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Mental health can be considered a very important factor of physical health for the effects it produces on bodily functions. This type of health concerns emotional and cognitive well-being or an absence of mental disorder.
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Public health can be defined in a variety of ways. It can be presented as "the study of the physical, psychosocial and socio-cultural determinants of population health and actions to improve the health of the population.
Reproductive Health
For the UN, reproductive health is a right, like other human rights. This recent concept evokes the good transmission of the genetic heritage from one generation to the next.
Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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Kristen Bell Recounts the Hilarious Moment Her Daughter Realized She Was Famous
Although Kristen Bell is fiercely private about her kids, she is refreshingly candid about what it's like raising them in the spotlight.
In a recent interview, we asked the actress how she and husband Dax Shepard navigate fame with their two young daughters, Lincoln and Delta.
"You know, we've asked a lot of advice on this subject," she told POPSUGAR, adding that upon starting a family, she and Dax reached out to peers who were children of celebrities themselves. "Being friends with Jason Ritter [who's father is the late John Ritter] and people who have had a life similar to his, we've asked, 'What did your parents do that you enjoyed? What did they do that you didn't enjoy?'"
There was "one key thing" she says that they settled on.
"In public, when we are out as a family, we are fiercely protective of that family time," she told us while promoting her partnership with Old Navy and Omaze on a back-to-school shopping spree. "So I will not stop for pictures with people when I am with my kids. And it's not in disregard or disrespect to my fans - it's because it is very hard for a 5-year-old to understand why her mommy is paying attention to strangers and not her. And ultimately, her well-being is more important to me, so I find a nice way to say, 'Oh, right now I'm Ms. Mom' or 'I don't take pictures when I'm around my kids.'"
Still, her oldest daughter doesn't have "a full sense of what fame is" yet.
Kristen shared that the other day, 5-year-old Lincoln was with Dax while he and his best friend and producer Monica Padman were recording a podcast, and she had a surprising revelation:
Lincoln: "Do people listen to the podcast for you or for Monica? Do you think they like you more or Monica?"
Dax: "They probably like us evenly because we both work hard on it. But probably they tune into the podcast because I'm famous and they know my name."
Lincoln: "You're famous?"
Dax: "Well, yeah, sweetie. Why do you think people ask me and Mommy for pictures when we're out in public?"
Lincoln: "Mommy's famous?!"
To her daughter, fame is "just a word she hears as being a mutually agreed upon thing that everyone loves," Kristen said.
"Because my kids do, as any monkeys do, understand a hierarchy, and they understand that we receive special treatment sometimes or, rather, that things are easy for us," she added. "So we do remind them a lot when we receive special treatment, and say, 'This is special treatment, this is not normal.' We constantly remind them how lucky we are. We never let them take it for granted - not even the fact that we can pay our bills."
A Letter to My Child With a Disability: You Can Be Anything You Want to Be
To My Amazing Child,
Another Summer has come and gone and now you're back in school. I know you hate it. And I know it's because of your ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Although your ADHD comes with many gifts, like your fierce creativity and ability to think outside the box, it also comes with many challenges other neurotypical children don't have to deal with.
You've been blessed with an extraordinary mind. You are incredibly intelligent and are able to notice things most people can't. You have a unique way of seeing the world, and when it comes to something you're interested in, you have so much passion and enthusiasm. These are all fantastic traits that will take you very far in life.
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However, you also have the type of brain that never rests. You're constantly noticing everything, which leads to you becoming distracted and lost in your thoughts. As a result, you sometimes miss important information, lessons, and assignments, and to your teacher and classmates, you may appear lazy and disrespectful. I know that is not the case at all, and I need you to know that, too.
Focusing at school (and, later on, at work) will probably always be difficult for you, but I want you to know that I have your back, no matter what. I will always do my best to find out what works best for you and to help your teachers realize just how extraordinary you really are. As you get older, I will help you learn to advocate for yourself. Never feel ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help or an accommodation. You don't need to fit into their box, and honestly, I would never want you to.
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The sky is the limit for you. Yes, you may think "differently" than many of those around you, but that's what makes you so special. Keep dreaming, because you can truly be anything you want to be. But always remember to be you, because, baby, you're amazing just the way you are.
Love You Always,
Mom
10 Effective Face Masks You Need For Fall - All Under $10
Indulge in a Fall beauty treatment and get yourself a new face mask. Whether you're trying to combat dark circles, a dull complexion, oily skin, or dry patches, there's a mask out there that will solve your problem. We rounded up the very best options for under $10, so you're sure to find something worth a try.
Amazon's Selling a GIANT 8-Foot Beanbag, and BRB After We Cocoon in It Forever
Nap time and family movie nights are about to get a seriously cozy upgrade. We just stumbled upon ChillSack, a company that makes enormous foamy beanbags, and its largest option - a circular lounger that's a whopping eight feet in diameter - is quite the comfy sight to behold. It's so effin' huge, you could probably fit your entire family and a friend or two on top - or, ya know, you could just spread out solo, too.
The ginormous piece of furniture is filled with shredded memory foam rather than those tiny Styrofoam beads that fill traditional bean bags, and it weighs a whopping 92 pounds, so lifting it could easily double as an arm workout. ChillSack's sofa-like seat has a removable, machine-washable cover in case any sort of mid-chill-sesh wine spillages occur. Plus, it comes in various colors, ranging from easy-to-match hues like beige, gray, and brown to brighter options like pink, blue, and purple, so you're sure to find one that perfectly fits your living space.
So how does one get their hands - and, more importantly, their derrière - on this dreamy fluff ball? In addition to being sold on ChillSack's website, the lounger is available for purchase through Amazon Prime, so you can get this cocoon of comfort delivered straight to your doorstep in two days. Prices on Amazon range from $322 to $517 depending on which color and material you choose.
Ahead, take a look at a few photos of the ChillSack in all its cozy glory - you'll definitely feel inclined to make some room in your home for one of 'em.
Recent Health Study Proves That Millennials Are Stressed Out (and It's Killing Them)
Nicole Bradley-Bernard explains why all the stress millennials face is deteriorating their health, originally posted on YourTango.
The three areas of preventable stress could be the result of shorter life spans among millennials.
If you think that housing issues, social problems and employment challenges are stressing you out, you could be right. If you're a millennial, you may even notice it affecting your health. A recent study predicts that the millennial generation (people currently in their 20s and 30s) will suffer more health problems by middle age than their parents.
