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Woman Whose Hair Turned Gray at 21 Says She Feels Sexier Than Ever At 43

Crystal Phyllis Mcleod / Healthy Body and Mind

Conventional beauty norms bid women in western society to cover their gray hair, either with dye or a wig, to perpetuate a youthful façade. Dominant cultural standards tell women that gray hair communicates ugliness, poor health, and irrelevance. (1) However, Sara Sophia Eisenman, an author, entrepreneur, and neuroscientist strongly disrupts these standards by sharing images

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Aunts Are Mothers Too

Cheryl Whitten / Complete Happiness

There’s a pressure to have children, isn’t there? If you’re a grown woman of a certain age, motherhood is an expected rite of passage and one you’re not supposed to decline. There’s a certain kind of tsk-tsk-ing, a certain kind of expectation that happens when a woman is discovered not to have, or to want,

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Breastfeeding Mom Offers Perfect Response When Asked to Cover Up

Emily Murray / Healthy Kids

Last year while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas Mexico, Melanie Dudley proved she can give it as good as she gets. When the breastfeeding mom was asked to cover up in a restaurant, she did exactly as requested. Unfortunately, the man who made the unbelievably inappropriate request wasn’t specific enough in what he would like

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We’re Living In An Age Where People Have Forgotten The Importance Of Physical Touch

Emily Murray / Healthy Body and Mind

Human beings are social creatures, it’s hard to deny that. We love our friends and our Friday nights. We’re never too far from our mobile device in case a message comes through. We’re always thrilled when our latest social media post gets a whole bunch of “likes”. We crave connection with other people, but it

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Why We Should Ditch Baby Showers, And Throw New Moms A Postpartum Party Instead

Amanda Walsh / Complete Happiness

Showering moms-to-be with gifts is a relatively new tradition. In fact, it seems to be a North American practice. Other cultures tend to focus on gift-giving and celebrations following the birth. (1) I was kind of on the fence when it came to whether I wanted kids or not. Seven years into our marriage, my

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Weight Chart For Women: What’s Your Ideal Weight According to Your Height?

Adaora Asidianya / Health & Longevity

There’s a world of information out there, so it’s easy to get misinformed about your ideal body weight. Media personalities, or your friends and family, are all too happy to share what works for them. They tell you how they reached their desired weight – and, now, you agree that it’s going to be the

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30 Things That Happen When We Practice Self-Love And Self-Care

Ani Lahiri / Healthy Spirit

Chances are, you learned how to write, do arithmetic, and tie a shoe, but not how to love yourself. Self-love is seldom taught in schools and rarely taught in homes, yet most people seem to know that it’s important. But why is self-love important, and can you learn how to love yourself even as an

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Jim Carrey’s Beautiful Message For Anyone With Depression

Emily Murray / Healthy Mind

If you’re suffering from depression, it can be one of the loneliest and most helpless things you can experience. It feels like a wasteland of despair and sadness, and sometimes we don’t even know why it’s happening to us. But you are not alone. Perhaps there is a chemical imbalance like we see with Bipolar

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Google Admits Workers Listen To Private Audio Recordings From Google Home Smart Speakers

Emily Murray / Alternative

Ah, privacy. It’s a thing of the past. Or is it really just more like “times they are a-changin’”? Google came under fire when they were outed by a contract employee for listening to audio recordings captured on Google Home Smart Speakers. They had no trouble admitting to the practice either. (1) The same happened

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It’s Time For Everyone To Accept That All Parents Are Imperfect, Flawed Human Beings