ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. During the lull between the holidays this week, we caught up on some of the long reads we put aside for leisurely reading. One piece explored the plight of the homeless in otherwise resource-rich Silicon Valley. Another traced the harrowing story of a rape victim fresh out […]
According to Arizona state legislators some minority women abort fetuses because of their race. In 2011, Arizona passed a law prohibiting an abortion provider from performing an abortion on a woman who wants to abort her fetus because of its race and/or sex. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Arizona arguing that this law […]
“When you begin to live from your heart, you suddenly have an antidote to fear.” – Richard Rudd in The Gene Keys Your purpose is simple. It’s to create something that you — and only you — can create. As you think about a new year and perhaps consider setting resolutions once again, consider instead […]
SECOND INCIDENT That rejection didn’t stop Cosby from making a second pass, the affidavit said. Constand was at Cosby’s Cheltenham Township mansion and had drank “a couple glasses of wine…when ‘out of the blue’ Cosby unbuttoned her pants and began touching her.” Constand thwarted him this time as well, and departed soon afterward. As with […]
The idea for this blog came to me early one morning as I walked my dog. Suddenly our route was blocked by a cadre of people. Clad in white, long-sleeved, loose-fitting jerseys, they marched in an unbroken line in front of us. At strategic intervals a row of three marchers supported a pole on which […]
A successful marriage requires that spouses allow themselves to be vulnerable with each other. Here’s why… In a good marriage we can be ourselves more with our partner than with anyone else in the world. We can have imperfections and still be loved. Being vulnerable means risking sharing our true selves instead of saying what […]
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~ Buddha Many people these days are starting a mindfulness meditation practice with great intentions and lots of enthusiasm. They’ve heard of the stress-reducing and other health benefits of the practice, and are eager to start meditating. However, few of them […]
Even in a culture of oversharing, there are a whole lot of men (and women, too) who just don’t feel comfortable gushing about their relationships in a public forum. But Whisper — an app through which users share their secrets anonymously — allows folks to open up without fear of judgment. Below, 10 times men got candid on Whisper about […]
