Life

Life

The Marathon Runner Who Got Real About Her Birth Injury

by Melissa Dahl

For Caitlin Phillips, giving up running entirely would feel a lot like giving up her former self.

Life

Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross Knew That Pregnancy Would End Her Running Career

by Jordan Robinson

“I can't think of one athlete that was prominent during the time of my competitions that had a child and came back.”

Life

The Kindergarten We Missed

by Cristina Tudino

Lockdown kindergarten

ARE WE THE BADDIES?

Kids’ Media Is In Its Villain Era

by Katy Hershberger

Storytelling for children is finally moving beyond the good guy vs. bad guy tropes, and we all stand to benefit.

Say Cheese

The Real Reason I Take So Many Selfies with My Daughter

by Amber Sparks

A mom makes the case for getting in all the family photos.

panopticon

Is Reading My Kid's Texts A Violation Of Her Privacy?

by Sarah Wheeler

I would never read my daughter's diary — but this is different, right?

PRODUCTIVITY HACKS

I Wake up At 5 A.M. To Drink Coffee And Watch TV Alone

by Samantha Darby

The 5 A.M. club isn’t just for boss babes and business bros. It’s also for moms who want some peace.

Parenting

The Rise Of The Concierge Moms

by Amanda Parrish Morgan

Kids arrive at college these days with an allergy to failure. But what if the best way to love them is to let them mess up?

movies

What To Expect When You’re Esther Povitsky

by Meaghan O'Connell

The 36-year-old's new movie Drugstore June is the product of years of hard work. Having a baby, however, is brand new territory.

Books

The Housewife Is A Thoroughly Modern Fantasy. It's Time To Move On.

by Lisa Selin Davis

In her new book Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All And What To Do Instead, Lisa Selin Davis explores why the myth of the domestic goddess was born — and how women can finally liberate themselves.

Women's Health

Why Do We Know So Little About Fibroids?

by Lindsey Granger

Uterine fibroids are common, painful, and can have devastating effects on fertility, but we’ve normalized this suffering instead of pushing for a cure.

Parenting

Dr. Ibram Kendi On How To Make A Children's Book With A Message Compelling

by Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs

The author of Anti-Racist Baby is bringing the stories of Zora Neale Hurston to a young audience.

Life

How Zibby Owens Got Back Into Writing After Staying Home With 4 Kids

by Jamie Kenney

If moms don’t have time to read books, they certainly don't have a lot of time to write them.

Entertainment

Holly Black Explains Why We All Have The Hots For Faeries Right Now

by Katie McPherson

They are, by nature, very wicked beings!

Pregnancy

The Radical Freedom Of IVF

by Krys Malcolm Belc

The real answer to what an embryo is: part science, part context, part feeling.

hope

Pregnancy Test Tweakers Are My People

by Elisabeth Sherman

Editing photos of pregnancy tests until they look positive might seem deluded, but these online communities help me feel less alone.