Bobbi Brown Talks Career, Parenting and Taking Chances By Emily Washcovick Bobbi Brown built her makeup empire—for the first time—in the nineties, at a time when shades often had to be heavily mixed to match skin tones and bigger looks were favored over subtle. Her namesake brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, was acquired by Estée Lauder in 1995, but Bobbi stayed…
How Blake Lively’s Daughters Impact Her Body Image & Career Lively has three children with her husband, Ryan Reynolds. By Emily Tannenbaum Blake Lively just wants her kids to be proud of her. During a recent interview with Forbes published on May 17, Lively opened up about the effect motherhood has had on her self-image and the kinds of projects she aligns herself with.…
How Gun Violence Has Changed These 3 Moms’ Lives Forever Three mothers who lost their sons to gun violence found a way to channel their grief into activism. They share their powerful stories and explain why they won’t stop fighting to make a difference. By Maressa Brown In 2013, a teen named Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed in Chicago.…
Brenda Song: ‘I’m Really Proud of the Woman I’ve Become’ Song opens up to Glamour about her experience as an Asian American child actor, choosing The Suite Life of Zack & Codyover Harvard, and passing on the importance of family to her son. As told to Ariana Yaptangco For AAPI Heritage Month, Glamour spoke to actor Brenda Song about what it was like chasing her dreams in…
Motherhood & Careers: Top Executives On Mastering Both By Jane Hanson Five impactful women from the retail, beauty, finance and media industries were honored this week at the 44th annual Outstanding Mother Awards. The women were celebrated for mastering the “struggle with the juggle,” successfully balancing highly influential careers with the daily demands and rewards of motherhood, family and community. Proceeds…
I’m a Motherhood Expert. My Ambivalence Is Normal. After years of engaging with parenthood from a distance, it’s time for a psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health to take her own advice. By Pooja Lakshmin, M.D. I’m not someone who dreamed of motherhood as a girl. Quite the opposite. In my early 30s, I had a recurring nightmare in which…
Moms Are Getting Crushed In This Pandemic Reshma Saujani discussed why we need a Marshall Plan for Moms By David Kirkpatrick Reshma Saujani is one of the country’s most creative activists committed to fighting for women. Her successful advocacy first became evident when she founded Girls Who Code in 2012. Now, Saujani is spearheading a new campaign called A Marshall Plan for…
Mini-Memoirs: 6-Word Stories To Honor Mothers This Mother’s Day, think about the relationship you have with your mother. Now consider: Could you tell that story in just six words? The newspaper The Forward recently put out a call for six-word memoirs about mothers — specifically, Jewish mothers. The submissions they received show that you can pack a lot of emotion into a…
But here’s the good news. There are relatively simple, science-backed tools that parents can implement at home to help kids and teens thrive on an emotional and social level, and helping them incorporate a daily gratitude practice is near the top of the list.
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