A sleep researcher’s opinion — It seems counterintuitive at first glance, but unlike other aspects of our health that we wish to improve, we often get our best sleep when we stop thinking about it so much. It’s not that self-discipline is a bad thing. In fact, not at all. Most of us don’t spend…

Cancer, depression, and blood clots are just the tip of the iceberg in this pharmaceutical horror story — I came off the birth control pill in early 2017 after an almost decade-long struggle with my health. During that time I’d navigated three different brands (Microgynon, Marvelon, and Loestrin 30), two unhealthy relationships, and more days spent feeling either numb, depressed, or suicidal than not.

And you’re not crazy for questioning it — Most mornings, for what has felt like an eternity, I have found myself glued in this very same position: hunched over the keyboard, about to start work, dog at my feet, hyper aware that I am contained within four walls that seem to be closing in on me a little…

Returning to an old life can be strange and unsettling — The city had moved on without me and I wasn’t prepared for the waves of hiraeth that flooded my nervous system. …

It's such a headache. I want non-endocrine-disrupting, reef-safe, a pleasant feel on the skin, not tested on animals, cost-effective for an Arizona-dweller.... this offers some more insight, but I'm still at a loss with which is the best!

What people living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) need to know — “I couldn’t open or close my eyes without pain. It was like salt or shards of glass… all I could do was go to bed,” said 71-year-old Beth, who was diagnosed with age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in both eyes last year. Beth is one of 11 million Americans — a…

The introvert’s conundrum of bouncing back to reality — Let me start by saying that I am all for getting vaccinated. Any and all vaccines — gimme. But something weird happened — emotionally, I mean — when I got injected with my first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 shot last week. I realized that I’m terrified of the next…

Better support is needed for those in support roles — It feels like it has taken a lifetime to write this. In many ways, I suppose a small lifetime has passed in the two and a half years since the relationship ended. …

The biggest lesson that 2020 has taught us — Maybe I should just sack it all off and sell my body on the internet. It can’t be that bloody hard, can it? The numbers on the bottom right-hand corner of my laptop screen flashed forward to 11:00. I was at a record 56 tabs, frantically flicking between the poorly-written…