Topic: MENTAL HEALTH & WELL BEING

Morning Warm-Up: Lend A Hand And Stay Healthy

Why volunteering is good for your health (Greatist)

Mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder become major concerns following the Boston Marathon Explosions (HuffPost Healthy Living)

Why you should start everyday with “aloha” (Intent)

Try this interval swim workout — indoors or outdoors (POPSugar Fitness)

A woman’s dog detects her case of breast cancer and saves her life (The Stir)

Hotter weather can equal oilier skin — here are the best blotting papers to add to your makeup bag (The Frisky)

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The Athena Doctrine: Why Being ‘Feminine’ May Solve The World’s Problems

Traits traditionally ascribed to females, like communication, empathy, transparency and honesty, are the tools necessary to solve crucial questions in leadership and social arenas, according to The Athena Doctrine. More »

Megan Draper’s Miscarriage Confession Really Hit Home For Me

There is no correct way for women to feel about these things. More »

It’s Tax Return Time: How Not to Blow Your Extra Cash on Crap

With tax day having come and gone, we are either anxiously awaiting our refunds or scrambling to get our butts in gear during an extension period. But before you make plans to drop an obnoxious amount of money on something totally reckless and unnecessary, think about what those extra dollars could actually do for your life—and your mental well-being. More »

Patton Oswalt Shares An Inspiring Sentiment On The Boston Marathon Explosions & Other Tragedies

“I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, ‘Well, I’ve had it with humanity.’

But I was wrong.” More »

A “Sober Bar” Actually Sounds Like An Amazing Idea

In Chicago, a first of its kind “sober bar” will be opening its doors soon. While there’s obviously a little absurdity in the premise, it also seems like a long overdue idea. More »

Here’s Where Germs Are Really Hiding In Your Kitchen

A new report examined the places where harmful bacteria is most likely to live in your kitchen. It’s not what you’d expect. More »

Another Teen Girl Dead Because Her Sexual Attack Was Posted Online: RIP Audrie Pott

It’s Friday. All over kids will be telling their parents they are going to a movie, or sneaking out of the house, or lying about spending the night at a friend’s. It’s what teenagers do. It’s what I did. There’s nothing new about this. But now we have another suicide due to the fact a teen girl was sexually assaulted and the boys who did this to her took photographs of the attack and posted them on the internet. More »

Evening Cool-Down: Pessimism Has Health Benefits?

Why you should hang out with Negative Nancy a little more (YouBeauty)

Important life lessons you can learn from your plants (The Frisky)

Appreciate and accept your body with the help of some GIF humor (HuffPost Women)

Pre-workout food is just as important as post-workout food: here’s what to eat & when (POPSugar Fitness)

A doctor that is known for bringing patients back to life (Intent)

5 Great Gatsby-themed date ideas to try this weekend (Your Tango)

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Anonymous Says They Are Sitting On All 4 Names Of Rehtaeh Parsons’s Alleged Rapists, Are Waiting For Justice To Show Up

Anonymous Says They Are Sitting On All 4 Names Of Rehtaeh Parsonsâ��s Alleged Rapists, Are Waiting For Justice To Show Up

In the days following the death of 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons, who attempted to kill herself after an alleged gang-rape by four boys, there have been numerous petitions asking that her case be reopened. But while the hacktivist group Anonymous has stepped in, so has a Canadian Minister of Justice. Anonymous still isn’t pleased with the way Rehtaeh’s case is going though. More »

Server Says Hooters Forced Her To Quit After She Shaved Her Head For Brain Surgery

Imagine you found out that you had a large mass on your brain and therefore needed surgery, one of the most frightening and risky types of operations, and thus requiring you to shave your head. Now imagine your work doesn’t care about the medical aspect of that, and only wants you to maintain your pretty hair. More »

Complaint Free April: How’s It Going Out There?

I wanted to check in with everyone’s Complaint-Free April, now that we’re ten days in. How it’s going? It is difficult? Frustrating? Easier than you thought? Surprisingly, it hasn’t been that hard for me to not complain. It’s finally warm … More »

At Last, A (Genetic) Explanation For Why Blacks Are Twice As Likely To Get Alzheimer’s

Researchers have known for a while that African Americans and Hispanics have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease than whites do, though the reason(s) for this dementia disparity remained elusive. Now, for the first time, scientists have pinpointed a genetic mutation that may explain the higher risk for blacks. More »

Link Between Birth Month & MS Risk May Be Related To Our Favorite Star

People born in May are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis than those born at other times of year; those born in November have the lowest MS risk. It sounds a little astrological, and it turns out the link may be “in the stars,” as zodiac types say. More »

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