Life for millennials is different from previous generations and it's the leading cause of stress. The study showed that although the health of the millennial generation is improving in some ways (i.e. this generation has lower rates of teen pregnancy, fewer smokers, and less use of alcohol and drugs); this generation's overall poorer quality of life puts them at a greater risk for serious health problems by middle age like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
The study attributes the poor quality of life to the lack of good jobs, rising costs of housing, and the increasing popularity of social media (yeah, seriously). All these factors contribute to stress and depression, according to the study.
As a millennial myself, I have to say – I believe it. While I think there has always been a lot of pressure on people in their 20s and 30s; it's a particularly bad time to be in this age group.
While some of the stresses are the same – deciding what career, you want and pursuing it, deciding who you'll spend your life with romantically, and deciding whether you want kids. There are a whole new load of stresses put on us 20-somethings and 30-somethings now (as this study will point out).
The study was conducted in the UK so maybe we millennials in the US will be OK? … If you pay attention to these three areas of stress affecting your life, then yes, you can. Here are three factors affecting Millennial's quality of life to focus on to reduce stress and prevent it from threatening your life expectancy:
1. Take Employment Struggles in Stride
The lack of good employment among millennials was exhibited by the increase in "zero hour contracts" (work that you only get when you're "needed"), the increase in college graduates resulting to jobs that don't use their degrees, and to the gig economy (employment based on freelance/temporary work).
The lack of stable jobs with growth opportunities affects how much money the millennial generation makes, their sense of job security (which is practically non-existent), and their self-esteem from lack of a significant title at work. All these employment factors contribute to overall stress and depression levels being high. The report also speculated that the stress associated with the poor quality of work was more likely to lead to smoking and alcohol use.
Personally, I think this is also terrifying because millennials are at the age where whether or not we're going to have children or not becomes a consideration. Not only is not knowing how you'll pay for yourself in the long run concerning, but now, "how will I ever be able to afford children?" is something we're thinking about as well.
According to an article published in 2016 in Forbes, millennials turn to "gadgets to cope with stress." As a millennial, I can attest to that. Watching an episode of a show I like can unwind me from a stressful event. This statistic is ironic though, considering stressor #3 on our list.
2. Find Creative Ways to Manage Housing Issues
The rise of cost of housing was exhibited by millennials spending more time renting rooms in shared houses (in highly polluted areas with high crime rates) or living in their family home. The study has predicted that this trend leads to feelings of not having a "safe home environment," which leads to more stress.
And the stress is only exacerbated when your parents and grandparents discuss how young they were when they bought their first home. They must have just "worked harder than you" though, right? *Notes heavy sarcasm*
According to Forbes, we are not only using sedentary electronics to combat stress (like Internet, TV, apps, etc.), but we are also using healthy electronics to combat our ridiculously high stress levels like aroma therapy diffusers and exercise "peddlers."
This feels invasive to me because I totally have a diffuser. And I totally love and recommend it! While I don't necessarily believe in the healing effects of aroma therapy, I do think it relieves stress, which can have a healing affect. It's fantastic for better sleep or to just have at your desk during stressful tasks.
3. Do Something to Help Social Issues You Care About the Most
The increase in popularity of social media changes the way that the millennial generation maintains social relationships. Millennials maintain social and romantic relationships in person and online. This seems to contribute to social issues and a lack of a feeling of emotional support (from peers and family).
Plus, social media is creating stress with 82 percent of the surveyed millennials reported that social media "put them under pressure to behave in certain ways". According to the Office for National Statistics, millennials are more likely to suffer from "chronic loneliness" than any other age group.
Perhaps this is an indicator to spend way less time on social media (especially for us millennials) and to instead spend way more time making sure our relationships are worthwhile and meeting our emotional needs. Personally, I feel like Facebook is enough when it comes to social media (I feel more connected this way because I am connected to out of town relatives and such), but Snapchat? Give me a break. I only really use it to see cute videos of my nephew.
While our social skills may be lacking (or too intense) for proper "social health," according to Forbes, millennials are more likely to use herbal remedies for stress rather than prescription drugs and alcohol. So, I guess at least we're less likely to become addicts? Although, I wont pretend I'm not concerned that this statistic points to us not getting enough treatment for mental health problems.
Nicole Bradley-Bernard is a writer who needs coffee more than she needs anyone's approval. She enjoys putting bright colors in her curly brown hair, spending time outside on cool days, and being with her partner in life, Eric, who she considers a continuing source of inspiration.
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Halloween Shopping Won't Get Better Than This - Feast Your Eyes on 79 Spooky Decorations
Black, orange, silver, purple - give us all the Halloween you have and more. The time to start decorating your place for the holiday is so close we can see the changing of the leaves. Whether you want inflatables for the yard that scream "You've come to the right place," or modern studded pumpkins to place throughout your home, you won't need to look anywhere else but through this guide. Block off some time on your calendar because you're going to want to go through it all!
In Case You Didn't Know, Meghan Markle Can Pull Off Any Neckline, and Here's Proof
Rack your brain, and you probably can't think of one outfit Meghan Markle has worn that didn't suit her perfectly. She chose a wedding dress that was minimalist and embodied sophistication, she can wear pants and make them royal-appropriate, and it turns out she can also pull off every single neckline.
She makes a turtleneck look chic, she's classic in a v-neck, and she can even dress up a typically laid-back crew neckline in true princess style. But there's one particular neckline Meghan has been wearing over and over since joining the royal family: the bateau neckline. She wore the style for the royal wedding, at Trooping the Colour, and at a number of other important royal engagements.
Nevertheless, we're here to prove that Meghan's not afraid of incorporating other silhouettes. Even though it's possible she feels strongly about showing a hint of shoulder, Meghan's game to try anything. Get a closer look at all the ways Meghan has styled different necklines, and try out these tips for yourself. Then check out her other styling tricks, including cinching her waist with a belt and opting for a power color.
Trust Us - This Comfy and Affordable Work Top Is Exactly What You Need For Fall
Feeling like your work wardrobe could use a little update? We have a solution for you. We discovered this Hemlock Long-Sleeve Shirt ($8) trending on Amazon and we immediately it added to our carts.
