21 Black Friday Home and Tech Deals You Absolutely Can't Miss

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. Getty If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All Clad setsare marked down as a doorbuster deal ($100, originally $225). Instant Pot Pros($80, originally $300) are on deep discount today, too....

November 28, 2019 · 1 min · 156 words · Joyce Duncan

13 Very Good Deals We Found at the Nordstrom Cyber Sale

All products featured on SELF are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kiehls exclusives tend to sell quickly, so wed recommend snapping it up while its still available. Images courtesy of Nordstrom Currently available in sizes XXS to XL. Currently available in sizes 5 to 11. Its another exclusive to the sale that likely wont last long....

November 27, 2019 · 1 min · 129 words · Brian Herring

4 Hacks I Use to Make My Thin, Patchy Eyebrows Look Way Fuller

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. The flakes started to rip out my brow hairs, causing my brows to look patchy and uneven. CoffeeAndMilk / Getty Images To help manage my symptoms, the dermgave me a topical creamto apply daily. While my bangs covered up my sparse brows, they obviously didnt address the root issue....

November 27, 2019 · 2 min · 344 words · Nicole Holloway

55 Thanksgiving Episodes of Your Favorite TV Shows to Enjoy This Weekend

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 this year, Ill only be leaning harder into it as part of my lonely holiday self-care. Warner Bros. Studios Because, TBH, I dont have a ton else going on. So ahead ofThanksgivingthis year, I pulled together this nifty cheat sheet of Thanksgiving episodes old and new....

November 27, 2019 · 2 min · 247 words · William Wright

How to Live Your Anti-Diet Values in a Weight-Obsessed World (Without Being a Jerk)

I tried with varying degrees of success to limit or totally avoid unhealthy foods. I started to actually put it into practice. I stopped using almond milk and started usingactual milk.I ate chocolate chip cookies instead of chocolate chip protein bars. Farknot Architect / Adobe Stock I started putting cheesewhich I had really been missingon literally everything. My idea of healthy eating got more and more expansive, with flexibility that it never had before....

November 27, 2019 · 3 min · 463 words · Trevor Haynes

No, You Shouldn’t Call Someone ‘Crazy.’ But Do We Have to Ban the Word Entirely?

When Erin returned to school after her attempt, she and a classmate had an argument. It cut me deeply, Erin says. As a psychiatrist, Ive had a long-standing internal debate about whether I should be using the wordcrazyat all. Getty / fairywong Their public struggles with mental health earned them both a horrifying amount of vitriol. Ive actually stopped myself midword, trying to come up with a synonym. But is that really even necessary?...

November 27, 2019 · 3 min · 524 words · Heather Blevins

The 7 Products That Legitimately Changed My World When My Skin Was a Dry, Red, Flaky Mess on Isotretinoin

Health ConditionsChevron Skin HealthChevron 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. Isotretinoin is an oral retinoida derivative of vitamin Aand its the most effective FDA-approved treatment forsevere nodular acne. Images courtesy of the brands What side effects, exactly? I was thrilled when my skin completely cleared up within about three weeks....

November 26, 2019 · 2 min · 256 words · Tiffany Clark

7 Bulimia Facts I Really Wish More People Understood

In my late 20s, I started recovering frombulimia. The hardest part of sharing my story has been the jarring realization that bulimia remains wreathed in stigma. Bulimia thrives on silence and isolation. Yulia Reznikov / Getty Images Combating prevalent misconceptions and chipping away at stigma are large parts of that. So, here are the points I wish everyone understood about bulimia and those who struggle with it. Not everyone with bulimia makes themselves vomit....

November 22, 2019 · 4 min · 681 words · Darryl Oconnor

Most Adults Have Experienced Childhood Trauma. Here’s What It’s Doing to Us

TheCDCs reportdrew many sad and sometimes surprising connections between childhood trauma and adult health. If you take anything away from this piece, hopefully, its the fact that thats absolutely not true. Back in August,LeAnn tweeted, your childhood is the reason why youre the way you are now. mjrodafotografia / Getty Images She didnt expect the response, which included 10.5K retweets and 27.3K likes. After seeing the immense reaction to her tweet, she decided to prioritize helping adults unpack childhood trauma....

November 22, 2019 · 3 min · 607 words · Brooke Hughes

The Sex Worker Self-Care Kit

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. Self-Care Kitsis a series dedicated to curating tips for specific communities, from specific communities. Morgan Johnson The thing aboutself-careis that it is never one size fits all. To do Lets be clear: Sex work itself doesnt automatically causemental healthtroubles. For all these reasons, your self-care kit should include targeted healthy coping mechanisms andstress managementtools....

November 22, 2019 · 5 min · 879 words · Kathryn Hogan

You’re Black and Pregnant. What Should Your Birth Plan Actually Look Like?

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. My daughters father and I dutifully attended the eight-week birth education course at a local hospital. D’ara Nazaryan Write it in your birth plan. Hoping to have your mom in the room with you? Write it in your birth plan. you might see where Im going with this....

November 22, 2019 · 7 min · 1445 words · Amber Rivera

Here’s Why I Stopped Making ‘Healthy Swaps’ at Thanksgiving

I know because Ive tried it. Can you imagine the humiliation of being a food writer whose Thanksgiving dish was less popular thanturnips? I remember feeling annoyed that so few people even wanted to try it. Ellie Baygulov/Stocksy/Adobe Stock I tried to make healthy swaps a thing for a few more Thanksgivings. Heck, I even wrote some healthier Thanksgiving recipes. Was it worth the trouble? What was the difference? And was it really the healthier move?...

November 21, 2019 · 3 min · 445 words · William Palmer

The Conversation About Medical Cannabis I Wish I’d Been Able to Have With My Doctor

Andrea Brooks is the founder and CEO ofSava, an online educational cannabis marketplace based in California. Before my chronic pain I didnt even likecannabis(marijuana) that much. I thought it was for people who wanted to zone out on their sofas, and that wasnt me. Getty Images/ belterz I was 34 years old and had an active social life and a blossoming career. I spent my spare time advocating for animal welfare and I was in a band....

November 21, 2019 · 3 min · 455 words · Brandon Johnston