self care

A woman covering her face, dealing with alcohol induced anxiety, drinking tea

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

Phyllis Greenberger and her husband

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.

Woman with splotchy blood on her facec after getting a vampire facial

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?

illustration of women with the words "Happy Galentine's Day"

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

Self-Care on a Budget: 5 Affordable Self-Care Ideas

Self-Care on a Budget

Self-care doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are 5 affordable ways to practice self-care without breaking the bank.

Allison Norlian

I Powered Through Anxiety and Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro

While filming a documentary about mental health and disability, I eventually conquered my own anxieties. It took every tool in my arsenal.

 7 Healthy Habits to Improve Your Body and Mind

7 Healthy Habits to Improve Your Body and Mind

Creating healthy habits can help you make self-care second nature

5 Books to Help Create Healthy Habits

5 Books to Help Create Healthy Habits

Read your way to the best version of yourself

6 Self-Care Resolutions for the New Year

6 Self-Care Resolutions for the New Year

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

I Lived with Seasonal Affective Disorder

For Years, I Lived with Seasonal Affective Disorder, Thinking It Was Just the Winter Blues

There’s no cure for SAD, but I’ve learned ways to keep it under control

Marcella Hill

Hormone Therapy Saved My Life After Doctors Dismissed My Perimenopause Symptoms

For years I endured severe brain fog, insomnia and pain — all while being told my blood work was “normal”

Portrait of mature woman at home during Christmas Holidays

How to Get Through the Holidays When Dealing with Grief

Grief can turn the holidays into a difficult time of year, but there are ways to get through it

Image with covid germs and the words "LONG COVID"

Long Covid Changed Her Life Forever

Marjorie Roberts was one of the nation’s earliest Covid patients. She’s still dealing with the aftermath today.

Woman wearing a blue surgical mask looking out the window

Covid Family Caregivers Need Our Support

Helping those who help others during Covid

La Covid-19 Persistente

La Covid-19 persistente cambió su vida para siempre

Marjorie Roberts fue una de las primeras pacientes con Covid-19 a nivel nacional. Todavía está lidiando con las consecuencias.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

What Dr. Virginia Lindahl Wants You to Know About Suicide

Educating yourself about suicide risks and prevention could help you save someone's life