The stylish piece is so versatile, you can pair it with jeans, skirts, trousers, and more. It features a button-down silhouette that is great for taking any look from day to night. Layer it with your favorite tank for the office or button it down to show off a lace bralette for date night. Either way you decide to style it, it's great for every occasion. If you love it, you can also buy it in black. Need more convincing? The price is the same cost as a smoothie.
What are you waiting for? Do yourself a favor and grab this comfy top before your size sells out.
Author's Viral Tweet Proves Kids' Test Scores Don't Tell the Whole Story
This weekend I sorted through some papers my mom saved from my childhood. The top one is my 4th grade self evaluation. The bottom, my 4th grade state test score. Random House published my 6th book last week. #MoreThanATest pic.twitter.com/kzHFId258x
- Alexandra Penfold (@AgentPenfold) July 16, 2018
As a new school year begins, it's more important than ever to remember that not everything about your child's aptitude can be found in a report card or test score.
Author Alexandra Penfold made that sentiment wonderfully clear with a tweet after she had "sorted through some papers my mom saved from my childhood." She compared her own handwritten self-assessment from when she was in fourth grade with the results of state testing that same year.
Although she had scrawled in grade-school-level cursive that she loves to write and hopes "to become an author someday," her official holistic writing score was just a 4 out of 8. Based on the writing sample she'd submitted, the test decreed, "This student is minimally proficient in writing."
Alongside the hashtag "#morethanatest," she proved that she was more than that "remedial" score. "Random House published my sixth book last week," she wrote.
Alexandra, who writes children's books, just released her latest picture book All Are Welcome, which just so happened to hit the second-top spot on the New York Times bestseller list.
When she's not writing successful stories of her own, she hopes that parents who read her tweet pass along her message: "Feel free to share my story with anyone who might be encouraged by it."
11 Stylish Jumpsuits You Can Wear to Work - and Everywhere Else
Getting dressed for work isn't always easy. The constant struggle of trying to be stylish, comfortable, and not wearing the same old thing everyday all at once can be overwhelming. This season, give your workwear wardrobe an upgrade by investing in a chic jumpsuit. A lot of jumpsuits out there are made for beach vacations or are supersexy, but we went on a mission to uncover a handful of pieces that are office-appropriate. Ahead, you'll find 11 choices that you can take from day to night in a breeze. Take a look.
See Every Single Piece Before the POPSUGAR Collection Hits Kohl's
We designed the POPSUGAR Collection at Kohl's to fulfill all of your wardrobe needs and wants - now we're showing you every single piece. Before the size-inclusive lineup hits Kohl's stores and online Sept. 13, consider this everything you need to know and the details you need to see - like the adorable phrase-embroidered knits, for starters.
Inside, get a head start on your shopping and bookmark your favorite pieces. Then, stay tuned, because we've got more in the works, including styling tips to take the looks from workdays to weekends, how to wear our favorite prints, and the standout pieces our editors are picking up for themselves. Read on for a complete look at all 68 pieces, and remember, everything rings in under $85.
These Are the Workbooks Parents Are Using to Help Their Children With Anxiety
Suspecting your child might be experiencing anxious thoughts can be uncomfortable for any parent; it's unfamiliar territory. We want to protect our children and keep them safe from everything, and the last thing we want to see are fearful thoughts sending them down a challenging path. Since it can be difficult for most people - let alone a child - to describe what it feels like to be anxious, many parents are turning to workbooks as a way to self-educate and help their kids work through behavioral symptoms associated with anxiety and panic. From breathing techniques to CBT-inspired practices, see what's available ahead.
No Matter What, We'll Always Have This 1 Pair of Jeans in Our Closets
Denim trends come and go, but we'll forever be loyal to our high-waisted jeans. They're just so flattering, we can't imagine our denim wardrobe without them. No matter if you prefer a skinny jean or a straight leg, the high waist cinches you in and looks great with t-shirts, blouses, and jackets alike. It's always a good idea to refresh your wardrobe with the new season, and these are our favorite high-waisted jeans right now.
This Is the Cool-Girl Jewelry Trend That Looks Great on Everyone
Adding new jewelry to your collection is so much fun. There's something special about those little pieces of adornment, whether they're sentimental items or statement finds. One of the trends we've been spotting everywhere - from displays in stores to ladies on the street - is mixed metals. What was once a bold fashion move (remember when you were either a strictly silver or gold gal?) is now a style that's highly encouraged. There are so many ways to make the trend work for you. Whether you're into geometric earrings or dainty, stackable rings, we found the coolest mixed metal jewelry available right now.
The Actor Who Plays Mayans MC's EZ Had a Role in One of Your Favorite Teen Movies
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The Sons of Anarchy spinoff, Mayans MC, is getting plenty of buzz, and you might be wondering why JD Pardo, who plays Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes, looks a bit familiar. He's not a household name quite yet, but if you're a fan of a few not-so-popular fantasy or sci-fi titles or of a very popular Hulu teen show, that might be why he has a face you recognize.
If you grew up slightly obsessed with A Cinderella Story - and, be honest, who didn't? - you most definitely came across Pardo in one of his earliest roles. He played Ryan, one of Austin's (Chad Michael Murray) jock friends. After that, Pardo popped up in a slew of other teen-oriented projects during the mid 2000s. He had guest spots on Veronica Mars and The OC and a two-episode arc on the revived 90210 in 2010.
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It wasn't all small roles on soapy teen series, though. In 2006, he played the title role in Lifetime's original movie A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, which dramatized the real life and murder of Gwen Araujo, a young transgender woman who was murdered after her trans status was discovered. Continuing in the crime-drama genre, Pardo later had guest roles on not one but two of the CSI shows: CSI: Miami in 2006 and CSI: NY in 2011.
Starting in 2012, Pardo landed the bigger roles you probably know him best for. He was cast as half-vampire Nahuel in Breaking Dawn: Part 2, the finale of the Twilight saga. Later that year, Pardo got his first series-regular role on NBC's postapocalyptic drama Revolution, on which he played Jason, the conflicted son of a militia ruler. The show lasted for two seasons before being canceled in May 2014.
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Following Revolution's cancellation, Pardo took on another sci-fi role in The CW's The Messengers, but that too was canceled pretty quickly. That's when he nabbed a leading role as Jesus on Hulu's original series East Los High, which garnered a loyal fan base until its finale in 2017 and made Pardo a recognizable name.
