self-care
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#DaretoCare: This Father’s Day, Scotch Porter Decodes Masculinity With a New Campaign
What is masculinity? That is the question grooming brand Scotch Porter is posing to men ahead of Father’s Day, with a new campaign aimed at getting to the heart of our often outdated ideas about masculinity (which is too often confused with patriarchy), and “evolving the perception of manhood,” according to a statement from the…
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Yoga Is My Self-Care: More Black Men Need to Breathe
As soon as I walk into my yoga studio in Brooklyn, I leave every societal hang-up on how black men are supposed to act and feel at the door. I can be free. I can be me, at peace with my mind and body. I exist unjudged by the people practicing with me because they,…
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This Year, I Am My Own Valentine
Each year when Valentine’s Day comes around, those of us who are un-partnered are reminded of our singleness as we watch couples expressing love for each other at work, at school, in public and all across social media. The holiday is sometimes jokingly called “Singles Awareness Day” for the simple fact that the flurry of…
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Time to Unplug: Yes, 'Self-Care' Is Necessary, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right to Prioritize It
Fun fact: As I write this, I’m nursing a relatively severe knee injury that my doctors speculate may be due in part to “acute emotional stress.” Yes, that’s a real diagnosis (because it certainly wasn’t due to significant physical stress), and yes, it’s caused me to reevaluate my priorities—you know, so I can consider walking,…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 4: 'Tis the Season to Be Cuffing
If you didn’t already know, we are now firmly ensconced in what is fondly known as “cuffing season.” What does this mean for your gift-giving? It means that whether you’re boo’d up, in a situation-ship or living happily single in a likeminded crew, there are plenty of sexy, sensual and sweet possibilities to share with…
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My Self-Care Sunday Story: I Called The Cops On A White Guy
Like most black people with a modicum of sense and a willingness to continue their streak of consecutive years lived, I regard the police with a feeling that exists at the intersection of skepticism, annoyance and trepidation. Basically, I see them the same way I see ricotta cheese—good in lasagna but might kill me if…
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6 Observations About Colonoscopies That I’m Sharing Today Because I Had One Yesterday
1. If you haven’t done so already, you should probably go get you a colonoscopy. And yes, I realize that colonoscopies aren’t exactly iPhone chargers. You can’t just walk into a store and find one for 35 percent off on a discount rack. (And if you could, you’d need to run the fuck away from…
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Iyanla, Fix My … Bath? Iyanla Vanzant Is Launching a Line of Body Products on HSN
Well, beloveds, here’s an intervention we didn’t see coming: Inspirational speaker, best-selling author, spiritual life coach and New Thought guru Iyanla Vanzant is gearing up to get even more personal with her extensive fan base. The star of OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life is now planning to work wonders on our personal-care routines with the…
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The Face of Resilience: Beauty Brands Come Together In Support of Human Trafficking Survivors
“Beauty is an inside job.” We can hear it said a million times. We can genuinely believe the statement. And yet the desire for external attractiveness remains paramount, both within our society and across cultures. The importance placed upon aesthetics may be due, in large part, to the fact that one’s assessment of one’s own…