Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Moment/Getty Images I’m not sure I know anyone who isn’t tired anymore — there’s more to do in a day than any of us have time for, and enough going on in the world to make it feel like you can never really keep up with it all. But there’s a difference between being mentally exhausted and actually feeling like there’s something amiss in your sleep. If you catch yourself wondering, “Why do I wake up tired after eight hours of sleep?” it could mean that you need to make some changes — to your sleep environment, your diet,...
What Actually Happens During School Active Shooter Drills?
Instagram / @dr.han.red In a country where school shootings are disturbingly common, and with significant work ahead of us to prevent them going forward, school active shooter drills feel like a necessary evil. However, while we want students to be prepared for the worst-case scenario, the impact of the drills themselves are often overlooked. Active shooter drills can be emotional, stressful events. Over the course of my time in school in the 2010s, I watched as they became more realistic, and more frightening. My elementary school referred to them as “shelter-in-place drills,” and they were announced over the loudspeaker with...
I Brought My Baby To A Funeral, & It Was Profoundly Life-Affirming
Urbazon/Getty Images In late October, my beloved uncle died in a bicycle accident. Our large family is no stranger to loss, but this one felt different in its suddenness and mystery, leaving us all with a gnawing sense of disbelief. We were shocked by the painful realization that someone we loved could be enjoying a daily hobby one moment and forever unconscious the next. While every member of our extended family grappled with my uncle’s death in their own way, I found myself experiencing something unfamiliar: coping with grief while caring for a young child. My husband and I had...
Have You Ever Been Nap-Shamed? A Woman Was Shamed For Wanting A Rest
@provokedbysusan / TikTok Have you ever been nap-shamed? You’re feeling groggy and run down. You know that a nap will do you a world of good. However, when you share your plan to take a rest, your friend or spouse gives you some side-eye. One woman found herself in this situation, wondering why her desire to nap was such an insane concept for her friends to comprehend. Susan Dabbar shared her experience on TikTok, wondering if others had been, what she calls, nap-shamed. “Back in September, I took a trip to Italy with a group of women, and we got...