The actor has played his share of conflicted yet sympathetic characters, something his fans from Mayans MC will have no trouble believing.
Evangelical "Purity Culture" Leaves Lasting Damage on Young Women - I Know Firsthand
In her upcoming book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free - available for preorder now - Linda Kay Klein shares her own story of emerging from a culture that taught her to mistrust her body and view her sexuality as a threat. In the exclusive excerpt below, Klein writes about how her upbringing tainted some of her earliest sexual experiences . . . and how leaving those feelings of shame behind wasn't as easy as leaving the religion she was raised in. Pure is available on Sept. 4.
As a teenager, I went to the sandbox in the empty playground beside my church when I wanted to be alone. I dug my bare feet down deep, cooling them in the damp sand.
"God, I would do anything for you," I remember saying there one afternoon.
"Anything?" I imagined God's reply.
"Anything," I promised.
"Would you become a missionary in a foreign land?" God tested me. "Giving up the lavish life of an actress that you dream about?"
I squeezed my eyes shut and pictured myself a poor missionary living in a small, rural village somewhere on the other side of the world. In my imagination, I wore a thin, cotton dress and my long brown hair whipped around my face in a way that could only be described as romantic.
No, I shook my head abruptly. Not like that. God is asking if I'm willing to make a sacrifice for him, I reminded myself. I could become deathly ill from serving the sick; I might not have access to clean drinking or bathing water; I might spend days working in the hot sun without any protection. I imagined my dress dirty and the skin under it covered in burns and unidentifiable wounds. Satisfied with this new image, I opened my eyes and looked back into the sun.
"Yes, God," I promised. "I would do that for you."
"Would you give up your parents?" God continued.
"Yes," I said quickly.
"Would you give up . . . your boyfriend?"
I winced.
"Who you think about all day and every night?" God continued. "Who makes you feel so utterly alive every time he touches you? Who you are sure is sin incarnate, even if he is a born-again Christian and thus 'technically' safe to date, and sure, all you've ever done is kiss, but the way he makes you feel . . . the way he makes you feel, you know must be wrong?"
"Yes," I whimpered. "Yes, God. I would."
Later that afternoon, I called my girlfriends for an emergency concert of prayer.
"I think that God wants me to break up with Dean," I told them, trembling. Not one of them asked me why. They didn't have to. After all, we'd learned together that there were two types of girls - those who were pure and those who were impure, those who were marriage material and those who were lucky if any good Christian man ever loved them, those who were Christian and those who . . . we're so not sure about. So, God wanting me to break up with a high school boyfriend who made my whole body scream every time he looked at me?
Yeah.
Sure.
That made sense.
It's only now, more than twenty years later, that I can see another story beneath the only one my friends and I were able to see then. It's the story of me - a sixteen-year-old girl in her first real relationship. Willing, no, wanting to be tested so she could prove to her God, her community, and herself that she was good.
After all, my sexual energy, sometimes off-color humor, and the '50s pinup va-va-voom of the hips I'd recently acquired were already worrying some in my community. If I wasn't careful, they warned me, I might just become a stumbling block. And maybe, I already was one.
"In the evangelical community, an 'impure' girl or woman isn't just seen as damaged; she's considered dangerous."
In the Bible, the term stumbling block is used to reference a variety of obstructions that can be placed before a Christian. The concept is used in reference to sexuality just once: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery'; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."
Yet, in the years I spent as an evangelical Christian, I never once heard anyone use the term the way it's used here - in reference to the onlooker's lustful eye. Instead, I heard it used time and time again to describe girls and women who somehow "elicit" men's lust. Sometimes, our interpretations of the Bible say more about us than they do about the Bible itself.
In junior high, the term stumbling block annoyed me. The implication that my friends and I were nothing more than things over which men and boys could trip was not lost on me. When half the guys stripped their shirts off and began a water fight at the youth group carwash outside of the Piggly Wiggly, I thought it was unfair that it was me who got reprimanded for having my shirt sprayed by their hoses. But even as I bristled, I obeyed. I went home and changed into a dry shirt, longer shorts, longer skirts, higher backed dresses, and higher necked tops. By the time I was in high school and had my first boyfriend, I had been "talked to" about how I dressed and acted so many times that my annoyance was beginning to turn into anxiety. It began to feel like it didn't matter what I did or wore; it was me that was bad.
In the evangelical community, an "impure" girl or woman isn't just seen as damaged; she's considered dangerous. Not only to the men we were told we must protect by covering up our bodies, but to our entire community. For if our men - the heads of our households and the leaders of our churches - fell, we all fell.
Imagine growing up in a castle and hearing fables about how dragons destroy villages and kill good people all your life. Then, one day, you wake up and see scales on your arms and legs and realize, "Oh my god. I am a dragon." For me, it was a little like that. I was raised hearing horror stories about harlots (a nice, Christian term for a manipulative whore) who destroy good, God-fearing men. And then one day, my body began to change and I felt sexual stirrings within me and I thought, "Oh no. Is that me? Am I a manipulative whore?"
Five years after I broke up with Dean, I was still calling myself a slut - though it was no longer high school kisses that spurred my shame, but college attempts to have sex with my long-term boyfriend. Now twenty-one, I had left my religious community, having determined that I was incapable of being the woman they made it clear I needed to be in order to belong. I had withdrawn from Bible college, and begun attending a secular liberal arts college outside of New York City.
Yet, when the lights were turned low, it was as though nothing had changed. The closer I got to losing my virginity, the more likely it was that the word slut would run through my mind on tickertape. Eventually, I'd find myself in a tearful heap in the corner of my boyfriend's dorm room bed, tormented by the same fear and anxiety that had driven me to break up with Dean when I was sixteen.
I had left the evangelical church but its messages about sex and gender still whirred within my body. Even after I calmed myself down and apologetically kissed my boyfriend goodbye, I couldn't let go of the lingering fear that we had gotten too close to having sex this time, that I had gotten pregnant, and that my sexual sins would soon be exposed to the religious community I'd left but still desperately wanted to approve of me. Eventually, I'd walk to the local drugstore and buy a pregnancy test. I was still a virgin, but taking the test was the only way I could steady my breathing.
Until the next time.
