Intergenerational Trauma For Black Women
Intergenerational Trauma For Black Women
Lifestyle

What does intergenerational trauma and healing look like for Black women?

In “I Rise,” a series from HelloGiggles, Black women writers examine Black women’s mental health…

how to talk to family about racism
how to talk to family about racism
Love

How to Talk About Race and Racism With Your Family, According to Experts

"The goal is to move through these disruptions with greater clarity, understanding, and empathy."

haircut
haircut
Lifestyle

How one haircut changed my relationship with my mom and my perspective on moving back home

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month I was a 29-year-old South Asian woman, sitting…

Photograph of author's mother
Photograph of author's mother
Lifestyle

Social Media Taught Me How to Grieve on Mother’s Day

"I’ve certainly learned over the years that grief doesn’t have an expiration date."

mother's day, toxic mom
mother's day, toxic mom
Love

How to celebrate Mother’s Day if you have a toxic mom, according to experts

For many people, Mother’s Day is a whirlwind of buying flowers and making loving phone…

grief during coronavirus
grief during coronavirus
Lifestyle

This is what grieving during the coronavirus looks like

Trigger warning: This article discusses grief. When her grandfather was hospitalized for over a month…

Social anxiety during coronavirus
Social anxiety during coronavirus
Love

Self-isolation is exacerbating my fears about passing my social anxiety onto my children

In the months leading up to having my eldest daughter, the people closest to me…

How I Bought That Disneyland mug
How I Bought That Disneyland mug
Lifestyle

Buying Disney mugs for my parents helped heal the pain of losing our home

How I Bought That takes a peek inside the process of making a meaningful purchase, whether…

Bachelor season finale Madison and Peter
Bachelor season finale Madison and Peter
Relationships

If your parents can’t stand your significant other, it’s not the end of the world

The breakout star of last night’s season finale of The Bachelor was not Hannah Ann…

young couple celebrating holidays, interfaith couple hanukkah and christmas
young couple celebrating holidays, interfaith couple hanukkah and christmas
Relationships

How to celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah as an interfaith couple

As a member of an interfaith couple, you’re blessed with the opportunity to celebrate double…

family taking selfie photo quotes about family
family taking selfie photo quotes about family
Lifestyle

15 quotes about family that are perfect for sharing during the holidays

The holidays are a time for coming together. Whether that’s with family, friends, or other…

mom in hospital
mom in hospital
Love

My favorite holiday memory is when my mom was in the hospital

The first time I ever saw It’s a Wonderful Life was in a hospital on…

Thankgiving
Thankgiving
Lifestyle

Celebrating Thanksgiving as a person of color is complicated

grief around the holidays
grief around the holidays
Lifestyle

How to cope with grief around the holidays after a recent loss

I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving, though I understand why people enjoy it. A…

millennial moms
millennial moms
Lifestyle

I didn’t have a voice as a child—but my children will

My firstborn likes to tell me when I do things right. She showers me with…

How to cope when your parents get sick
How to cope when your parents get sick
Family

How to cope as an adult when your parents get sick

“Yo Momma’s so stupid, she got hit by a parked car.” My date was firing…

My Father's Funeral
My Father's Funeral
Lifestyle

Performing at my father’s funeral taught me the life lesson I needed most

When I first told my mother that I wanted to perform my father’s eulogy as…

parent and child holding hands
parent and child holding hands
Lifestyle

Should parents tell kids about their addictions or mental health issues? Here’s what experts think

Earlier this year, Walking Dead actor Kevin Zegers posted a video on Instagram of his 3-year-old…

Illustration of mother carrying her husband on her back while caring for son and daughter
Illustration of mother carrying her husband on her back while caring for son and daughter
Lifestyle

The parenting double standard I’m done being quiet about

I’ll give it to you straight: I’m a tired mother of two. My days end…

Rear view of girl wearing backpack and standing in front of purple wall
Rear view of girl wearing backpack and standing in front of purple wall
Lifestyle

Meeting my half-sister didn’t go as planned, but it brought me the closure I needed

It was a spring afternoon in 2015. I was sitting in a restaurant when I…