Every. Damn. Time, I think as I barricade myself in a bathroom stall and root around in my bag for—fingers crossed—an emergency tampon. Back at the gate, the plane’s beginning to board, and it’s getting to be desperate times: I’m about to get on a 12-hour budget flight from Berlin to Singapore, and my period…
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When my son was born nine months ago, I was—like most new moms—a puddle of emotions. I was so eager to see my baby after giving birth, I tried to walk to the recovery room before my epidural had fully worn off. Spoiler alert: I collapsed on the tiled floor. But even on the ground,…
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Trigger warning: The following contains language describing eating-disorder behaviors. My body has always felt open to public commentary. When I was 11, aggressive anorexia took hold of me, landing me in the hospital and halting my growth and development. In the decades since, the anorexia has come and gone in waves, and with it my…
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The cold weather might be enough to convince you and a partner to just stay in. (That restaurant you like to go to is five blocks too far.) But it’s fine to make an occasion out of a winter date night—especially when you’re actually excited about what to wear. Don’t want to leave the warm…
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In September, I turned 25 years old. To celebrate my birthday, my Aunt Terri sent me a lovely card that had a crisp $50 bill inside—“spend it on something nice,” she wrote. At first, I had sights set on the extreme: Why not I ~treat myself~ and put the cash toward a fancy massage, or…
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Sarayu Blue was debating a career change—or, at very least, a pivot—when the actress landed the part of Emet on I Feel Bad, NBC’s new comedy from Amy Poehler. “I wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I quit,’” she explains. “It was more of a really deep frustration with the industry and feeling like there was a cap…
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