I searched for books, articles, and online communities that might help me understand what I was experiencing. And when I was unable to find any, I called up first one, then two, then several of my childhood girlfriends from my former church youth group. I told them what was happening to me, and then, I sat in stunned silence as they told me they were experiencing many of the same things. The relief I felt knowing I was not alone sustained me, but my struggles continued. Until, at the age of twenty-six, I quit my job, drove across the country to my midwestern hometown, and set out to find the others.
Listen to this excerpt from the Pure audiobook here:
Copyright © 2018 by Linda Kay Klein. From the forthcoming book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein, to be published by Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed with permission.
12 Fall Booties You'll Want to Add to Your Closet STAT
There's one shoe we always turn to for Fall: booties. These versatile shoes are the one thing you should always have on hand, because they go with pretty much everything. Whether you dress them up with trousers for work, high-waisted jeans for a night out, or a pretty maxi dress, the options are endless. This season, it's time to retire that old pair you've overworn and get something new. Ahead, you'll find 12 stylish choices we have our eyes on right now, at every price point. Keep scrolling to shop our top picks.
Pope Francis's Honest Advice About What to Do If Your Child Is Gay is Absolutely Perfect
After finishing up with a Catholic family rally in Knock, Ireland, Pope Francis had the perfect response to a question about what a father should do if he found out his son was gay. According to The Huffington Post, the pope told reporters that parents should try to "talk, pray, and understand" rather than react negatively.
He added that "there have always been gay people and people with homosexual tendencies" and that praying for any Catholic family should always be the next logical step - and frankly, his approach to the topic as a whole is refreshing.
Your Costco Membership Just Paid For Itself! You Can Pick Up These 13 Keto Snacks There
We all know Costco is the place to go for 48-count rolls of toilet paper and vodka ice pops, but the superstore can also keep you stocked up on all your keto diet necessities.
Before heading to the store, you might need a little keto refresher on all the foods you can and cannot eat (and a few tips for dealing with the dreaded keto flu), but don't worry about your list of snacks to buy. Load up the car and head to the nearest Costco so you can get these 13 healthy picks.
Evangelical "Purity Culture" Leaves Lasting Damage on Young Women - I Know Firsthand
In her upcoming book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free - available for preorder now - Linda Kay Klein shares her own story of emerging from a culture that taught her to mistrust her body and view her sexuality as a threat. In the exclusive excerpt below, Klein writes about how her upbringing tainted some of her earliest sexual experiences . . . and how leaving those feelings of shame behind wasn't as easy as leaving the religion she was raised in. Pure is available on Sept. 4.
As a teenager, I went to the sandbox in the empty playground beside my church when I wanted to be alone. I dug my bare feet down deep, cooling them in the damp sand.
"God, I would do anything for you," I remember saying there one afternoon.
"Anything?" I imagined God's reply.
"Anything," I promised.
"Would you become a missionary in a foreign land?" God tested me. "Giving up the lavish life of an actress that you dream about?"
I squeezed my eyes shut and pictured myself a poor missionary living in a small, rural village somewhere on the other side of the world. In my imagination, I wore a thin, cotton dress and my long brown hair whipped around my face in a way that could only be described as romantic.
No, I shook my head abruptly. Not like that. God is asking if I'm willing to make a sacrifice for him, I reminded myself. I could become deathly ill from serving the sick; I might not have access to clean drinking or bathing water; I might spend days working in the hot sun without any protection. I imagined my dress dirty and the skin under it covered in burns and unidentifiable wounds. Satisfied with this new image, I opened my eyes and looked back into the sun.
"Yes, God," I promised. "I would do that for you."
"Would you give up your parents?" God continued.
"Yes," I said quickly.
"Would you give up . . . your boyfriend?"
I winced.
"Who you think about all day and every night?" God continued. "Who makes you feel so utterly alive every time he touches you? Who you are sure is sin incarnate, even if he is a born-again Christian and thus 'technically' safe to date, and sure, all you've ever done is kiss, but the way he makes you feel . . . the way he makes you feel, you know must be wrong?"
"Yes," I whimpered. "Yes, God. I would."
Later that afternoon, I called my girlfriends for an emergency concert of prayer.
"I think that God wants me to break up with Dean," I told them, trembling. Not one of them asked me why. They didn't have to. After all, we'd learned together that there were two types of girls - those who were pure and those who were impure, those who were marriage material and those who were lucky if any good Christian man ever loved them, those who were Christian and those who . . . we're so not sure about. So, God wanting me to break up with a high school boyfriend who made my whole body scream every time he looked at me?
Yeah.
Sure.
That made sense.
It's only now, more than twenty years later, that I can see another story beneath the only one my friends and I were able to see then. It's the story of me - a sixteen-year-old girl in her first real relationship. Willing, no, wanting to be tested so she could prove to her God, her community, and herself that she was good.
After all, my sexual energy, sometimes off-color humor, and the '50s pinup va-va-voom of the hips I'd recently acquired were already worrying some in my community. If I wasn't careful, they warned me, I might just become a stumbling block. And maybe, I already was one.
"In the evangelical community, an 'impure' girl or woman isn't just seen as damaged; she's considered dangerous."
In the Bible, the term stumbling block is used to reference a variety of obstructions that can be placed before a Christian. The concept is used in reference to sexuality just once: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery'; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."
Yet, in the years I spent as an evangelical Christian, I never once heard anyone use the term the way it's used here - in reference to the onlooker's lustful eye. Instead, I heard it used time and time again to describe girls and women who somehow "elicit" men's lust. Sometimes, our interpretations of the Bible say more about us than they do about the Bible itself.
In junior high, the term stumbling block annoyed me. The implication that my friends and I were nothing more than things over which men and boys could trip was not lost on me. When half the guys stripped their shirts off and began a water fight at the youth group carwash outside of the Piggly Wiggly, I thought it was unfair that it was me who got reprimanded for having my shirt sprayed by their hoses. But even as I bristled, I obeyed. I went home and changed into a dry shirt, longer shorts, longer skirts, higher backed dresses, and higher necked tops. By the time I was in high school and had my first boyfriend, I had been "talked to" about how I dressed and acted so many times that my annoyance was beginning to turn into anxiety. It began to feel like it didn't matter what I did or wore; it was me that was bad.
In the evangelical community, an "impure" girl or woman isn't just seen as damaged; she's considered dangerous. Not only to the men we were told we must protect by covering up our bodies, but to our entire community. For if our men - the heads of our households and the leaders of our churches - fell, we all fell.
