RIP Dr. Joyce Brothers
Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85 By ULA ILNYTZKY | Associated Press Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85. Brothers died Monday of respiratory failure in New York City, […]
Women’s Health: Non-Doctor Abortions In California: Bill Clears State Assembly Panel
The Sacramento Bee | By Torey Van Oot A proposal to let medical professionals other than doctors perform an early abortion procedure advanced Tuesday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 154, by Democratic Assemblywoman Toni Atkins of San Diego, would authorize nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants who undergo training to conduct aspiration abortions, a […]
Inspiration Of Motherhood: Every Day Is Mother’s Day
Kate Baldwin Professor, Writer, Mother “You’re a stupid f—ing idiot!” The words hurled at me like a torch. I could almost see flames rising from the stranger’s mouth as I turned around to see a driver passing, his middle finger extended from an otherwise clenched fist. I had just come from the intersection in front […]
Women’s News: Does Monogamy Cause Female Sexual Dysfunction — And Could A Pill Be The Answer?
The Huffington Post | By Emma Gray There has been talk of a female equivalent to Viagra for years. Now it may become a reality — one that could be in pharmacies within the next few years, according to a May 22nd New York Times magazine article by Daniel Bergner. The piece — and the drug itself — bring up a […]
Inspiration Of Style: Would you wear Wrangler’s moisturizing jeans?
The Huffington Post | By Sara Gates We’re all for hydrating our skin during the dry winter season, but are moisturizing jeans like Wrangler’s new spa denim really the best way to go? The “Denim Spa” line of skinny jeans, which holds popular skincare ingredients like apricot kernel oil and shea butter within the fabric, apparently hydrates your skin while you wear them. […]
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A Woman’s Story: No Place Like Home
Beth Bernstein Writer, Jewelry Consultant I will never get used to Mother’s Day. It’s been twenty years since my mom died suddenly at age 55, just three years older than I am now. I still want to throw something at the TV when commercials urge me to buy that special piece of jewelry or show […]
Women’s News: The Last Place I Expected To Be At 30
Jillian Sanders Book Publicist “No problem, Grandma. I can pick up something after work — any veggie will do?” “That must suck,” said my 21-year-old cube mate after I hung up the phone. “If I were 30 and living with my grandparents, I’d kill myself.” It was hard to believe that just one year earlier, […]
Women’s News: ‘Things To Remember’ List Offers Some Good Advice To Live By
The Huffington Post On Monday mornings, we could all use a little extra pick-me-up. So when we came across this list of “Things To Remember,” originally posted bydonttrustthevoices on Tumblr, we had to share it. Sure, we can question what the creator means by “being a bitch” and how “necessary” it is, but overall, these […]
