Author: Richard C. Trotter
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP As a self-proclaimed bath person, I’ve tried all sorts of products to turn my tub into nothing short of a spa. Bath bombs, bubbly soaks, Epsom salts—you name it, I’ve tried (and loved) them all for different reasons: Epsom salts are great for relaxing my achy muscles,…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP What do cozy homes, delicious meals, gorgeous gardening, and a splash of Snoop Dog have in common? The GOAT of interior design herself, of course. I’m talking about Martha Stewart—and, given my current rental-apartment-with-roomies life, I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately. Eight months after moving…
Hot flashes, night sweats, or being drier-than-normal “down there” may not come as a surprise during menopause, but the transition can make itself known in your body in sneakier ways, too. Namely, by affecting your heart health. One million hearts are affected by menopause each year. (Technically, it’s 1 million people, according to the National Institute on Aging, but you get what we’re saying.) You’re considered to have gone through menopause when you haven’t had a period for 12 months, and it’s a time that typically comes with intense hormonal changes. Here’s what to know about the connection between menopause…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Can you put feelings in a bottle? Charlotte Tilbury, the UK makeup artist known for bringing a mix of science-backed innovation and signature glam to her eponymous beauty brand, believes so. From Beauty Light Wands to Magic Cream and her signature Pillow Talk shade, Charlotte Tilbury products…
If you really want to upset the running community, try using social media to brag about running a faster-than-average pace without any training—in a race you never registered for or paid to participate in. Alexa Curtis, a “personal brand entrepreneur,” learned that the hard way this Monday, when she posted a lengthy screed about her “fearless” experience at the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon, a sold-out event that drew more than 21,700 official runners. In a since-deleted post on X, she said she “didn’t sign up for this race. I just asked the security where it started and where it ended…
There are certain yoga poses that almost everyone in class either looks forward to or dreads. One of those is locust pose (aka Salabhasana in Sanskrit). This full-body backbend engages muscles all the way from your neck to your feet, and puts your body in a position we never normally get into during daily life. Depending on how much back mobility you have, that can feel really refreshing—or really awkward. “Locust pose is a bit of a backbend and a bit of a back strengthener,” says Rachel Hirsch, RYT, founder of Empowered Yoga in Los Angeles. “You’re opening the front…
If you were to ask me last month what an epiphany is, I might have described the time suddenly I ~just knew~ my ex was cheating on me, or the rush of awareness that flooded over me one day in English class that journalism was my calling. If you asked me that question now, however, all I’d want to do is wax poetic about the new product I’ve had the pleasure of trying (and trying and trying): Epiphany Clit Arousal Serum ($34). At its core, Epiphany is an arousal oil that is designed to be applied to your clitoris during…
We often associate “spring cleaning” with physical clutter. Old, damaged clothing, take-out sauce packets, and expired cosmetics are all up for disposal during this time. Clearing out your physical space can feel amazing, but clearing your life of intangible clutter (say, old habits, or grudges) can be much more difficult. If you’ve been putting off a spiritual spring cleaning, astrologers say that the 2024 Pluto retrograde—which kicks off today, May 2—presents the perfect opportunity to start. In astrology, each individual planet holds different meanings and rules over different zodiac signs. Pluto is the ruling planet of Scorpio and is associated…
The anticipation of summer has been brewing since Punxsutawney Phil declared that warmer weather would be coming early this year. But now that Memorial Day is right around the corner, your excitement is met with a reminder that it can all be a bit stressful. Sure, there’s the joy of weekend trips, outdoor happy hours, and backyard BBQs—but between travel logistics, a packed calendar, and changes in schedule (read: the kids are out of school—help), it can be easy to feel more like hibernating. Here’s the thing: Tuning into your mental health is essential all year long, no matter how…
Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May every year, and yet somehow, it always seems to sneak up on us. If you’re scrambling to come up with the *perfect* Mother’s Day gifts ideas and coming up blank, consider making this is the year you let the stars be your guide. According to astrologer Ariel Catalasan, considering people’s zodiac signs when gift shopping can be a useful strategy because it can help you more deeply understand their preferences and personalities—thus giving you a better chance of picking out a gift they’ll actually put to use. “I believe that the…