Imagine growing up in a castle and hearing fables about how dragons destroy villages and kill good people all your life. Then, one day, you wake up and see scales on your arms and legs and realize, "Oh my god. I am a dragon." For me, it was a little like that. I was raised hearing horror stories about harlots (a nice, Christian term for a manipulative whore) who destroy good, God-fearing men. And then one day, my body began to change and I felt sexual stirrings within me and I thought, "Oh no. Is that me? Am I a manipulative whore?"
Five years after I broke up with Dean, I was still calling myself a slut - though it was no longer high school kisses that spurred my shame, but college attempts to have sex with my long-term boyfriend. Now twenty-one, I had left my religious community, having determined that I was incapable of being the woman they made it clear I needed to be in order to belong. I had withdrawn from Bible college, and begun attending a secular liberal arts college outside of New York City.
Yet, when the lights were turned low, it was as though nothing had changed. The closer I got to losing my virginity, the more likely it was that the word slut would run through my mind on tickertape. Eventually, I'd find myself in a tearful heap in the corner of my boyfriend's dorm room bed, tormented by the same fear and anxiety that had driven me to break up with Dean when I was sixteen.
I had left the evangelical church but its messages about sex and gender still whirred within my body. Even after I calmed myself down and apologetically kissed my boyfriend goodbye, I couldn't let go of the lingering fear that we had gotten too close to having sex this time, that I had gotten pregnant, and that my sexual sins would soon be exposed to the religious community I'd left but still desperately wanted to approve of me. Eventually, I'd walk to the local drugstore and buy a pregnancy test. I was still a virgin, but taking the test was the only way I could steady my breathing.
Until the next time.
I searched for books, articles, and online communities that might help me understand what I was experiencing. And when I was unable to find any, I called up first one, then two, then several of my childhood girlfriends from my former church youth group. I told them what was happening to me, and then, I sat in stunned silence as they told me they were experiencing many of the same things. The relief I felt knowing I was not alone sustained me, but my struggles continued. Until, at the age of twenty-six, I quit my job, drove across the country to my midwestern hometown, and set out to find the others.
Listen to this excerpt from the Pure audiobook here:
Copyright © 2018 by Linda Kay Klein. From the forthcoming book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein, to be published by Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed with permission.
Crazy Rich Asians: Here's Everything That Happens in the Books
Crazy Rich Asians didn't just break box-office expectations . . . it downright shattered them. The rom-com had one of the biggest openings in history for its genre and was pretty much the talk of the internet as soon as it hit theaters. Even better news? Warner Bros., which owns the film options to all three of Kevin Kwan's novels, just announced that a sequel movie is on its way.
Kwan's book series includes the original Crazy Rich Asians, followed by China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems. If you thought the saga of Rachel and the Youngs was over with that swoon-worthy plane proposal, you are so very, very wrong. There's tons more drama, parties, manipulations, friendships, and, of course, romance to come. In fact, some of the characters who barely got any screen time in the movie are set to be key players in the sequels.
If you aren't spoiler-averse, or if you've already binged Kwan's novels, read on for some of what awaits fans in the next installments.
Warning: Major, MAJOR spoilers for Crazy Rich Asians ahead! Proceed with caution.
This Photo of 12 Firemen Holding Babies Is Going Viral, and We Need a Tall Glass of Water
Someone get me a tall glass of water because this photo of 12 new dads, who also happen to be firefighters, has got me feeling hot, hot, hot. The joke going around the Waxahachie Fire-Rescue Department is to not drink the water after 15 new babies were welcomed over the course of a year, but we'll argue they should keep on chugging because there is nothing more attractive than a dad in uniform holding an adorable baby.
The photo, which was posted to the department's Facebook page on Aug. 25, has been getting a lot of attention - and a few of hilarious comments. "We all know what they're doing on their time off," one commenter wrote. Another added, "Must have been a good season of no fires."
Whatever's going on in Waxahachie, TX, we're into it.
10 Keto Snacks That Are the Perfect Excuse to Make a Target Run - Right Now!
The keto diet has become one of the most popular recent health trends. It's designed around the concept of ketosis, where your body is forced to use fat as an energy source due to a lack of glucose from carbohydrates. At the beginning, it can be tricky to figure out what foods are best suited to this diet, which requires moderate protein intake, very low carbs, and an increase in good fat.
There are definitely both pros and cons to going keto, but if you decide that this is the right diet for you, it's easier than you think to find delicious, healthy snacks that fit into the plan. Target, the mecca of affordable options, has plenty of options in its pantry section. Here are some of our favorites.
Blink and You'll Miss This Sneak Peek of Game of Thrones Season 8 in HBO's New Teaser
We know that, for fans, the premiere date for Game of Thrones' eighth and final season feels like an eternity away. With all the clues being dropped by the cast about what we can expect in the last season, it's hard not to let that impatience get to you. So when HBO dropped their new marketing video to give a first look at the premium cable network's 2019 lineup, Game of Thrones viewers were quick to spot clip from the show's upcoming season. The VERY brief footage shows Jon Snow being embraced by Sansa Stark, in what is most certainly Winterfell. Though the clip is short, it does give fans more than enough to speculate on the who, what, where, and why of this reunion, and that will definitely get us through as we wait for more info. Check out the video above - the Game of Thrones portion starts at 1:10. After your fourth rewatch, read these theories on how the eighth installment might shape up.
How Princess Diana and Camilla Parker Bowles Went From Friends to Rivals
We all know how strongly Diana, Princess of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles felt about each other in the '80s and '90s. As Diana's marriage to Prince Charles fell apart, she laid the blame very firmly with Camilla, and the uncomfortable and sometimes angry relationship between the two was played out on a very public stage. But the two women were initially friends. Camilla's biographer, Penny Junor, noted that when Lady Diana Spencer first began dating the heir to the throne in 1980, they were often guests at Bolehyde Manor in Wiltshire, the country home Camilla shared with her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles. The women enjoyed each other's company, and Diana is said to have enjoyed helping Camilla with her young children, Tom and Laura.
Before the royal engagement was announced, Camilla provided a friendly shoulder to lean on as Diana navigated one of her first experiences with the cameras at Ludlow Races, where both women watched the Prince of Wales competing. Soon after Charles and Diana announced they were to wed, in February 1981, the bride to be moved into Clarence House where, Diana later told Andrew Morton, who wrote the 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, she found a note from Camilla on her bed, asking her to lunch. The two enjoyed a gossipy meal, but Diana later remembered the meeting less fondly, believing Camilla was using it to work out when she would be able to see Charles on his own after the royal wedding.
