skin

5 Ways Being Pissed Off Messes Up Your Skin

Being angry all the time is messing up a lot of things, but it’s really messing up your skin.
Kristin Booker in
Beauty, skin, anger, stress

May 9, 2013 at 9:00am | 34 comments

enneagram

The Enneagram Test: This New-Age Hippie Bulls#%t Changed My Life

I grew up in a house where horoscopes were banned, and nonfiction was the genre of choice. So personality tests, and all the crunchy-hippie-granola-hooey that goes with them? Not up my alley.
Lindsey Wahowiak in
New Agey, enneagram, therapy, personality, stress

Jan 29, 2013 at 10:00am | 139 comments

stress

Eight Tips for Not Dealing With Stress (From Someone Who’s Never Dealt With Stress In Her Life)

I have a collection of innovative avoidance behaviors, designed to keep me from acknowledging or dealing with any unpleasantness that should befall me
Abby S in
Relationships, stress, therapy, avoidance

Jan 28, 2013 at 5:00pm | 78 comments

stress

The Odd Ways We Deal With Stress (I Do Fake Karate)

I got to thinking about all the actually weird stuff I do to keep calm and carry the hell on and my list is as follows.
Helena in
Fun, stress, the holidays, stress relief

Dec 20, 2012 at 11:30am | 45 comments

food

My Holiday Season Resolution Is to Quit Eating Lunch At My Desk

According to HuffPo, 79% of Americans eat lunch at their desks. I'm guessing it's because, like me, they're all desperate to please people who probably couldn't care less where we ate.
Kate Conway in
Healthy, food, lunch, job, stress, work

Nov 15, 2012 at 10:00am | 38 comments

reiki

I Don't Even Believe in Therapy and I Tried Reiki

The list of things I don’t believe in includes: Crystal healing, any form of organized religion, life after death, therapy, auras, fate and Nicolas Cage.
Rebecca H in
Healthy, reiki, life coaching, stress, anxiety

Oct 16, 2012 at 6:00pm | 91 comments

children

I'm Happier Being a Part-Time Parent

Having a week where I don’t have to put anyone to bed, or be the disciplinarian, or wait until after 9:00 p.m. to watch my recorded HBO shows is THE BEST.
Somer Sherwood in
Family Drama, children, divorce, kids, motherhood, parenting, part-time parenting, science, stress

Jul 10, 2012 at 11:00am | 184 comments

adventures in crazy brain

Taking An Adult Time Out

I can be a bitch sometimes.
s.e. smith in
Healthy, adventures in crazy brain, brain weasels, mental health, stop being a bitch, stress

Jun 22, 2012 at 12:00pm | 44 comments

bulimia

Addicted to Everything: I'm Not Doing That Well With My Food Stuff, You Guys

Don't call it a comeback.
Emily in
Healthy, bulimia, eating disorders, food, stress

Jun 15, 2012 at 1:00pm | 234 comments

overcommitting

Hi, My Name is Corynne, and I'm Addicted to Commitments

I've worked here for a little over two months, so I guess it's time for us to meet. I love comments and my dog.
Corynne in
Relationships, overcommitting, stress, work

Jun 12, 2012 at 6:00pm | 61 comments

anxiety

We're All Just Animals: How I Handle My Free-Floating Anxiety

Yes, we all have anxiety and gluten allergies and we're all on antidepressants, but we're just animals, man! We were never meant to live this way!
Emily in
Healthy, anxiety, natural remedies, stress

Mar 9, 2012 at 2:25pm | 236 comments

animals

An Elephant Seal Looks in the Mirror: What if Animals Had Our People Problems?

I draw it out.
Jessica in
Fun, animals, lady problems, stress

Mar 7, 2012 at 2:30pm | 31 comments

anxiety

Actually Dying of Stress? It's a Thing (And Here's How You Can Avoid It)

I have a rare condition where too much stress can actually kill me, but my treatment can probably help you to not wig out too.
Emily V Gordon in
Healthy, anxiety, homeopathy, how not to stress, I am not a psychologist, stills disease, stress

Feb 27, 2012 at 3:00pm | 26 comments

eczema

Hey there Stress Eczema, I've Missed You

I know there has to be a support group for this. But I have yet to find anyone in real life who shares my adult onset eczema pain
Helena in
Healthy, eczema, stress

Feb 1, 2012 at 10:00am | 0 comments

anxiety

Adventures In Anxiety: Let's Help Calm Each Other Down

What do you do when you feel like your brain is going to explode?
Hannah in
Healthy, anxiety, mental health, relaxation, stress

Aug 23, 2011 at 2:08pm | 0 comments

add

I'm A Lonely, Insecure Wreck With Really Good Skin

...thanks to this peel-off mask that looks a tad, uh, "Blackface." I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't.
Cat in
Beauty, ADD, boscia, late night, masks, shoppables, skincare, stress

May 27, 2011 at 10:02am | 0 comments