My specialties include general lifestyle, arts and culture, profiles, beauty, shelter/design, business and wellness. Note that some articles were written under my pseudonym, Pauline Estrem.
Why Celebrities Are Turning to EMDR Therapy for Their Mental Health
This season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills began with cast member Dorit Kemsley's shocking home invasion robbery, where she was held at gunpoint. Her subsequent journey with PTSD has been a key part of her storyline and, as she shared in one recent episode, one way she's coping with the trauma is with a form of therapy called EMDR, which stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
What Happens When Being Home So Much Makes Your Agoraphobia Worse?
In our series What It’s Like, we talk with people from a wide range of backgrounds to learn how their lives have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For our latest installment, we spoke with Megan Lane, a freelance writer in Wading River, New York. In addition to depression, generalized anxiety disorder, anorexia nervosa, and ADHD, the 30-year-old has been diagnosed with agoraphobia.
Agoraphobia is often simply defined as a fear of leaving home. In reality, it’s an anxiety disorder that...
"MDMA Treatment Helped Save My Life"
Sarah* first noticed that something was wrong five years ago. She would suddenly start crying for no reason, felt unable to manage her workload at her six-figure office job, and even had a panic attack while on a date.
Why Are Celebrities Smoking Toad Venom?
The trendy and potent psychedelic drug actually has some pretty impressive mental health benefits.
After My Mother Died, I Found an Unexpected Best Friend: Her Identical Twin
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re sharing stories from the Brit + Co community about mother figures who shape our lives.
Olympian Alexi Pappas Defines Bravery on Her Own Terms
The New York Times called her a “renaissance runner.” The Hollywood Reporter described her as a “blend of Audrey Hepburn and Joan Cusack.” As an Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker, and writer, Alexi Pappas can be hard to define — and that’s just the way she likes it.
Eva Clark on Kobe Bryant’s Literary Legacy
Whether on the basketball court or on the page, Kobe Bryant was a storyteller, weaving tales of passion, sportsmanship, discipline and greatness.
How Gay Conversion Therapy Came to Be, and How It Persists Today
A renewed conversation about the pseudo-scientific technique of gay conversion therapy seems to be emerging nationwide, thanks to the upcoming premieres of two high-profile films on the subject.
"13 Reasons Why" Season 2 Recap: Here's Where All the Characters Stand at the End of the Finale
13 Reasons Why season 2 debuted on May 18. The first season of the Netflix show followed a high school student named Clay Jensen who is tasked with following a series of tapes left to his classmates by a girl named Hannah Baker, after she died by suicide.
"13 Reasons Why" Season 1 Recap: Everything to Know Before Season 2
Netflix's 13 Reasons Why returns for its second season on May 18, more than a year after its initial debut in 2017. Based on the book by Jay Asher, the television adaptation was met with a variety of responses.
9 free apps people are using to help cope with their mental illnesses
If you suffer from a mental illness like depression or anxiety, know that you're not alone: In a given year, about one in five US adults — or 43.8 million — experiences mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. But there is hope — and help.