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7 ways to be kinder to yourself as you set your New Year’s resolutions
If made in a thoughtful way, resolutions can be a powerful tool
Lara Antal
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020
A home birth, an emergency radio and a trip to Hawaii: How 10 women prepared for 1999’s Y2K panic
Some people believed switching over to a new millennium would cause computers to crash
The Lily News
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2019
Perspective
In 2020, I’m creating a new tradition: learning from and celebrating 2019
It’s that time of year again. Here’s a different approach.
Katie Wheeler
December 29, 2019
December 29, 2019
Perspective
How to make classic holiday songs more feminist
Here are 9 updated versions you can sing along to
Gemma Correll
December 24, 2019
December 24, 2019
Making holiday magic is seriously hurting women. Why do we keep doing it?
Especially for moms, there is an all-consuming pressure to ‘make memories’
Caroline Kitchener
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Santa doesn’t have to be a man. These women prove that.
From 'Noelle’ to ‘Mrs. Claus Takes the Reins,’ we bring you examples of a woman-led Christmas
Nneka McGuire
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Perspective
My family worked hard to make holidays special. Here are 9 wonderful, quirky Christmas memories.
One year we drove north from Longview, Tex., until we found snow
Christine Suggs
December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019
Perspective
How Vanessa Hudgens ended up in your Netflix holiday queue
With ‘The Princess Switch’ and ‘The Knight Before Christmas,’ the actress is all-in on Christmas cheer
Andria Moore
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
The relationship problem that never goes away: How do you split up the holidays?
Is an impromptu beach vacation the solution?
Caroline Kitchener
December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019
Perspective
Here are 5 ways I’m being more sustainable this holiday
Christmas is wonderful — and also one of the most wasteful days of the year
Pepita Sándwich
December 15, 2019
December 15, 2019
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