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Wellness
The New Moon In Libra Means Big Things For Your Relationship
Elizabeth Gulino
Oct 4, 2021
Wellness
The Internet Is Obsessed With Parasocial Relationships
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Oct 4, 2021
Wellness
COVID Gave Me Germaphobia. Now I’m Reclaiming My Sexuality
Arese Sylvester
Oct 4, 2021
Wellness
What Is TikTok Reiki & Does It Really Work?
You’re semi-supine, on hour three of mindless TikTok scrolling. Doja Cat is there, followed by some actual cats, and suddenly a creator called Mystique A
by
Elly Parsons
Wellness
What Is Weaponized Incompetence, The Slow Burn Relationship Killer?
“I’ll just do it” is a phrase that has escaped my mouth many a time, often uttered with a sigh. I know I’m not alone in my willingness to take matt
by
Maggie Zhou
Wellness
What Is EFT Tapping & Is It The Secret To Relieving Stress?
Whether you are relatively new to managing anxiety and emotional distress, or it’s a lifelong project for you, finding what works can be overwhelming. Th
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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Wellness
Your Horoscope This Week: October 3, 2021
by
Gala Mukomolova
Living
The Girlboss Is Dead. Now It’s Time To Kill The “Good Boss”
In the summer of 2020, the girlboss was officially pronounced dead. (Since then, she’s been pronounced dead over and over, as if she only gets resurrecte
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Elizabeth Gulino
Relationships
Is It Time To Give Slow Dating A Try? (We Mean Really Slow)
The pandemic put an abrupt full stop at the end of 24-year-old Ola’s dating life as she knew it, opening the door to a period of more considered courtshi
by
Rose Stokes
Wellness
Your October Horoscope Is Here, & There Are Some Very Lucky Days ...
by
Lisa Stardust
Wellness
Are Childhood Dreams A Scam? Only If You Don’t Let Them Go
When Lauren Petrullo was about 9 years old, she told her dad that, when she grew up, she wanted to be so rich that she could “buy a boyfriend.” She fig
by
Molly Longman
Living
I Knew My Relationship Was Over, Because I Woke Up In Bed With Hi...
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
‘You Don’t Trust Your Body Anymore’: How Breast Cancer Warps Surv...
For the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, there’s still a lot of hushed whispers around breast cancer. Beyond diagnosis, surgery, and treatmen
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Maggie Zhou
Single Files
After My Breakup, I Looked For Comfort In The Kitchen
Last fall, I moved from New York City to Europe to intern at a fine-dining restaurant, where I suddenly found myself struggling to blend in with a staff of
by
Shayna Goodman
Sex
The Young Women Struggling With Porn Addiction
Safiya* was 19 years old and in her first year of a medicine degree when she started using porn to cope with stress and depression. She’d watch adult con
by
Daisy Schofield
Wellness
I’ve Never Been On A First Date & Now I’m Getting Mar...
I don’t know many twentysomethings living in London who haven’t been on a date, but I’m one of them. I am engaged, though, somehow. (I know, I can’
by
Elly Parsons
Wellness
The Last Mercury Retrograde of 2021 Is Here, & It’s Coming For Yo...
Here it is — the final Mercury retrograde of 2021. So far this year, we’ve made it through a mentally exhausting retrograde in Aquarius and a chaot
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Wellness
Your Horoscope This Week: September 26, 2021
by
Gala Mukomolova
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Wellness
Well, Well, Well, Science Says The Moon May Be To Blame For Your ...
In our wellness-obsessed world, it’s easy to feel like you’re not quite doing things right. And one of the main areas of self-care we continuou
by
Pema Bakshi
Horoscope
Libra Season Marks The Start Of Chill Girl Autumn
Although summer ended in spirit after Labor Day, its official expiration date is September 22. That’s when the sun moves into harmonious Libra and th
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Wellness
When Does Venting Stop Being Healthy?
I’d like to think I’m a veteran venter. In fact, games of ‘venting tennis’ are particularly frequent in some of my group chats. The communal rage i
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Sukriti Wahi
Wellness
Tonight’s Full Moon In Pisces Brings Clarity, Comfort & Pos...
There’s something about a full moon in Pisces that always feels like it comes right on time. No matter how lost you are in your calendar right now, slogg
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Gala Mukomolova
Wellness
‘We Make Body Image Issues Worse’: Instagram Knows Just How...
Content warning: This article discusses suicide in a way that some readers may find distressing. It’s nothing new to proclaim that using Instagram ca
by
Maggie Zhou
Wellness
Your Horoscope This Week: September 19, 2021
by
Elizabeth Gulino
2021 Federal Election
No, For Real: Is Abortion *Actually* An Election Issue?
If you caught any of the leaders debates, you may have seen Justin Trudeau call out Erin O’Toole for his lack of support for abortion. The Libs, along wi
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Courtney Shea
Bathroom Break
Back-To-Work Poo Paranoia Is Real
Post-pandemic re-entry anxiety is well documented, and widespread. Now, to make things worse, poo paranoia has re-entered the chat. ‘Pan-xiety&
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Elly Parsons
Wellness
Kathy Hilton Loves Airplane Food
Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening
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Wellness
The Wellness Industry Has A Cultural Appropriation Problem — & It...
Almost 30 years ago, in 1995, two researchers from the University of Mississippi were granted a patent for “the use of turmeric for wound healing.” At
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Mirel Zaman
Wellness
What To Do When Your Eco-Anxiety Spirals Into Eco-Fatigue
Between a pandemic that has seen our keep-cup streaks come to an unfortunate end, and a constant barrage of research depicting a world seemingly unchanged
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Pema Bakshi
Wellness
Cara Delevingne’s “Peg The Patriarchy” Top Went Viral. But ...
On September 13, as the star-studded Met Gala 2021 was in full swing on New York City’s Upper East Side, Luna Matatas was in her Toronto home stewing. Wh
by
Molly Longman
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