Kibble & Dribble • 12th September 2019

Whistle Blowers —

These days, wearable tech is all the rage. Whether we’re talking basic fitness trackers that help us keep tabs on our daily step count or how long it took us to fall asleep last night, our obsession with the numbers all boils down to getting - and staying - healthy. But, fitness trackers aren’t just for humans anymore, Toto.

The Fix • 24th February 2019

Lady Gaga Disappoints Fans by Failing to Address Mental Health Triggers in "A Star Is Born"

Lady Gaga has worked tirelessly to help people with mental health problems, sharing her own struggles with debilitating depression. So why hasn't she addressed the very real and dangerous depressive and suicidal triggers in the film? Trigger Warning: The following story discusses a completed suicide in a film and links to potentially triggering articles. Proceed with caution. If you feel you are at risk and need help, skip the story and get help now. Options include: Calling the U.S. National S

Ravishly | Media Company • 11th December 2018

Good At Falling

I wanted to take the easy way there, through the path cleared away by the plow guy that afternoon. My daughter wanted to take the hard way home, through the deep, soft, unpacked snow, simply because we could. So we did. That’s when she fell the first time.

Ravishly | Media Company • 30th October 2018

Just Hand Out The Candy: How To Not Be A Judgmental Halloween Jerk

It’s almost Halloween. The world as we know it is now unofficially divided into two kinds of people. There are those who Do the Trick-or-Treat thing — whether to be taking the littles out for some costumed fun and oohs and aahs with the neighbors or staying home to pass out candy. Then there are those of us who, even if we stay in all night on October 31 with the bag of fun-size Snickers we bought for ourselves, know we will be navigating the confines of home by nothing more than the blue-light

Kinkly.com • 13th September 2018

An Interview with August McLaughlin, Author of 'Girl Boner'

August McLaughlin, author and podcast host, blew open the doors to her own sexuality and is all about inspiring others to do the same.

Kibble and Dribble • 7th September 2018

Exploring the Alternatives: Eastern Medicine Offers Pet Owners New Options

Exploring the Alternatives: Eastern Medicine Offers Pet Owners New Options

Kinkly.com • 7th September 2018

An Interview with Erica Garza

The author describes the cycle of pleasure and shame that dictated her sex life - and led to her addiction in her memoir, "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex & Porn Addition" in this interview for Kinkly.com.

Folks • 30th August 2018

My Grandmother's Gift As My Father Lay Dying

It’s the day before my father will die. He’s in a hospital bed in the intensive care unit, hooked up to machines monitoring his vitals signs, with a light so bright hanging directly over him that I must force myself to think of things other than tunnels and what lies at the end of them. I am 29-years-old. I am the oldest of five girls. I am a wife and a new mother. I am a daughter so afraid of losing her father that I have convinced myself that I will not.

Prohealth • 12th August 2018

What Can Functional Medicine Offer Depression?

The term may not be familiar, and that’s okay. According to The Institute for Functional Medicine, the functional medicine model is individualized, science-based, and patient-centered. While the goal of conventional medicine is to treat symptoms and the disease, functional medicine strives to treat the patient by searching for and addressing the root cause of an illness.

7th July 2018

Obsessive Skin Picking is Much More Than a Bad Habit | HealthCentral

You might not even realize you're doing it. You pick, pick, pick at a scab or pimple mindlessly, sometimes breaking the skin and drawing blood, sometimes not. If you are aware, you likely are ashamed of your "bad habit."

7th July 2018

Why Eye Contact is So Distressing for Those with Autism | HealthCentral

A study published earlier this year reveals that people with autism spectrum disorder avoid eye contact because it causes anxiety rather than because they lack empathy.

The Fix • 27th June 2018

When Teens Hurt Themselves...Online

What happens when social media becomes the weapon of choice for self-harm; when the cyberbully is also the victim?

Yahoo Lifestyle • 16th June 2018

Anthony Bourdain's suicide wasn't 'selfish.' I know because I tried to kill myself too.

After celebrity chef and bestselling author Anthony Bourdain died of suicide, his friend Val Kilmer took to social media to express his opinion on the matter. In a lengthy Facebook post, Kilmer called Bourdain’s actions “selfish.” Further elaborating, he wrote, “A spiritual guide once told me suicide is the most selfish act a human can execute and I was confused but she explained there’s just no mental place further away from humanity and purpose than the hypnotized numbness that creates the false picture of despair, that forces the victim, unaware, to believe, life’s legacy is over.” Kilmer is wrong — suicide is not selfish. I know because I once tried to take my own life.

The Fix • 11th June 2018

When You're Too Depressed to "Reach Out"

How is it that we’ve all been conditioned to place the burden of action on the one with the mental condition that literally robs us of the ability to act?

The Fix • 11th June 2018

Dear Val Kilmer, Anthony Bourdain Did Love Us

Mental health advocates have routinely cautioned against describing suicide as selfish because it may trigger a vulnerable individual to act. Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, however, seems to give more weight to what a spiritual guide once told him than the warnings of the CDC, the American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Kilmer is now on the receiving end of fan disapproval after publishing a lengthy Facebook post in which he called Bourdain "selfish" for taking himself away from Kilmer and his fans.

Prohealth • 10th June 2018

What is Situational Depression and How Is It Treated?

Situational depression is defined as an adjustment disorder with a depressed mood, and it is a common occurrence for many people as a response to a specific instance, such as job loss or the end of a relationship.

Ravishly | Media Company • 23rd February 2018

The Early Bird & The Night Owl: A Love Story

I sometimes watch my husband sleep in the early morning hours. By tiny bits of light escaping through the cracks in the blinds, my eyes trace the lines of his face, and I smile at the sight of his tousled hair. Married for 15 years and together for 17 now, I am familiar with the signs he is waking up before his alarm goes off at 5:00 a.m.

Latino USA • 25th January 2018

How a Little Boy Inspired His Mom to Start a Clothing Business That Raises Awareness About Down Syndrome and Autism

At six years old, Charlie Hernandez is learning his numbers and letters. He idolizes his father and is obsessed with trains and organizing his toys. Charlie is a typical little boy, who happens to have special needs, says his mother, Anna Hernandez. He’s also the inspiration for Charlie’s Project, a clothing company built around leggings founded by Hernandez in 2012 with a mission to raise awareness for the conditions that affect her son: Down syndrome and Autism.

Longreads • 18th January 2018

You Are What You Hear

Editor's Choice Essay-- In the winter of 2011, in the dressing room at Target, I get caught up in an existential crisis. While trying on bathing suits, I find myself toggling between two drastically different views of myself: one is informed by the harsh words my mother verbalized so many years ago, probably without meaning to hurt me or realizing I was internalizing everything she said; the other by my young daughter’s unconditionally loving view of me.

Kinkly.com • 7th January 2018

Why Plus-Size Boudoir Shoots Are So Damned Liberating

Jenn Mclellan used to think her body was broken. She’d bought into the idea that, because of her size, she couldn’t be beautiful. She exists, she said, in a body that society finds unacceptable, and knowing this had a profound effect on her emotional relationship with her physical self. “Then I got pregnant with my son and had a natural childbirth that changed everything,” says the 37-year-old Albuquerque-based writer, who blogs at . “I realized the strength and beauty my body possesses.