In fact, soon after the engagement, Diana became distrustful of her new friend. Morton's book describes how upset Diana was by Charles's decision to give Camilla a bracelet, engraved with the initials G and F, just before his wedding in July 1981. Diana was convinced it symbolized "Gladys and Fred," the pet names Charles and Camilla allegedly used for one another. Others claim it meant "Girl Friday." Penny Junor also sheds light on the pain Diana felt when a photo of Camilla fell out of Charles's diary during their honeymoon on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
But the early years of Diana's married life involved little actual contact with Camilla. In fact, Charles's former girlfriend (they had dated in the 1970s before her wedding) stayed away from events she knew the Prince and Princess of Wales would attend. But in the mid '80s, Diana was convinced her husband was seeing Camilla again.
In 1989, the women came face to face at a birthday party for Camilla's sister, Annabel. Diana told Andrew Morton that she surprised Charles and his friends by attending the celebration, and once there, she engineered a conversation with Camilla in which she told her she knew about the real state of her relationship with Charles. Diana later recalled that Camilla had come back by saying the princess had beautiful children and public adoration before asking her what more she wanted. Diana's reply? "I want my husband." Both women were left visibly shaken by the encounter.
"There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
In the following years, there was no more contact. However, the relationship between Diana and Camilla became very public as the royal marriage broke down. In the 1990s, the princess began to reveal her feelings toward Camilla, and in 1995 she gave her famous Panorama interview. Her conversation with Martin Bashir shed light on her relationship with her rival, with Diana famously saying, "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
While her relationship with her ex-husband is said to have mellowed following their divorce in 1996, Diana never reconciled with Camilla and was reported to be upset when Charles organized a 50th birthday party for her at Highgrove, their former marital home, in July 1997. Diana's death, just weeks later, led to a public backlash against Camilla.
But it was the growing warmth shown to her by Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, that helped fully ease Camilla into royal life - and the public spotlight. William met her first, with Harry following in his brother's footsteps just weeks later. Those encounters in 1998 led to a regular string of meetings, and when the princes organized a birthday party for their father that November, they invited Camilla to sit with him at the celebration.
By the time Charles and Camilla finally married, in 2005, the princes enjoyed a comfortable relationship with their new stepmother. Angela Levin's book Harry: Conversations With the Prince quotes Harry describing her as a "wonderful woman," adding "William and I love her to pieces." The bond was further shown in 2011 when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge asked Camilla's granddaughter Eliza Lopes to be one of their bridesmaids. Camilla has also helped both Kate and Meghan settle into their new royal roles. Her stepsons continue to care for her deeply as they also keep their mother's legacy alive.
100+ Brides Wearing Their Real Wedding Gowns - It's All the Inspiration You Need
You've made the biggest wedding decision so far - you said yes to a partner for life - so why is choosing a wedding dress tripping you up so much? It might feel like a lot of pressure to find a gown that fits your personality and style and makes you feel like yourself at your very best. With so many styles out there, we're telling you there's a perfect match for you somewhere. These 100+ brides are proof of that.
Their picks range from short to very long, from cap-sleeved to bell-sleeved, and even from white to black, and no matter what, they made their wearers feel beautiful on their big day. Looking through these photos is sure to bring some inspiration for your very own wedding dress.
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If You Want Your Waist to Look Lean and Toned, This Plank Variation Is a Must
Since abs are made in the kitchen, you've been committed to dialing in your diet, and you can already see your belly fat diminishing. To reveal lean, toned, and defined ab muscles, this side plank variation is a must-do move. As a bonus, it also works your lats, the back muscles underneath your bra.
- Begin in a side elbow plank on your right side with straight legs and your feet stacked.
- Inhale and lower your pelvis to the floor, so your right hip hovers just off the floor.
- Exhale and press up through your right waist to lift your pelvis and return to side plank. Pull your right shoulder blade down your back to stabilize your shoulder.
- This completes one rep.
Add this side plank variation to your ab routine, or try it in this 30-minute ab and butt circuit workout. Want to make it even more challenging? Put your feet in a TRX or hold a light dumbbell in your raised hand.
28 Halloween Costumes You Can Buy at Zara (and Wear Again)
If you're anything like us, it's safe to assume you'll find any excuse to pop into Zara. Well, here's a new one: Halloween. Instead of blowing your cash on a one-and-done ensemble, treat yourself to something that yes, is perfect for Halloween, but also happens to be a look you can wear again IRL. Really, these 31 "costumes" are just reasons to fuel your Zara obsession. Read on for the pieces to make a quick, last-minute costume, then wear them long after the holiday, too.
- Additional reporting by Olivia Caputo
Princess Victoria's Pleated Striped Midi Skirt Should Be Your Final Summer Buy
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden seems to have her "final days of Summer" look on lock. The royal arrived at the Stockholm International Water Institute in a By Malene Birger pleated midi skirt, currently on sale at Net-a-Porter for $180. Styled with a relaxed navy tee, taupe, leather satchel, hoop earrings, and T-strap sandals, the skirt was perfectly fitting for both the atmosphere and season.
Even if your power colors aren't red, white, and blue, we found plenty of similar silhouettes that would make a proper substitution for your cutoffs, should you want to up the fancy factor through Labor Day weekend. Ahead, read on to get inspired by the piece that totally has a spot in your wardrobe beyond 2018, then shop Princess Victoria's exact version, along with other options.
These Are the Most Popular Shoes of the Entire Year, So Don't You Forget to Buy Them
Since we wanted to be completely sure we've filled all the buckets when it comes to shoes this year, we scanned the streets, along with our favorite retailers, to round up the most prominent trends. Ahead, you won't just find the artsy styles on the runways, which may seem daunting, but the most popular selection of kicks. You know, the footwear you spot on models or editors that you follow on the 'gram, and then go searching for, dedicated to finding similar options. From quirky mules or sculptural wooden heels that suddenly sprouted up everywhere to the designs we've become more familiar with (think the '80s pin heel bootie and thigh highs), here are the 15 shoes of 2018, and we definitely won't forget them.
