Science says a happy marriage can lower a person’s cortisol levels. With lower stress hormones, they’re able to minimize their risk of many long-term ailments, like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.
But the real question is—what is the secret to...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month (October), but let’s make it our mission year-round to end the one important thing that, paradoxically, is both a dire consequence of domestic violence and a factor contributing to its perpetuation:
Shame.
Sadly, victims of...
The daily grind of family life and work take precedence over all else. Once in while, I’ll run into a familiar face at the grocery store or Target, and we promise to make plans, but they never seem to...
For Mother's Day, be sure to give the mama(s) in your life some ME time! If you want to pamper and spoil mama more, we've compiled some of the latest trendy gifts suited for HER.
Here are top gift ideas...
I recently got to visit a really good friend who moved away to a new city. We first met in San Francisco when we were in our mid-twenties, both new to town, ready and willing to make friends. Now,...
Father's Day is around the corner, and the fathers in your life have already been gifted countless matching golf shirts and "Best Dad Ever" mugs/magnets/signs/hats? We have pooled together some suggestions for all the awesome dads, but we didn't...
I have three good friends from college who I never see and barely speak to. We do group texts during football season when our college team is playing or when someone has a baby, but besides that, we glean...
"And what do you say?" I asked my four-year-old with the tone that tells her she knows the answer.
"I don't want to say 'Please!' Can't I just have it?" She was exasperated, not whiny. Vulnerable, not defiant.
Without another word,...
HOW IT STARTED: 2001
When I met my husband 21 years ago at a Starbucks in the city, I never imagined that we would be...
My husband and I are going through a challenging time. He confessed to me recently that he had a one night stand while I was out of town with our baby visiting family. I have been trying to figure...
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