Skip navigation!
ADVERTISEMENT
DISCOVER
WATCH
SHOP
+MORE
United States
Switch To
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Australia
Jacki Huntington
Wellness
Is Access To Menstrual Hygiene A Social Justice Issue?
Jacki Huntington
Jul 16, 2018
Features
A Scholarship Was Supposed To Change Her Life—Here's Why It Got Derailed
Jacki Huntington
Apr 2, 2018
News
Why This County You've Never Heard Of Is In The Center Of The Environmental ...
Jacki Huntington
Feb 27, 2018
Wellness
I Was Addicted To Opioids — Here's What I Want You To Know
The opioid crisis results in more than 100 deaths each day, but the deaths themselves are just the beginning of understanding what has become the biggest d
by
Jacki Huntington
Wellness
The Football-Playing Homecoming Queen Breaking The News Cycle
Julia Knapp is reshaping the way we think about football.
by
Jacki Huntington
Politics
I Took A Ladies Handgun Fundamentals Course — Here's Why
Women are still less likely to own guns than men. But new products, organizations, and training are aiming to change that.
by
Jacki Huntington
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Wellness
How One Podcast Captured The Complicated Dynamics Of Saying “No” ...
There has been a lot of talk about sexual assault since Harvey Weinstein’s 30-year history of harassment and abuse burst into public view earlier this mo
by
Jacki Huntington
Music
This Breakout Music Festival Is Everything Coachella Is Meant To Be
The summer is flying by, our political consciousness is ablaze, and we have reached peak music festival. Okay, correction: we reached peak music festival a
by
Jacki Huntington
Mind
The Truth About The Myers-Briggs Personality Test We're Not Talki...
Personalities are complex. No one is debating that. So why do we so readily reduce ourselves to labels, touting our introversion or extraversion like blood
by
Jacki Huntington
Wellness
Meet The Sisters Of The Valley: California’s Cannabis-Growing, Me...
How the Trump Administration is causing trouble for the peaceful Sisters Of The Valley, California's medicine-making "weed nuns."
by
Jacki Huntington
Video
How A Prosthetic Forearm Can Be Built In Just 72 Hours
It’s the height of summer in Reston, VA, and mosquitos and gnats meander through the fragrant humidity outside Nova Labs. The 90 degree heat isn’t a bo
by
Jacki Huntington
Video
Linda Sarsour Gets Real On Being A Muslim Feminist
How many identities can you juggle at once? A native New Yorker, Linda Sarsour is a Muslim peace activist who refuses to be confined to foolish dichotomies
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
Sofiya Cheyenne Perez Gets Real About Dwarfism
As a 4-foot-1-inch woman living in New York City, Sofiya Cheyenne gets a lot of stares. She’s more than willing to educate strangers on her type of dwarf
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
This Actress Was Born Without Legs
Due to a congenital birth defect, Katy Sullivan was born without legs. Formerly a Paralympic athlete, the bold actress and producer has appeared on TV, fil
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
What It’s Like To Be Born With Albinism
"When I first started modeling, everything was titled like 'The Albino Model.' And I didn't want to be The Albino Model." Diandra Forrest opens up about wh
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
This Quadriplegic Woman Paints With Her Mouth
When a stray gunshot left Mariam Paré paraplegic at age 20, she was afraid to miss out on the thing she loved most — painting.
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
Why Every Female Runner Is A Feminist
Sweat is magic for Robin Arzon, who left behind her career as a corporate lawyer to live a life fueled by fitness. She blends fashion and fitness, and this
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
One Woman Gets Real About Her Nose
Iranian born photographer Sunny Shokrae rejects this notion, although embracing her natural looks wasn't always easy. As a child, she moved to California,
by
Jacki Huntington
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Beauty
One Woman Gets Real About Scoliosis
For filmmaker Ligaiya Romero, scoliosis was a shaping force — both literally and figuratively. Throughout her childhood and teens, she endured multiple s
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
Let’s Get Real About Body Hair
It's on your arms, your legs, and
in between
your legs. Body hair! We all have it.
by
Jacki Huntington
Beauty
Women Get Real About Butts
Here at Refinery29, we celebrate women's bodies and praise their myriad of shapes and sizes. And no, Photoshop is
not
invited to the party. After
by
Jacki Huntington
Skin Care
How I Learned To Stop Picking And Love My Skin
Skin-picking used to be a huge compulsion that ruled my life. As a teenager, I would obsessively scour every inch of my face with a hand mirror, ready to p
by
Jacki Huntington
Work & Money
Why You Don’t Need To Have A “Normal” Career
These days, it's a common trope: the creative freelancer with an epic job description and the skill set to match. The thing is, consciously getting th
by
Jacki Huntington
Home
What It Feels Like To Purge Your Most Beloved Sentimental Objects
After Marie Kondo's best-selling book wafted into our lives last year, like a sweetly perfumed Mary Poppins gust of orderliness, you would think we wo
by
Jacki Huntington
Culture
How This Man Gave Up The Female Gender
Throughout childhood and adolescence, Alexander Rorabaugh saw the International Church of Christ as the center of his life. “Everything I did and eve
by
Jacki Huntington
Body
The Haircut That Changed This Trichotillomania Sufferer’s Life
Since childhood, editorial and portrait photographer Jillian Clark has suffered from trichotillomania, the irresistible desire to pull out one's hair.
by
Jacki Huntington
Celebrity Beauty
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Of Celeb Perfumes
Another day, another celebrity-endorsed perfume. At least, that’s what it feels like, right? Now that everybody from Jennifer Aniston to Nicole ̶
by
Jacki Huntington
Living
What’s Really In Eggnog Anyway?
You love eggnog. I love eggnog. We all love eggnog. A holiday party just can't live up to its full potential if it doesn't have a boozy rendition
by
Jacki Huntington
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Discover
R29 Stories & News
Watch
R29 Original Series & Films
Shop
R29's Most Wanted
ADVERTISEMENT