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Happy Cancer Chick: Comedy, Chemo and the Power of Positivity

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Even though there is nothing inherently funny or joyful about cancer, Jenny Saldaña has made it her personal mission to find the bliss in life despite the challenge of such an illness. Jenny is passionate about using her experience as a…
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I Survived Domestic Abuse & Violence

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“Chris Brown, you can beat me!” some young girls tweeted. I was equal parts shocked, frightened, and disappointed. I’ve also seen the many jokes about Chris Brown’s abuse of former girlfriend and collaborator, Rihanna. I get that…
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Tips to Help You Choose to Be Healthy

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There is knowing what you need to do to be healthy and then there is doing it. And that’s just the rub for most of us, isn’t it?  We know what we need to do.  We rationalize not doing it for a moment, and that landslides into every…
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An Open Letter to Demi Moore

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  Dear Demi, I don't know you. So I ask you to forgive my false familiarity. We have New Mexico in common, and I know of people who knew you growing up in Roswell. From what I've heard, you had a rough start in this world. So I…
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Handling The Pressure to Drop the Baby Weight

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Jessica Simpson is in the news yet again—this time, for a lucrative deal she’s reportedly made with Weight Watchers to lose her post-pregnancy baby weight. You might think Simpson would be more wrapped up in, say, nesting—after all,…

Sh**t Girls Say to Girls with Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer survivor, actor and comedy writer Jenny Lidice Saldana has kept her sense of humor while battling breast cancer and turned her experience into this hilarious video, Sh*t Girls Say to Girls with Breast Cancer. This Happy Cancer…
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To Fix Your Body, First You Must Fix Your Soul

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It's funny how things are all connected, when you really sit down to look at them. Well, not funny in a comedic sense, but funny as in interesting. For years, I have had trouble controlling my impulses. Many people who knew me understood…
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The 5 Health Tests You Must Have This Year (For Real!)

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We know how it is: You work hard at a job all day, then come home and have to get dinner on the table. You make sure the kids do their homework, try to have a complete conversation with the man in your life, take care of the house, and hopefully…
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Seth Rogen Needs a Massive Correction

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Sunday night, at the Golden Globes, Seth Rogen and Kate Beckinsale walked to the stage to present an award. Beckinsale looked stunning in a form-fitting Roberto Cavalli gown; Seth Rogen looked... well, like Seth Rogen. If all eyes were on…