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Forgiving Yourself — and Others— Is Good for Your Health

Learn the surprising ways forgiveness is beneficial for your body and your brain

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Does Gua Sha Work?

Here’s what you need to know about the ancient massage technique

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4 Fun Fitness Trends for 2024

New workout trends that can help shake up your routine this year

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Bye-Bye Excuses: How to Move Forward with Your Health and Fitness Goals

Don’t let excuses stand in your way of getting fit and healthy

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5 Health Podcasts Worth Your Time

Tune in for thoughts on health, happiness and some aha moments from Oprah

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10 Ways to Treat SAD

The change in daylight hours can leave people feeling depressed. For some, it can be more than just unhappiness — it can be seasonal affective disorder. Find out how you can treat SAD.

Meg Weber

EMDR Therapy Helped Me Heal from Trauma. Now I Use it to Help My Clients.

After EMDR helped me process my sister’s suicide, I decided to help others through EMDR therapy

HealthyWomen: More Than 35 Years of Engaging, Educating and Empowering Women

HealthyWomen: More Than 35 Years of Engaging, Educating and Empowering Women

To commemorate National Nonprofit Day, Team HealthyWomen took a walk down memory lane to look at how our organization came to be

6 Self-Care Resolutions for the New Year

6 Tips for True Self-Care

Pedicures, massages and bubble baths are great — but don’t forget to take these 6 steps to true self-care

Dr. Jennifer Ashton Talks About the Importance of Self-Care and Protecting Your Mental Health

15 Minutes With: Dr. Jennifer Ashton Talks About the Importance of Self-Care and Protecting Your Mental Health

The chief medical correspondent for ABC News and co-host of "GMA3: What You Need to Know" explains the link between physical and mental health — and why you can’t have a healthy body without a healthy mind

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HIV/AIDS Support Group Finder

These support groups and resources can help connect people affected by HIV/AIDS

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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Sexual Fluidity

Your sexual preference and who you’re attracted to can evolve over time. And that’s OK.

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What Is Hangxiety?

If your anxiety increases after a night of drinking, you’re not alone. Here’s why it happens and what you can do if it happens to you.

Why Do I Get Stressed So Easily?

Why Are Women So Stressed?

The pressure’s on. How can you relieve it?

Jessica Goddard

A Perfect Storm Migraine Attack Revealed the Limits of My “Push Through the Pain” Philosophy

Telling myself I can handle everything suddenly meant I couldn’t handle anything

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Painting Gave Me a Precious World All My Own While Caregiving for My Husband with Alzheimer’s Disease

It didn’t dawn on me until after my husband passed that what I’d been engaging in was art therapy

Top 8 Healthy Sleep Habits

Top 8 Healthy Sleep Habits

Follow this sleep hygiene checklist for a better night’s sleep

What Is Art Therapy and How Can It Help Women?

What Is Art Therapy and How Can It Help Women?

You don't have to be Georgia O'Keefe to benefit from the practice of creativity and self-expression

Shé Langley

Caregiving During Covid

Members of the “sandwich generation” have a tough task caring for parents and children. For me, Covid made it much more difficult.

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What You Need to Know About Vampire Facials

The trendy treatment first made famous by Kim Kardashian has taken off, but what exactly is it — and is it safe?

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Top 5 Ways to Celebrate Your Friends on Galentine's Day

Check out these expressions of gratitude for your girlfriends

HIV, Aging and Whole Person Care

HIV, Aging and Whole Person Care

HIV is a complex virus that requires many areas of care

Allison Constantino

I Got in the Best Shape of My Life After 50

After a frightening wakeup call, I turned my life around and created the best version of myself