She notices a single offhand comment about her body, and everything inside her tightens. What felt private and safe now feels exposed, and she begins to pull back from the closeness she once welcomed.

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When I was in high school, I spent a fair amount of time in the principal's office, for reasons which more or less boiled down to “trouble at home” and the fact that I had issues with authority ...

Research has shown that obesity can be an underlying cause of both psychosocial and physical functioning and can be a consequence of disorders, comorbidities, and negative social attitudes that ...

The idea took root in a moment that was both silly and sincere. Josh Aaron, then a stay-at-home dad in Connecticut, was juggling the usual chaos: diapers, grocery runs, and tightly packed time blocks.