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reps ready to jump in if the conversation goes offtrack. But thanks to the globalcoronavirus pandemic,Angelica Rossand I are meetingwhere else?on Zoom. Were here to talk about work and politics and identity, but the conversation ultimately flows in many directions. Chris Barker Ive said many times that I dedicate my work to Black girls. I place our priorities first because no one else does. The conversation below has been edited for length....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Ashley Grahamis sitting in the bathroom at her New York apartment, eating lamb meatball stew. Ben Ritter He’s teething like crazy, so it’s rough out here, she tells SELF over the phone. I was like, you know what? Im going to be walking through my nightly routine, so I might as well be in my bathroom....

Without a strong set of rotator cuff muscles, the shoulder doesnt move the way its designed to move. Thats why we feel pain and get angry aches. Improving your shoulder stability isnt only about strengthening your rotator cuff muscles, though. Kelsey McClellan The following rotator cuff workout created by Fagan does just that. The Workout What you need:A light-resistancemini bandand anexercise mat. The Exercises Directions Complete 1215 reps of each exercise....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Smartphones werent that popular yet, so frequently uploading images to social media really wasnt a thing. Amanda Bailey / Getty Images Without this technology at our fingertips, representation ofdiverse bodies in fitnesswas basically nonexistent. (And that, of course, is very normal). I didnt lose any weight, and my appearance didnt change drastically....

Leah K., 36, had beentrying to conceivea baby with her husband for months. But when thecoronavirus pandemichit the United States, she was scared: What if she contracted the virus? What would happen to her baby? Irina Kruglova/Adobe Stock They bickered about everything, fromcleaning responsibilitiesto life-impacting decisions. Near the end of May, Leah and her husband broke up. Despite how difficult quarantine had been for the couple, she never thought her marriage would end in divorce....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. I especially love using it to remove my cats hair from my carpet. Lisa Tichané/Adobe Stock Honestly, this may be my best purchase ever. But this is a safe space. Its super easy to use and totally baglessall I have to do is wash out its filter....

A dance workout is rooted in the music. Music and coordinated movement are incredibly therapeutic. The best part is, theyre all free! MyMicrostock/Adobe Stock Here are 19 dance workouts you could give a shot to boost your mood and get you sweating. As a physical therapist, I have many clients who have gotten injured from doing workout videos at home. Im also originally from the Caribbean, so any island-inspired workout really boosts my energy!...

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is 1 in 15,000at least when it came to landing her first acting gig. Getty Images / Jon Kopaloff / Stringer Never Have I Everwas released on Netflix on April 27, just over a month into theworldwide pandemicshutdown. The series was a hitNetflixrecently reportedthat it was viewed by more than 40 million households globally within four weeks....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. It might just be the single most comfortable article of clothing Ive ever owned. Images courtesy of the brand And as a scholar of coze, I dont say that lightly. And then I didnt take it off for, like, 24 hours. Its made of high-quality soft material that hugs my body in the right places without ever feeling constricting....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. All products featured on SELF are independently selected by our editors. Images courtesy of companies If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In the past three weeks, Ive read five of their books, and I just started a sixth....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Think white miso in a lemon-herb marinade for tofu feta, sprinkled on a pinto bean tortilla salad. cheche22/Getty Images Or red miso whisked into reserved pasta cooking water for a borlotti bean and bitter greens pasta dish. So I spoke to some pros about the amazing ingredient....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. And yet so many people dont take advantage of all their senses during theirsexual experiences. Chelsea Kyle. Prop styling by Amy Elise Wilson at Sarah Laird. I also threw in some of my own recs as a sex educator myself. Below, find some must-have products and services that will level up your sensation play....

ITP is a blood disorder in which you have fewer than average platelets. Platelets are the part of your blood that help stop bleeding when you get a cut or injury. In more severe cases, there may be gastrointestinal bleeding,very heavy periods, orrarelybleeding inside the skull. Sibstock/Adobe Stock TheGenetics Home Referenceestimates that ITP affects approximately 4 out of 100,000 children and 3 out of 100,000 adults. Like many people with ITP, Elana has a family history of the condition....