5 Things You Should Never Say to an Anxious Child
The following story, written by Renee Jain, was originally published on GoZen.
I wanted to sleep with a bat under my pillow. It was plastic; nonetheless, it was a weapon. I was 5 years old, and I firmly believed that each night when I went to sleep, a robber would break into the house. I needed something to defend myself (and maybe my family), and my brother's yellow Wiffle ball bat seemed ideal. Unfortunately, my parents never complied with my request.
They didn't understand why I was so worried. After all, there was no logical evidence to support my anxiety: our neighborhood was safe, we had never experienced a break-in, and we had a security alarm to alert us of any danger. But who said anxiety was logical? It's generally not. Actually, let's back up. Who said what I was experiencing was "anxiety"?
Anxiety is a word that I use now, based on personal and professional hindsight. Back then, as far as my parents and I were concerned, I was simply prone to a bit of extra worry. None of us understood that my fearful thoughts were actually provoking a real nervous system response.
So how did my loving parents deal with my countless "what if" questions? "What if we get robbed?" "What if we forget to turn the alarm on?" "What if we leave the door unlocked?" "What if the robber finds my room?" How did they handle it when I knocked on their door at two o'clock in the morning, asking to go downstairs to check the lock once more for good measure?
My parents' first line of defense was always reassurance. The next strategy involved invoking my logic. When all else failed, which it often did, they (understandably) became frustrated and sometimes expressed it.
Please know that my parents are amazing. They always supported me, but they didn't really understand what I was going through at the time. It took me a couple of decades to figure it out and to find ways to help alleviate my worries.
To help other families going through something similar, I want to point out five phrases that were said to me out of great love yet were unable to help me when I was in the throes of anxiety. Knowing what I know now, I'll also tell you what I wish I could've expressed to my parents. Finally, I'll present some alternative ways to help a child experiencing anxiety. Here's that list:
8 Pairs of Jeans You Don't Already Have but Should For 2018
Denim will forever be a big part of our wardrobes, and that's not changing in 2018. But if you want to get a little inventive with your look, you might need to look beyond the jeans already in your drawer. We scouted the runways and have kept our eyes on the street to uncover the designs that you probably don't already own. It might take some warming up to these extraordinary silhouettes, so read up on them one by one, or jump ahead to the denim trend you know about and can't wait to shop.
This Trainer Says These 10 Easy At-Home Exercises Will Get You Toned Abs
Fitness professionals will tell you that abs are made in the kitchen, which is . . . totally true. You have to eat clean to remove subcutaneous fat and reveal the muscles below, but did you know that abs can also be built in your living room? If you're not working out your core, you won't get that six-pack.
We teamed up with Sarah Chadwell, NASM, CPT, a certified trainer, to bring you a 10-move workout you can do at home and with no equipment.
"Use my favorite at-home ab exercises two to three times per week to flatten, tone, and sculpt your midsection. I like to put the names of 10 to 20 exercises on strips of paper and draw five or six of them out of a bowl for a surprise routine each day. It keeps abs-day interesting and varied," said Chadwell. Here are her favorite exercises.
Jennifer Aniston Owns Flip-Flops, but Her Sexiest Shoes Are Definitely Not in That Family
Jennifer Aniston owns flip-flops and thong sandals, and she keeps her white sneakers on rotation all year long. But on date nights and for fancy events, Jen has proved her prowess at rocking sky-high heels. Sometimes her stilettos are even strapless and we question how she's standing up straight. But the actress has clearly had some experience when it comes to adjusting to new heights. Her Burberry wraparound wedges even have sex appeal.
There's something about a Jen spotting in pumps that makes us want to get real leggy with our look and head out for the evening. On that note, read on to see all the moments she wowed us with her footwear - making a minidress, a thigh-high slit, or a simple date-night jumpsuit all the more alluring - and shop similar silhouettes for yourself.
7 Lingerie Labels to Shop in 2018 For Your Sexiest Year Yet
For lingerie-lovers, you don't need a special reason or occasion to buy that new undie or bra. Shopping for this stuff might even excite you more than buying a new shoe or bag. If this sounds like you, then you're probably looking to add to your undergarment collection in 2018 - and we have just the brands to recommend. Some labels you've heard before, some you likely haven't, but the full lineup offers lingerie-lovers a little bit of everything. For those who are aren't frequent bra shoppers, don't worry, we picked out our favorite items from every company for you to shop. Just hit "add to cart" when you're ready.
Small Bust? Shop 20 Figure-Flattering Suits to Enhance What You've Got
Swimsuit shopping is a unique battle for anyone, especially if you're self-conscious about being smaller up top. Arm yourself with tricks and you'll be able to stroll seaside with confidence.
- Flaunt what you have, and fake what you don't. If you're looking to create more cleavage, opt for an underwire bra top (or padding). A structured top will shape what you have, while padded cups can actively fake more if that's the look you're after.
- Distract, distract, distract. Ruffles, bold prints, and splashes of color are all far busier than a simple, solid suit and can claim an onlooker's attention.
- Embrace what you can wear. Tiny tops and unique shapes are cute but often spell disaster for women with larger chests. Trendy styles are easy to conquer when support isn't mandatory, so go ahead and play around with fun cuts.
Now that you're up to speed, just read on to shop the cutest suits for small-busted beach babes.
- Additional reporting by Sarah Wasilak and Leah Melby
Princess Diana's Summer Style Was Way Ahead of Its Time
Before Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton, we had the original royal style icon: Princess Diana. William and Harry's mum served up fashion inspiration regularly, and the world was always watching to see what she would wear. Whether she was dressed up for an official engagement or enjoying downtime on the beach or a yacht, some of Lady Di's best looks were from the Summer months.
Diana had a way of making every outfit look elegant and effortlessly chic, even when she was sporting overalls or bike shorts (which are conveniently in style again). So in honor of the "People's Princess," we're having a look back at her best Summer fashion moments and scoring some warm-weather dressing inspo of our own. Join us, won't you?
These Are All the Bags We Need For Fall 2018
Bags are the Fall accessory that keeps on giving. No matter what you're wearing, having a great bag makes a statement. Plus, there are so many options in terms of silhouettes, colors, and fabrics, it's impossible to get bored. No matter what kind of bag you're looking for this Fall, our editors have got you covered. From designer finds to inexpensive scores, these are the 78 bags we love this season.
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