Mariia Siurtukova/Moment/Getty Images If you’ve noticed your hair is thinning, it’s natural to wonder what supplements help with hair loss, or if a little rosemary oil massaged into your scalp could really make the baby hairs begin to sprout. There’s certainly no shortage of influencers online hocking powders, pills, and tinctures of all sorts and claiming they were finally *the thing* to make their hair thick and luscious. (It’s definitely not the filters or the glam teams, if that’s what you were thinking.) So, what do dermatologists have to say about the best ways to regrow thinning hair? Real talk:...
Are You A "Present But Unpleasant" Mom?
Michon / TikTok I am very guilty of being a “present but unpleasant” mom. Sometimes I am mentally drained, burnt out, exhausted, and there’s still so much left to do. One more request, one more mess, one more anything will just send me into a rage spiral, and unfortunately, I will begin to yell. I can be grumpy. I can be touchy. And after I lose my cool, I always feel like sh*t. I always repair my mistakes with family after lashing out, but I still wish I didn’t even have to do that in the first place. Alas, I...
I Went To A Rage Room With The Women In My Family & It Was Honestly Healing
picture alliance/picture alliance/Getty Images A mother, her daughter, and two women named Cathy walk into a red-lit room dressed in motocross masks and jumpsuits. It’s not the start of a stupid joke, but a true retelling of a recent Monday night when I took my mom and her two best friends — yes, both named Cathy — to dinner, drinks, and a rage room. When my family relocated to Florida, we moved in down the street from the Cathys, having no idea that they would become my honorary aunts and my mom’s ride-or-dies, raising their families side by side. Mom...
The Developmental Pediatrician Shortage Is Real & It Came For My Daughter
sturti/E+/Getty Images When you have a child with a disability or developmental disorder, one of the first steps of intervention is to begin assembling a team of specialists to support them. What that team looks like will vary by the child and their specific needs. My daughter has autism, for example, and her care team currently includes a special education teacher, an occupational/feeding therapist, and a developmental pediatrician. Building this support team hasn’t been easy. It’s taken us years to get here and, sadly, our experience isn’t unique. Between battling with insurance, extensive eligibility evaluations, and finding providers with the...