The effects of stress-producing situations vary enormously among different individuals. The totally personal way in which we filter all events determines how stressful they are. The theory of stress must be modified to include the mind-body connections, for such invisible elements as interpretation, belief, and attitude are enormously important in ... […]
As women, we are inundated with messages that we are not beautiful enough just the way we are. We must pluck, dye, lose weight, wax, exfoliate, tone, manicure, highlight, paint, flatten, inject, and dress in haute couture to be “beautiful.” Well, I’m here to say, on behalf of women everywhere - bullshit. Recently, someone said to me, “Beauty ... […]