and calming darkness at night. Of course, this isn’t always possible—especially if you’re working night shifts, studying long hours at school1, or traveling across time zones. “Circadian misalignment also occurs when an individual’s chronotype is at odds with their environment, e.g., when someone who is an ‘owl’ and prefers to be active in the evening is forced to be at work early in the morning,” adds Sofia Axelrod, Ph....

But there’s something else that hasn’t been widely publicized: A properly executed ketogenic diet can help restore balance to out-of-whack female sex hormones. In my practice, I’ve also seen it mitigate weight gain, hot flashes, near-zero energy, low sex drive, bone loss, mood swings, and other troublesome symptoms associated with perimenopause, menopause, PMS, and post-menopause. Luckily, following a ketogenic diet makes your body more “insulin sensitive.” This means insulin is well-regulated, in balance, and used properly by your cells....

If it’s important to you, you and your partner can always explore trying out different types of oral sex techniques just in case there is a form of oral sex that does get you off. (Here’s our guide on how to give passionate oral sex. You may also enjoy incorporating tantric yoni massage.) It’s possible you’ve never consciously thought about how you feel about your vagina and vulva, but poor genital self-image can definitely make it harder to enjoy sex and even have orgasms....

In relationships, self-sabotage is when you’re actively trying to ruin your own relationship or make it fall apart, whether consciously or subconsciously. Stirring up relationship drama can also be a way to keep your partner interested, Dancel tells mbg: “Individuals may not feel that they can get better, so they settle for any attention, affection, and connection, negative or positive.” On the other side of the spectrum, some individuals might fear commitment due to what the relationship will mean for their independence, leading them to self-sabotage the relationship in order to keep their distance and maintain a sense of freedom....

I remember when I first began taking vinyasa yoga classes. I was living in Los Angeles, an exciting, dynamic, and creative city—a city that was nevertheless a source of continual work, stress, and exhaustion. Constant traffic, billboards, Hollywood, endless possibilities for activities, and people upon people upon people—this environment had me moving without stopping for nearly four straight years. For me, that was yin yoga—a slow, restorative style of yoga. Yin gives back so much more strength and energy than it takes away....

Perhaps this is why skin cycling has taken the beauty space by storm over the past year. This technique has helped countless people start, redo, and optimize their skin care routine because it’s literally a step-by-step process. Skin cycling is the process of rolling through the actives in your routine in a three- to four-day cycle in order to prevent irritation. This is especially helpful for those new to ingredients like chemical exfoliants or retinol—or those who tend to overdo it on one product (we’ve all been there)....