Self-Care: Health and Wellness Guide for Moms

Maternal deaths are mostly preventable, and voters across the aisle agree on the fix

Women's Health

Why your workout is doing more for your brain than your body

A counselor explains the mental benefits of exercise, and why one workout changes your brain before it changes your body.

Women's Health, Mental Health

Women's Health

The nighttime trick a doctor uses to fall asleep fast (it’s not melatonin)

Lifestyle factors and daily habits leave the nervous system revved up with nowhere to go. "The good part," Agarwal said, "is those are a lot more easily corrected."

Women's Health

Women's Health

The motherhood penalty is costing women more than just playing time

Women in sport at every level — recreational, competitive, elite — face structural barriers that have less to do with ability or interest and everything to do with the systems built around them.

Women's Health, Health & Wellness

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Women's Health

The personal safety skill every woman already has — and needs to pass on to her daughter

Kelly Sayre has spent nearly a decade teaching women that the most powerful safety tool they have isn't in their purse. It's already working.

Women's Health

Women's Health

I tested the only FDA-approved OTC bladder leak solution at trampoline class. It passed.

One in three women experience urinary incontinence postpartum. Most just live with it. They don't have to.

Women's Health

Children's Health

What’s really behind back-to-school meltdowns and how to prevent them

Back-to-school meltdowns aren't defiance, says a neuroscience expert. Here's what they are.

Children's Health, Back To School

Health & Wellness

Your child’s meltdowns may be clues to their sensory needs

What if, instead of asking “How do I stop this behavior?” we asked, “What is this behavior trying to tell me?” A pediatric OT breaks it all down.

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Children's Health

My daughter wishes smartphones didn’t exist. New research says she’s not alone

It's painful enough to feel nostalgic for your own past. It's a different kind of ache to watch your kid feel nostalgic for an era she'll never get to have.

Children's Health

Children's Health

Health advice feels unstable right now. Here’s what parents can still trust

When we tell parents to make better individual choices without fixing the systems that shape those choices, we're transferring the burden, not solving the problem.

Children's Health

Toddler

Why do toddlers mix up their words? The explanation is too sweet

From calling Rice Krispie treats "raspberry Christmas trees" to identifying a peppermint as a "hippo," their creative word associations often feel like riddles waiting to be solved.

Toddler, Health & Wellness, It's Science, Toddler Milestones

viral-tiktok-child-starts-as-an-egg-in-grandmother

It's Science

You started as an egg inside your grandmother—here’s the mind-blowing science behind this generational bond

Did you know that the egg that would one day become you was formed while your mother was still developing in your grandmother's womb?

It's Science, Health & Wellness

News

The emotional cost of being first: Study finds higher rates of anxiety in firstborn & only children

New research reveals how birth order may affect your child’s mental health—here’s what to know.

News, Health & Wellness, It's Science, Viral & Trending

Life

Cute aggression, explained: Why you want to “eat” your baby, according to science

Go ahead and nibble on your baby's cheeks. Research says it makes you an even better parent.

Life, It's Science

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Mental Health

How I finally kicked my phone addiction

Mental Health

Mental Health

7 strategies to raise body-confident kids in an era of slimmed-down celebs

Here's what parents can actually do to raise body-confident kids in the GLP-1 era, from experts who work with eating disorders every day.

Mental Health, Health & Wellness

Mental Health

Paris Hilton’s morning fix for ADHD moms: This night-before routine

Paris Hilton's ADHD isn't managed by willpower. It's the night-before checklist she runs her whole household on. Here's what she actually does.

Mental Health

Women's Health

Why your workout is doing more for your brain than your body

A counselor explains the mental benefits of exercise, and why one workout changes your brain before it changes your body.

Women's Health, Mental Health

Girls playfully yelling in front of a camping tent

Health & Wellness

I was raised to be quiet and agreeable. I want the opposite for my kids.

On teaching your kids—and yourself—that it’s okay to be imperfect.

Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Mental Health

New moon rituals, from a slight skeptic who sat in the circle anyway

I spent a couple of years in a new moon women's circle. Here is the part worth keeping and the part I was happy to leave.

Mental Health, Self Care

Health & Wellness

Turns out running with your stroller might actually protect your body more than you think

Think stroller runs are risky? A new study shows they may actually protect your joints and reduce injury risk—yes, running with baby can be smart

Health & Wellness, Fitness

Birth

This mom tried something wild at 40 weeks to induce labor—and spoiler: it worked

At 40 weeks pregnant, many moms are searching for anything—anything—to get labor going.

Birth, Birth Stories, Fitness, Health & Wellness, News, Viral & Trending

Labor & Delivery

Yoga poses for labor

5 poses you might want to strike when baby’s bearing down.

Labor & Delivery, Fitness

Fitness

The ‘cozy sculpt’ fitness trend is IDEAL for moms

Celebrity trainer and founder of The Sculpt Society, Megan Roup, shares how to make it part of your own routine.

Fitness, Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Mental Health

New moon rituals, from a slight skeptic who sat in the circle anyway

I spent a couple of years in a new moon women's circle. Here is the part worth keeping and the part I was happy to leave.

Mental Health, Self Care

Self Care

Set yourself up for success by being gentle on yourself

You are not a machine. Building sustainable success as a parent starts with compassionate habits that protect your energy, sharpen your focus, and keep joy in the mix.

