Fertility can be a journey, and learning about your hormone levels will better inform the next step in that process. To help get a handle on your hormones and feel more in control of your fertility journey, here are seven of the best fertility tests you can take without leaving your home. Fertility tests measure your hormone levels to provide metrics like your ovarian reserve (how many eggs you have), your ovulation window (to find your most fertile days), and more....

If you’re craving more of an oral stimulation feel, a suction vibrator or air pressure toy will definitely take your partnered or solo play to the next level. Let’s help you ease in by sharing many different options that have rave reviews from me and my team. (Hi, sex therapist here!) Satisfyer Pro 2, $50 This biird is made with medical-grade silicone, shaped to fit perfectly in your hand, soft in the places you’re going to want to squeeze, and firmer in the areas you need firmness....

If you answered yes to several of these questions, you’re probably an empath, someone who is wired to feel not only your own energy and emotions but also the energies and emotions of those around you. Perhaps you were a sensitive child, or you might have awakened to this sensitivity later in life. Below we’ll explore the root of your sensitivity and how being an empath makes you a little different from friends, family, and colleagues who are not as sensitive: You simply have more to process at the end than your less sensitive friend....

Common gaslighting phrases: Once you can effectively recognize when gaslighting is happening in the moment, then you can start to break the cycle. To combat this, stand firm in your truth. That means believing in yourself, your feelings, and what you know to be true. It means owning your perception (i.e., what you saw, heard, and felt). It sounds like “I know what I saw” or “Don’t tell me how to feel; this is how I feel....

The oil is extracted by a steam distillation process, in which the flowers are steamed, the steam is captured, and the oil is separated and collected from the water. You can usually find lavender oil at health food stores, or even drugstores, located near the other essential oils. It can even be used as a natural alternative for healing pesky bug bites—when mixed with a little baking soda and applied to the bites, you’ll hardly even notice they’re there....

It turns out, you might just be setting unrealistic goals for yourself. If you tend to snooze your alarm clock, beg for five more minutes of sleep, and not want to talk to anyone until you’ve had your first cup of coffee, well, you just may not be a morning person. But that’s OK! “Interestingly, they’re all in various geographical settings,” Vora comments, “but all seem to have a community where you may hang out by the fire after sunset, eat dinner, dance, sing, maybe make love, and then it’s lights out because historically, it’s not safe for humans to be out in the dark....

In fact, she identifies four oft-overlooked areas to focus on when it comes to easing anxiety—some of these you may recognize, especially if you consider yourself an avid mbg reader, but we’ll bet one tip will have you raising a brow. Find Beurkens’ nonnegotiable habits, below: “One of my big hero foods is pumpkin seeds,” she says. “They’re a real powerhouse in terms of brain function.” Specifically, they’re chock-full of magnesium—according to research, a deficiency in magnesium can kick-start the sympathetic nervous system (and when this sympathetic nervous system is on overdrive, it can lead to increased anxiety)....