Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in World Champion history. At 25, the record-breaking athlete has earned 32 Olympic and World Champion medals and rocked the gymnastics world with her never-before-seen skills. Biles’s consistency and determination have earned her some of the biggest accolades of her athletic career. But that same resolve led to…
After over two years in the pandemic, Anthony Fauci, MD, shared some good news about where the country is headed: the US is out of the pandemic phase of COVID-19, he says in an interview on “PBS News Hour”. But that doesn’t mean the virus is completely gone. Based on lower hospitalization and death numbers,…
Athletes get heckled, booed, and criticized all the time and, like with so many things, we expect them to bear it stoically, never showing a reaction or letting on that it might hurt. But when one heckler at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells reduced 24-year-old Naomi Osaka to tears, spectators were once…
If you’ve consumed any kind of wellness content over the last few years, you’ve likely heard the phrase “gut health.” You might have wondered: what exactly is gut health, and is it something I need to be concerned about? Well, poor gut health can lead to bloating, indigestion, and discomfort, among other symptoms, so yes…
Although there’s increased talk around the diagnosis and treatment of common mood and mental disorders like anxiety and depression, there’s still a lot of work to be done to raise awareness. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), for instance, is typically associated with soldiers returning from active combat, despite the fact that it affects eight percent…
I have a confession: even though I’m a yoga instructor, I’m not a fan of meditation. It’s not that I don’t want to revel in the present moment, reduce stress, embrace calmness, and and all that good stuff. I just have a hard time sitting still and quieting my thoughts, which is probably why I…
Whether you started seeing a therapist for the first time during the pandemic or you were already meeting with a mental health professional before, there’s a good chance you’ve tried, or at least considered, virtual therapy at some point in the last two years. Many therapists were unable to meet with clients in person due…
When we want workout clothes that are not only cute and cozy, but also functional, we turn to Alo Yoga. Their leggings and sweatpants are both soft and stylish, and there’s really nothing not to love. These are the clothes that you can sweat in, but they’re also the clothes that you can lounge around…
Every now and then, my therapist and I will have what I like to call a breakthrough moment (and I don’t necessarily mean that in a “wow, my anxiety is gone forever!” type of way). For me, a breakthrough moment in therapy happens when a new tip helps me literally break through a prior assumption…
Image Source: Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez “Red Table Talk” is known as the place where celebrities open up. And the recent Ireland Baldwin and Kim Basinger episode is no different. Baldwin, a 26-year-old actress and model, got incredibly candid about her relationship with eating disorders, alcoholism, and drug use in an episode that aired April 25.…
