Why Won’t People Just Let Me Not Be a Mom?
The summer after ninth grade, I worked as a nanny in The Hamptons. I was actually called a “mother’s helper,”
Read moreThe summer after ninth grade, I worked as a nanny in The Hamptons. I was actually called a “mother’s helper,”
Read moreMy heart was racing and my head was faint. Don’t touch me, I thought. This inner voice was a stark
Read more“When I think about the future,” Kyana Moghadam, 36, says over plates of lukewarm rigatoni at an overpriced Williamsburg café.
Read more“Congratulations on your engagement!” Over the past few months, I’ve spent my evenings sending out a flurry of emails to
Read moreAccountability has always been my biggest hurdle when it comes to exercise. I wish I was the type of person
Read moreJordan Turpin would argue that Justin Bieber saved her life. The young woman, who is now 22, grew up in
Read moreHow often do you think about your vagina? Probably not often, until something changes—it smells different, it’s itchy, or it’s
Read moreOne night in November, when I was 13 years old, my parents took the train to New York City to
Read moreThe entrepreneurial spirit is distinctive. It’s driven by a combo of ingenuity, solutions-seeking, and—well—drive. You’re the type to identify opportunities
Read moreYou get butterflies every time you see him and can’t help but fantasize about all the fun, romantic dates to
Read moreIt is a relatively mundane task for an afternoon in late November. As I walk across my lawn, my steps
Read moreTen years ago, on Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, with two rifles
Read moreUsing a sperm donor wasn’t part of Rachel Seltzer’s life plan. The Atlanta-based operations director always wanted to be a
Read moreWhen I was 23 years old, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Little did I know just how straightforward cancer
Read moreI was 45 when I had my first hot flash—arguably the most common of the vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with
Read morePut simply, mental health is health. But for women and girls—especially those from marginalized communities—it’s an aspect of human health
Read moreA memorable date doesn’t have to be as extravagant as a fancy candlelit dinner at the hottest neighborhood bistro. There
Read morePresident Ford President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, and their son, Steven Ford, say grace prior to eating
Read more1942: Marilyn’s First Marriage Marilyn Monroe wed her high school sweetheart, James Dougherty, in 1942. Monroe, then known as Norma
Read moreThe world’s driest desert, the Atacama in Chile, is a wonderland of natural phenomena. Along with the expected cacti-studded landscapes
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