Self-care is vital to establishing a sense of oneself, and creating boundaries from there.
Tips for Calling Your Reps if You’re Nervous, Socially Awkward, or Phone-Phobic
The good news: your call WILL BE short.
The good news: your call WILL BE short.
Will My Anxious Child Ever Have Friends?
The idea of trying to be friends with someone “different” might be more than a 5-year-old is meant to handle.
The idea of trying to be friends with someone “different” might be more than a 5-year-old is meant to handle.
Bill Nye is BACK to Save the World (and Possibly My Sanity)
Bill Nye – science guy, educator, mechanical engineer, and curator of curiosity – returns with a new show. Each episode of Bill Nye Saves the World tackles a specific topic or concept through lively panel discussions, wide-ranging correspondent reports from a crackerjack team, and Bill’s very special blend of lab procedure and sly personality.
Bill Nye – science guy, educator, mechanical engineer, and curator of curiosity – returns with a new show. Each episode of Bill Nye Saves the World tackles a specific topic or concept through lively panel discussions, wide-ranging correspondent reports from a crackerjack team, and Bill’s very special blend of lab procedure and sly personality.
Fast Food Chains That are Making an Effort to Serve Real Food
What if fast food becomes convenient... and healthy? Oh the joys!
What if fast food becomes convenient… and healthy? Oh the joys!
It’s Time We Stop Lying to Ourselves About Coffee
Let's all just admit that coffee is disgusting, and move on with our lives.
Let’s all just admit that coffee is disgusting, and move on with our lives.
Dating While (Semi) Damaged: OkCupid and Self-Esteem
While my post-OkCupid elation was temporary, I still value it.
While my post-OkCupid elation was temporary, I still value it.
4 Things to Know About Human Trafficking
Sex trafficking victims matter, but there are countless sex workers across the spectrum who wouldn’t describe themselves as victims of sex trafficking. They matter, too.
Sex trafficking victims matter, but there are countless sex workers across the spectrum who wouldn’t describe themselves as victims of sex trafficking. They matter, too.
5 Ways to be a More Minimalist Parent
If you are starting to transition to a more minimalist home, it can help to get your kids involved in the process.
If you are starting to transition to a more minimalist home, it can help to get your kids involved in the process.
7 Healthy Habits That Aren’t Actually Healthy
Some healthy choices are anything but.
Some healthy choices are anything but.
Bo Obama Pays Touching Tribute to His Toilet of Seven Years
Bo Obama sat and stayed in front of a constellation of camera flashes and biped reporters to give his farewell address in the Oval Office.
Bo Obama sat and stayed in front of a constellation of camera flashes and biped reporters to give his farewell address in the Oval Office.
An Imagined Conversation With Optimism
It’s me, Optimism! Cheeriness? Excitement? Hope?
It’s me, Optimism! Cheeriness? Excitement? Hope?
Lovers and Fighters in America: Students Honor the Unsung Heroes of University Campuses Across the US
The Unsung Heroes movement is closing the gap between the, often overlooked, employees and the students at the university.
The Unsung Heroes movement is closing the gap between the, often overlooked, employees and the students at the university.
I’m a Stronger Feminist Because of My Husband
My husband's a feminist, raised by a feminist couple. It's been a gift to me, and to our daughters.
My husband’s a feminist, raised by a feminist couple. It’s been a gift to me, and to our daughters.
A Guide for White People Who Don’t Think That Thing is Racist
Nobody needs our white asses jumping in to whitesplain racism to People of Color. Just don’t.
Nobody needs our white asses jumping in to whitesplain racism to People of Color. Just don’t.
My Kid Won’t Play Organized Sports and I’m Thrilled
I would rather him spend his teenage years gaming with friends and going to geeky cons than drinking beer and trying to get laid.
I would rather him spend his teenage years gaming with friends and going to geeky cons than drinking beer and trying to get laid.

