New Study Finds Political Polarization Is Actually Making Americans Sick
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email The American political divide might be making people sick with worry as the election inches closer—but it could also be making people physically ill. A new study published in Nature Medicine investigates how political polarization affects health, and found that extreme political views (in both directions) were associated with […]
‘I’m a Trauma Therapist, and This Is Why I Never Force My Kids To Hug Anyone—Including Family Members’
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email Decades ago, famous family therapist Virginia Satir once said that humans need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance, and twelve hugs a day for growth. After having to abstain from them for the better part of two years thanks to the COVID-19 […]
How To Make Time for Actual Self Care When You’re a New Parent
It’s hardly uncommon for New Year’s resolutions to center self care. Think: resolving to lower your stress levels, pencil me-time into your schedule, or get outside once each day. But while all of such goals are worthy and warranted, being able to actually practice them is often a different story—particularly for new parents who may […]
Supermodels Ashley Graham and Karlie Kloss Share the Toughest (and Easiest) Parts of New Motherhood
Supermodels Ashley Graham and Karlie Kloss are real-life friends who have navigated various life stages together, including their modeling careers and their biggest jobs ever—being parents. In fact, it’s through the latter role of motherhood that they’ve deepened their bond, growing closer amid the highs and lows of becoming moms just a couple years apart. Graham, who has a […]
Nonbinary Parents Day Gives Me a Chance To Belong Where Mother’s and Father’s Day Fall Short
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email Iknew my kid wouldn’t call me Mom. I didn’t realize that everyone else would. The experience of parenting is an overwhelmingly gendered one, and pregnancy is a catapult into that gendered space. When I was 12 weeks pregnant, a midwife told me that I probably wouldn’t […]
How Pro and Everyday Athletes Alike Showcase the Power of “Mom Strength”
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email Many people assume that motherhood puts an endcap on athletic performance. Are you a runner? Your fastest days are behind you. A deadlift PR? Better not try it. All those outdoor adventures you’ve dreamed about? Well, you should have checked them off your bucket list before […]
Parenting Brand Frida Just Launched a Fertility Line To Take Some of the Guesswork Out of Getting Pregnant
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterestShare on email Now an infamous image of abstinence-only sex education, that one scene from Mean Girls (“You will get pregnant…and die!”) is certainly satire. But like most pieces of great comedy, it contains a key kernel of truth: Sex education in this country is severely lacking when it comes to […]
How Forging Holiday Traditions as a First-Time Mom Has Brought Me Closer to My Own Family—And Myself
Imoved to New York City from Austin, Texas, about 10 years ago, terrified of what my life would be like here, but more terrified of how I’d feel if I never gave a magazine writing career a real go. I tried to chicken out of living here and move back home multiple times; there was […]
his Is the First Olympics to (Finally!) Have a Nursery—Here’s a Look Inside
As Olympians head to Paris, some will have their kids in tow. And while the kiddos of the athletes won’t get to stay in the Olympic Village with their parents, there will be a new space specifically dedicated for families with young children to hang out: the Olympic Village Nursery, equipped with bean bags, toys and […]
Back-to-School Season Is Stressful for Parents, Too. Here Are 10 Ways to Handle the Overwhelm
When I was a kid, the start of school always had me feeling all the feels. There was excitement about fresh starts, anxiety about the unknown, and sadness about leaving the carefree days of summer behind. While I never really gave much thought to what my mom and dad were feeling at the time, it’s a […]