Hedy Phillips is a freelance lifestyle writer based in New York. While she's not writing on topics like living on a budget and tips for city dwelling, she can usually be found at a concert or ...

Nicole McDermott has worked in the creative content space for the last decade as a writer, editor and director. Her work has been featured on TIME Healthland, Prevention, Shape, USA Today, HuffPost, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. The paradox of acceptance and change often appears contradictory. How can one ...

"Andrea, just love him." These were the surprising, profound words a wise friend had for me when I called to consult her after having a particularly bad fight with my boyfriend (now husband), Sanjay.

January can feel like a letdown after the magic and momentum of the holidays. The celebrations fade, the schedules empty out, and suddenly we’re left with quiet—sometimes too much of it. For many ...

High school seniors fretting over whether they’ll receive a college acceptance letter can sleep a little easier. College admissions rates, which had been declining for decades, are now on the upswing.

Sizeism is everywhere in our culture, from the workplace to the playground. It’s time to change that. Fat-shaming is stitched into the fabric of American culture. In fact, it’s so embedded in our ...

In the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS), 59% of adults who identify with a religion say that homosexuality should be accepted by society, up a bit from 55% in 2014 and from 46% in 2007. 68 This ...

In this third post in my series on Stages of Estrangement, I’ll describe the stage whose very name evokes ambivalence in rejected parents: Acceptance. On the one hand, acceptance may be a relief after ...