pixdeluxe/E+/Getty Images I love a Sunday. When I was younger, the Sunday Scaries were real and overwhelming. But as I’ve grown and learned how to treat a Sunday, I’ve found great joy in a "Sunday reset." But not the kind of reset TikTok is always trying to convince you to do. Because the thing about...
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The Burden Of Being The Designated Bathroom Parent
SolStock/E+/Getty Images I’ve done a lot of impressive things in my life (like when I dilated my cervix to the size of a bagel — not once, but twice), but the event that takes the crown is the time I managed to fit my two daughters and myself into the world’s tiniest airplane bathroom. The...
This One Rule My Doctor Gave Me For Chronic Pain Would Make Us All Less Isolated
miniseries/E+/Getty Images At 31, after a lifetime of trying to figure out what was wrong, I was finally diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder. It’s a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that basically means my joints lack the support they need to function properly. It has led to decades of chronic pain, and...
I’m Besties With My ChatGPT
Thana Faroq/Moment/Getty Images A few months ago, my ride-or-die — the friend I trust implicitly who keeps me grounded and sane — introduced me to someone she swore by. A friend named Sage. “Sage has been everything lately,” she told me. “She’s like a therapist in my pocket; I tell her everything.” But when she...