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Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head to Support Friend with Breast Cancer

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Country star Kellie Pickler made the news, but not for a new album or sold-out concert tour. The former American Idol contestant shaved her head, shedding her trademark blonde hair in a show of solidarity with her best friend, Summer Miller,…
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How to Love Yourself in a World Defined by Plastic Surgery

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If I could just change this one thing, I would be so much happier. Have you ever had that thought? While plastic surgery is on the rise, especially among Latinas (more than 1.4 million Latinos in the US underwent cosmetic procedures in…
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7 Easy Ways to Revamp Your Wardrobe for Fall

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It’s almost time to start packing away the bikinis and getting all of your cozy fall wardrobe essentials out of storage. It’s always rather exciting to rediscover all those cool weather treasures that have been hibernating through the…
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Learn Self-Acceptance By Asking Yourself Three Questions

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When I lead [self-acceptance] workshops, I often give participants a series of prompts that I call Three Small Questions. The catch is that they aren’t small questions at all.  They are often big questions but what I want from them is…
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What to Do When Your Baby Grows Up

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There is always a dry, wilted flower lying on my desk—it's one of the flowers my 10-year-old son has picked from the yard and given to me in the capricious way young children do. When I least expect it, he'll thrust a dandelion, buttercup,…
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10 Secrets of Happy Moms

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We live in a world where moms are constantly questioning themselves, wondering whether it’s possible to ever be good enough, having to listen to the media telling us it’s unrealistic for us to want to have it all. Despite this, some…
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Follow Friday Blogger Roundup: Milestones

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As I shared on Monday of this week, school is in session in many Southern states, and my back-to-school experience was less than perfect. But, gauging from the comments you left on the post, I’m not alone! Today, for our Follow Friday…
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Learning to Let Go of Mom Guilt

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Ah, mom guilt. I’m sure we all feel it at some point. Try as I may to resist it, every so often it creeps up on me like a lingering bellyache. Some days are better than others. I’m torn between my work, my passion and my kids. I’m…
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5 Summer Hair Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

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We reached out to stylist Yohayne Garcia, owner of "Nu Style" hair salon in Elizabeth, NJ and hair color expert for Alfaparf Milano, to get the scoop on the most common hair mistakes Latinas make in the midst of a heat wave. There is…