This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. Can you ‘heal’ too much? A friend just went through a breakdown, brought on by 15 years in the corporate world. Physically and mentally burnt out, she turned to various different healing therapies to recover. Gestalt therapy, an Ayurvedic diet overhaul, then a celiac […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. Dressing down made me feel safer. Not only could I avoid male attention I couldn’t handle, but I avoided the competitive gaze of other women. For some time now, I’ve not felt like a “proper woman” when it comes to outfits. All around me […]
Quiet, alone time can foster ingenuity, improve concentration, and curb mental and physical burnout from spreading ourselves too thin. So why don’t we take time for ourselves more often? Last weekend, my best girlfriend and I had big plans to grab dinner and drinks together for the first time in over a month. It was […]
Greetings Role Rebooters, In early 2014 we celebrated Role Reboot’s third anniversary, and I’m excited to finally announce a long overdue re-launch of the site. You’ll notice some things may look slightly different, and that we’ve integrated a few (hopefully not-so-intrusive) ads as part of an ongoing effort to make the site sustainable for the […]
Think pot is just for tree-hugging hippies and deadbeat stoners? Think again. Even before the tests came back, I knew it was lupus. I’d been meeting the textbook and Internet criteria for months. In sunlight, my exposed skin broke out into pink and painful sores. Nausea and stomach cramps made even the thought of food […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Some people feel their kids are their greatest achievement. For a long time I thought mine was not having any. “What’s your greatest achievement?” That’s such a good question. It lets you dwell for a moment on the things you’ve got in the plus column of […]
Pubic hair is a reminder that we are mature, sexual beings able to create and bear life. The way it’s groomed is irrelevant and a matter of taste. There’s a painting in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris called L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Corbet. That’s a link to it, but you shouldn’t click on it […]
Why are we so uncomfortable with bodies that we see as different in any way, and what makes people feel entitled to engage with them in such intimate ways, and in public? Imagine that wherever you go—to the grocery store, to work, to the mall, to the bank—people touched you without asking your permission and […]
