Personal Essay

My Home Birth Experience Was Nowhere Near as Peaceful as I Dreamed It Would Be

I Spent Way Too Much Money Trying to Lose Weight For My Wedding, and I Totally Regret It

My Kids' Birthday Parties Are For Family Only — Not Their Friends

Why the World Is Still So Shocked by Kate Middleton's Postbaby Belly

Why I'm Glad I Didn't Give Birth Until 60 Hours After My Water Broke

I Thought Breastfeeding Would Be Easy, but Then My Baby Was Born

The Powerful Reason Tatcha Beauty Was Created Will Inspire You to Change Your Life

What I Learned About Swedish Death Cleaning After Experiencing My Own Loss

I Tricked My Kids' Grandparents Into Babysitting For an Entire Week — Here's What Happened

What It's Like When You Start Caring For Your Ageing Parents

I Have Misophonia — and It's Not the Joke Everyone Thinks It Is

How a Basic Hair-Removal Product From the 1950s Changed My Life