Who are you? That’s the question philosophists and social scientists have been pondering for centuries. As far back as 460 BC, Hippocrates suggested that humans had a “persona” comprised of four distinct temperaments. By the early 1900s,...
If you haven’t been sleeping as well as you used to, and you’re waking up more often because of over-the-top dreams, it might be comforting to know that menopause and vivid dreams go hand in hand. From as early as your late 30s your body can move into the...
Stress is a normal part of life, but these days, life seems to be throwing more and more at us. It doesn’t matter whether you’re facing pressure from work or relationship situations, or reeling from the daily onslaught of news headlines. Any type of stress triggers...
It was a classic, “Am I practicing what I preach?” moment. One evening a couple weeks ago, I was standing on the marble staircase inside San Francisco City Hall after a San Francisco Ballet performance, people-watching and taking photos. As I held up my phone to snap...
Should you lie about your age? This is an issue that’s come up a few times since I started More Beautiful. Apparently, I struck a nerve when I began using words like “midlife,” “middle-aged” and [insert big gasp here] “menopause” in my articles and on the podcast....
One morning a few weeks ago, I woke up excited about a podcast episode I would be recording that afternoon with a funny, smart life coach from Atlanta. I had already done my homework—researched her background, prepared questions, cleared my late-afternoon schedule—so...
