Self

health 1/25/2022

Is the Pain All in My Head? A new treatment called pain-reprocessing therapy promises to cure chronic pain — but maybe not for everyone.

By Eleanor Cummins

friendship 1/24/2022

Javier Bardem, Please Plan My Birthday Party Commitment is jumping out of a cake dressed as a Bond girl for Daniel Craig.

By Danielle Cohen

I Was a Therapist for Sex Offenders When I Realized: I Survived Larry Nassar On the anniversary of Nassar’s sentencing, one survivor reflects on the moment the truth hit her — and all the moments since.

As told to Abigail Pesta

‘I May Be Bisexual,’ From Rachel Krantz’s Memoir, Open Writer Rachel Krantz investigates her own sexuality through indulging her partner’s fantasy.

By Rachel Krantz

astrology 1/23/2022

Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of January 24 Mars, Venus, and Mercury will all be in level-headed Capricorn, and Venus retrograde comes to an end.

By Claire Comstock-Gay

sex diaries 1/23/2022

The Art Teacher Quarantining With a Fling Who Gave Her COVID This week’s sex diary.

As told to Alyssa Shelasky

The Couples Code Is sharing phone passwords a sign of a healthy relationship? But what if you really, really don’t want to?

Will We Ever Escape ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Photos? I’m already preparing myself for the deluge of January “weight-loss transformations” on Instagram.

By Isle McElroy

first person 1/20/2022

The First Time Was Terrifying. Now, It’s Just Excruciating. My family’s second bout with COVID might be worse.

By Reyhan Harmanci

I’m Tired of Explaining Why I Don’t Drink We have to expand our language beyond “sober.”