A Lesson From 'Lean In': Why My Daughter Will Know Her Self-Worth

My 4-year-old daughter loves princesses. She often declares that she will be a princess when she grows up and insists on repeating it even after my son jokingly chides her for her choice in career. I'll be honest, the idea that a tiara is something she aspires to frustrates me as a Read More

10 Ways To Show Commitment To Your Partner

I like to think that I am an optimist. Most of the time, my first reaction is to assume that things will work out in the end ... even if I'm not sure how.  One challenge that I've faced in my 13-year marriage is that I think my husband tends to be more of a pessimist, especially when challenges come ...

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Should You Have More Sex?

Sex sex sex sex sex.  It seems one can hardly go a day without being bombarded by notions of how much and what kind of sex we should have.  Dr. Oz tells us that in a healthy relationship partners have sex three times a week, and it seems like Cosmo will never ...

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How to Leave Your Child

  This morning was heartbreaking.  (To read about my complete meldown, click here.)  It all started with a morning cuddle, my 6-yr old climbing into bed, sharing sweet nothings about life.  20 minutes later, when I told him we had to get up ...

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11 Ways To Love Your Body

The verdict is in: Bad body image has all kinds of detrimental effects on your life. The way we see it, you have two options: Sit on your hands and wallow or get up and do something about it, and we urge you to try the latter. With that in mind, here are 11 of our experts' best tips for how you can begin to ...

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