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I'll never forget the time someone told me to "stick a tampon in it" — that I was being "crazy" because my "hormones must be through the roof." Read...

This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

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We're the first ones to tell you that we can all use some more self-care practices in our lives. 

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We’re all susceptible to work stress. Even if you’ve got your dream gig, there will no doubt be times that you’re stressing out about work.

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This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and  has been republished with permission.

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Chronic pain affects anywhere from 11% to 40% of people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, in 2016, an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had coped with chronic pain, and 8% of U.S. adults had high-impact chronic pain. 

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Your Monday blues are likely worse if you are going through something you can’t control, like fertility treatment, a parent’s illness, or project deadlines.

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Small talk is about as dreary as the murky skies and as painfully vexing as the overcrowded parkway.

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Someone who I have never met asked me the other day over email if they could just pick my brain for a few minutes... Read...

In a professional setting, there’s really no excuse for bad-mouthing anyway — be it your client, colleague or CEO. Read...

Financial anxieties are on the rise and, for many of us, triggering memories of the last recession we lived through, in 2008.  Read...

Every child needs to know that they have an unlimited source of support in their parents, who will love and accept them no matter how badly they’ve failed. Read...