June 11, 2026

Your Life

Your Life

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Can I Put This Down Now?
By Julie Sprankles

Why Other People’s Emotions Leave You Feeling So Exhausted, According To Therapists

Emotional overload — not empathy — may be to blame.

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Currently Reevaluating Everything

Are We All Just Dreaming Of Starting Over In Our 40s?

A lot of women are practically one bad week away from uprooting it all to open a bookstore in a tiny coastal town, and therapists say there’s a legit reason for that.

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Party of Four, Please

Double Dates Are Making A Comeback — & Your Relationship Might Need One

Experts say hanging out with another couple can help you feel more connected and less stuck in the same old routine.

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You Push, I Pull

What Therapists Want Couples To Know About The “Pursuer-Distancer” Pattern

It’s one of the most common relationship dynamics, and often completely unintentional.

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Married, Not Buried

What Couples With Great Sex Lives In Their 40s Have In Common

Experts reveal the habits that keep intimacy hot.

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BFF? Maybe?

19 Texts To Send When You're Trying To Make A Mom Friend

Because she’s probably feeling as awkward as you are.

In Your Free Time

Jax Says Motherhood Is “The Most Heartbreaking Love Story Of All Time”

All The Best ‘90s Butter Mom Movies To Watch This Summer

13 Movies Responsible For Every Irrational Millennial Fear

50 Movies For Every Moms’-Night-In Mood

15 Shows To Watch If You Can’t Get Enough Of The Off Campus Cast

Jo Dee Messina Is Back & She’s Not Afraid To Burn Some Bridges

All The New Shows & Movies Coming To Disney+ & Hulu In June

Will The Boroughs Be Renewed For Season 2? What That Final Glitch Means For Sam

Why Sinners Could Become One Of HHN’s Best Houses In Years

37 New Family-Friendly Movies & Shows To Watch On Netflix In June

Kylie Kelce Wants You To Know That She & Jason Are Also In The Potty Training Trenches

'The Nightmare Upstairs' Drops May 19 On Disney+ & Parents, We Are Not Ready

Lindsay Hubbard Is Ready To Show Her Softer Side

Will There Be A Hope Valley:1874 Season 2? Hallmark+ Just Answered

The Sheep Detectives Is Weird, Funny & Way More Emotional Than I Expected

Goldie Hawn On Raising Empathetic Kids In An Anxious World

Lifestyle
By Jen McGuire

I Had A Crush On My Son’s Teacher & It Was Better Than Dating

My eyes were two big cartoon love hearts whenever I dropped my son off at school or volunteered in his classroom.

Married, Not Buried
By Julie Sprankles

What Couples With Great Sex Lives In Their 40s Have In Common

Experts reveal the habits that keep intimacy hot.

it's me, isn't it?
By Lauren Davidson

I Can't Make Mom Friends

I feel like I’m not in the “cool crowd” of the mom group, and it bothers me more than it should.

Can I Put This Down Now?
By Julie Sprankles

Why Other People’s Emotions Leave You Feeling So Exhausted, According To Therapists

Emotional overload — not empathy — may be to blame.

Yikes Alert
By Samantha Darby

The Relationship Habit Therapists Call “Dry Begging,” & Why It Causes So Much Frustration

It’s not just for narcissists to use.

always on your mind
By Marti Wymer

I Couldn’t Be There For My Mom When She Was Sick. The Longing Stayed With Me For Years.

Caring for my mom from afar changed the way I think about motherhood, grief, and what it means to show up for people.

Currently Reevaluating Everything
By Julie Sprankles

Are We All Just Dreaming Of Starting Over In Our 40s?

A lot of women are practically one bad week away from uprooting it all to open a bookstore in a tiny coastal town, and therapists say there’s a legit reason for that.

support system
By Becky Vieira

I Had PPD. Here are 6 Ways You Can Help A Mom Going Through It.

Be there, in more ways than one.

no blame game here
By Anonymous

Apparently I’m The ‘Marriage Ruiner’

Who’s easier to blame than the divorced woman who talks openly about why she left and what her life is like now?

Yes please!
By Samantha Darby

Does A Woman’s Sexuality Peak In Her 40s?

Or are we mountain ranges, forever going up and down?