Essay
Forget being first: Why I’m happy to be my husband’s second wife
He learned a lot in his first marriage. Now I get to reap the benefits.
I got a psychic reading 3 months after losing my dad. How it helped me heal
I was bereft about never hearing from my dad again. After my session, the feeling changed.
My shame over having an STD is one of the hardest things I’ve ever dealt with
And I’ve had cancer.
I hated when other moms told me to ‘just wait.’ And now I do it myself
Yes, it's an annoying thing to say. But maybe it's not all bad.
24 hours in a 'DunKings' tracksuit
I wore the tracksuit, made famous by the Super Bowl commercial, for a full day in New York.
How a routine C-section turned into the most traumatic event of my life
Months later, I'm still processing the trauma from my birth experience.
Was the 3-minute eclipse worth the years I spent planning for it? Yes, and here's why
I made the trip from New York City to Llano, Texas to witness the cosmic phenomenon firsthand.
My fiancé is 17 years older than me and I’m sick of the age-gap conversation
People may judge us, but I think we’re actually a stronger couple because of the conversations about aging we’ve had.
I let my 5-year-old curse as much as he wants — here’s why
He can just say, “This is f—ing stupid!” when I tell him no more TV, or when he can’t get his Magna-Tiles to stack perfectly.
‘Quiet on Set’ made me feel guilty for the role I played in ’90s pop culture
As a teen magazine editor, I got to know many young celebrities. Looking back, I wonder how I didn’t see their struggles — or if maybe I just didn’t want to.
I ignored my back pain. 5 days later I almost lost my leg
Like many women, I chalked my aches up to aging. But it turns out that I have a little-known disorder called May-Thurner syndrome.
I asked my parents to stop buying junk for my kids and give them this instead
I’m sick of them spending money on toys that my children will grow bored of within days and end up in a landfill. So I got an idea.
