Is There Actually Science Behind the Weighted Blanket Trend?
When I posted on social media asking for people’s thoughts on weighted blankets I didn’t expect to get dozens of answers — but maybe…
January, 2019
Meditation Is the Antidote to Your Crazy Life, Here’s How to Start
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to be more mindful, adopting a meditation practice may be just the ticket to help you…
8 Simple Ways to Avoid Seasonal Mood Changes
While many of us might notice a little dip in our mood during the winter months, some of us experience a mood shift that’s…
Michelle Obama on Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In philosophy: “That shit doesn’t work all the time!”
Michelle Obama had sharp criticism on Saturday for Lean In, the 2013 book about gender differences in the workplace written by Facebook chief operating officer…
Michelle Obama Is the EBONY 2018 Power 100 Issue Cover Star
Michelle Obama, a 2018 EBONY Power 100 Entertainment & Arts honoree, is the cover star of the Dec. 2018/Jan. 2019 Power 100 issue, which was revealed…
Michelle Obama on Marriage Counseling With Barack, Embracing Her Vulnerability, and Life After the White House
Living in the White House for eight years, Michelle Obama had staffers providing everything she could have possibly needed, except for time. “What I…
To the First Lady, With Love
She had rhythm, a flow and swerve, hands slicing air, body weight moving from foot to foot, a beautiful rhythm. In anything else but…
Isabel Wilkerson on Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and the Great Migration
Back in the ancestral homeland of Michelle Obama, the architects of Jim Crow took great pains to set down the boundaries and define the…
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Is a Book America Needs, From a Woman It Does Not Yet Deserve
When I first learned that Michelle Obama was writing a memoir, one word emerged from the depths of my gut: No! That reaction came from a…
In ‘Becoming,’ Michelle Obama Mostly Opts for Empowerment Over Politics
For anyone who’s wondering: No, she’s not running. In her new memoir, “Becoming” — a book whose reportedly enormous advance rendered its contents almost as closely…