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Experts Say Your Gut Instinct Is Real, Stop Second Guessing It

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All The Lifestyle, Wellbeing & Experience Picks R29 Loved In May

SkinnyTok Isn’t A Trend — It’s The Latest Iteration of Diet Culture...

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It Isn’t Always A “Sign” When Things Don’t Go Your Way

Should I Give Up Trying To Save The Planet?

Gyms Are Helping Gen Z Feel Back In Control — I Get It

Gen Z is flooding the UK’s gyms, according to new research. 11.5million people aged 16 and over now have a gym membership, which is a record high and an

by Tanyel Mustafa

After 7 Years I Went Back On Hormonal Contraception — & It Was Awful

As I sat perched at the edge of my bed, the tension that had been gripping the back of my head, neck and left shoulder felt like it was intensifying. Defea

by Carly Lewis-Oduntan

Reproductive Health

How The Real Housewives Helped Me Through My Own Black Mat...

Content warning: the following story contains details of pregnancy loss, surgery, the Black maternal health crisis and fertility struggles At her Los Angel

by L'Oréal Blackett

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You’re Not An Empath, Actually

Raise your hand if you’ve heard someone call themselves an “empath”, or you yourself have claimed the label. It sounds virtuous, right? An empath is

by Tanyel Mustafa

All The Lifestyle & Experience Picks R29 Editors Loved This Month

I Stick To My “Fitness Activity Cocktail” — & It’s Ma...

I’ve been going to the gym for about 10 years now. My goals and motivations have shifted during that time, as has how I’ve trained. I started off exclu

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R29 Editors On The Nostalgic Things They Turn To For Comfort

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If Your “Women’s-Only” Gym Excludes Trans Women, It’s Not A Safe ...

When fitness influencer Natalee Barnett first announced plans to open The Girls Spot, a women’s-only gym in London in 2021, the internet embraced the ide

by Laura-Ashley Modu...

Endometriosis Could Be Linked To Trauma, Actually

Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault and trauma. I was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2011, after years of investigations

by Lucia Osborne-Cro...

5 Years Later, Women Are Still Living With Long Covid

March 2020. Say that date, and everyone will shudder. The beginning, for most of us, of the Covid pandemic. Everyone knows that time period well, what it d

by Tanyel Mustafa

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Picks R29 Editors Loved This Month

Girlies, Here’s How To Hold Your Own Space At The Pilates Studio

Women have spoken time and time again about experiencing more “gymtimidation” than men. These conversations have often focused on the weights room, whe

by Tanyel Mustafa

The Big Night Out — & The Even Bigger Risk Of Mixing Alcohol & Co...

Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. While travelling as a 20-year-old, Jess* (now 27), partied hard. It was a typical rite of pas

by Tanyel Mustafa

If Your SAD Symptoms Aren’t Shifting, Get Distracted

This winter has felt that much worse than ever before. Whether or not it’s true, it seems greyer, colder and the sun is currently only gracing the UK wit

by Tanyel Mustafa

You’re Thinking About Yourself Too Much

Last year, actor Jemima Kirke did a Q&A on her Instagram stories. I always enjoy them because Kirke is blunt and hilarious in equal measure. But her re

by Victoria Spratt

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10 Women On Getting A HPV Diagnosis After Their First Cervical Ca...

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If Your Period Seems Watery, This Might Be Why

Let’s face it: Periods can be weird and, right now, under lockdown, there’s a chance yours is being weirder than normal. At various times they migh

by Erika W. Smith

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In January

I Was Always The Late Friend — Until I Was Confronted About It

I’ve always been a late person in my personal life. My mum is a late person, too. Rushing around the house 10 minutes after we should have left was often

by Tanyel Mustafa

R29 Editors On How They’re Protecting Their Peace In 2025

There’s plenty of pressure at the top of a new year to implement changes — changes that are going to make you shiny, new, better. It’s all ra

by Tanyel Mustafa

The Secret To Enjoying A Hobby? Half-Arse It

The moment I stepped into adulthood, my after-school routine of endless dance and drama classes fell entirely by the wayside. Instead, once I started worki

by Alicia Lansom

I Cut My 7-Hours-A-Day Screen Time In Half — & Got My Life Back

“Me when I put my phone down” reads the meme, the text superimposed on a picture showing an outline of a person filled with gold light, standing in a f

by Tanyel Mustafa

Desire, Delusion & The Rise Of Magical Thinking On TikTok

Manifestation is all over my For You page, where dewy-skinned soothsayers promise to help me materialise my dreams. I’ve also noticed manifestation buzzw

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In December

Where The Hell Has Everyone’s Social Etiquette Gone?

Something has changed. When I get on the train to go to work, people are fighting to get into the carriage before allowing passengers to get off first. Whe

by Tanyel Mustafa

All The Lifestyle & Wellbeing Products We Tried & Loved In November

6 R29 Editors On The Ritualistic Things They Do To Combat Winter ...

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