Self Care, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Women's Health

Mom and her child sitting and playing together in modern Bohemian-style living room

Health & Wellness

How mothers carry both grief and joy at once

Motherhood is full of grief and joy at the same time. Here is how to hold both, honor what hurts, and still make room for what is good.

Health & Wellness, Mental Health, New Mother Emotions, Self Care

early after birth, postpartum mom laying next to her new baby on a bed and smiling

Reset Rituals

5 rituals moms use to reconnect with themselves after birth

In the fog of feeding schedules and nap math, small “after birth” rituals help you feel like you again. Simple practices fit real life and work

Reset Rituals, Health & Wellness, Motherly, Self Care, Women's Health

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

I wanted to be proactive about my health—this platform made it easy

Everlywell emphasized context and care in a way that acknowledged the realities of women’s health.

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

How Blueland’s founder makes sustainable back-to-school shopping effortless and affordable

Her advice stems from real experience as both a mother and an entrepreneur who's tested countless products in search of ones that actually work for real families.

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide, Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

This sister duo created the most viral baby product on Instagram—and changed the game of snot-sucking

The ultimate destination for positive mental + physical conditioning for you and…

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Canopy just launched a baby bath filter that does three things at once

The ultimate destination for positive mental + physical conditioning for you and…

Health & Wellness Shopping Guide

Mental Health

How I finally kicked my phone addiction

I was struggling to focus on physical books, so I knew it was time to stop scrolling. I asked Catherine Price, the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, for her best advice.

Mental Health

Reset Rituals

7 fall equinox rituals to ground you for the season ahead

It’s always worthwhile to take a beat before the calendar goes feral with holiday gatherings and ground yourself for the season ahead.

Reset Rituals, Health & Wellness

Our Partners

Building a Back-to-School Routine That Actually Supports Your Kid’s Health

The ultimate destination for positive mental + physical conditioning for you and…

Our Partners, Health & Wellness

Women's Health

Maternal deaths are mostly preventable, and voters across the aisle agree on the fix

A new national poll from the bipartisan campaign Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America found that more than 80% of voters back nearly every solution on the table.

Women's Health

Mental Health

7 strategies to raise body-confident kids in an era of slimmed-down celebs

Here's what parents can actually do to raise body-confident kids in the GLP-1 era, from experts who work with eating disorders every day.

Mental Health, Health & Wellness

Mental Health

Paris Hilton’s morning fix for ADHD moms: This night-before routine

Paris Hilton's ADHD isn't managed by willpower. It's the night-before checklist she runs her whole household on. Here's what she actually does.

Mental Health

Children's Health

What’s really behind back-to-school meltdowns and how to prevent them

Back-to-school meltdowns aren't defiance, says a neuroscience expert. Here's what they are.

Children's Health, Back To School

Health & Wellness

A family doctor’s low-stress way to keep back-to-school germs out of the house

You can't immune-proof a child, and she won't pretend you can. Still, you can make the house they come home to a little less hospitable to whatever they carried in.

Health & Wellness

Women's Health

Why your workout is doing more for your brain than your body

A counselor explains the mental benefits of exercise, and why one workout changes your brain before it changes your body.

Women's Health, Mental Health

Health & Wellness

Your child’s meltdowns may be clues to their sensory needs

What if, instead of asking “How do I stop this behavior?” we asked, “What is this behavior trying to tell me?” A pediatric OT breaks it all down.

Health & Wellness, Children's Health

Health & Wellness

I was raised to be quiet and agreeable. I want the opposite for my kids.

On teaching your kids—and yourself—that it’s okay to be imperfect.

Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Mental Health

New moon rituals, from a slight skeptic who sat in the circle anyway

I spent a couple of years in a new moon women's circle. Here is the part worth keeping and the part I was happy to leave.

Mental Health, Self Care

Mental Health

The 10-second reset for overwhelmed moms this back-to-school season

A Tai Chi master on late summer, grounding, and a gentler kind of back-to-school reset.

Mental Health

Health & Wellness

A viral Thread asked women for their zero-effort “I have my life together” habits. 3,500 replies later, we have some favorites

Reading through them felt like being handed the group chat I didn’t know I needed

Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Children's Health

My daughter wishes smartphones didn’t exist. New research says she’s not alone

It's painful enough to feel nostalgic for your own past. It's a different kind of ache to watch your kid feel nostalgic for an era she'll never get to have.

Children's Health

Health advice feels unstable right now. Here’s what parents can still trust

When we tell parents to make better individual choices without fixing the systems that shape those choices, we're transferring the burden, not solving the problem.

Children's Health

Women's Health

The nighttime trick a doctor uses to fall asleep fast (it’s not melatonin)

Lifestyle factors and daily habits leave the nervous system revved up with nowhere to go. "The good part," Agarwal said, "is those are a lot more easily corrected."

Women's Health

Mental Health

Why this doctor and mom of three is retiring from competitive motherhood

"My kids don't need a childhood that looks impressive on paper. They need one that feels good while they're living it."

Mental Health

Women's Health

The motherhood penalty is costing women more than just playing time

Women in sport at every level — recreational, competitive, elite — face structural barriers that have less to do with ability or interest and everything to do with the systems built around them.

Women's Health, Health & Wellness

Women's Health

The personal safety skill every woman already has — and needs to pass on to her daughter

Kelly Sayre has spent nearly a decade teaching women that the most powerful safety tool they have isn't in their purse. It's already working.

Women's Health

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