personal essay

Side-hustling. Habit-stacking. Time-hacking. There is a lot of chatter online about raising your productivity as a way to fit in extra workouts,...

Allergies are common — and may be becoming more so. They're currently the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the US, according...

It's perhaps not surprising that Hanukkah gets the short end of the stick when it comes to the much-beloved winter holidays. After all,...

Growing up, Hanukkah was a holiday that was celebrated with my entire family. I was lucky enough to grow up within 10 minutes...

I was a teenager slogging through an English class in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2002 when news broke out of Mukhtaran Mai's gang rape...

When the presidential election results came through in November, my anxiety led me to start making plans. As a Latina and a child...

I was brought up with this promise that life was fair. That if you tried, then you would succeed. So much of my...

Soon after my first child was born six years ago, I sat in a doctor's office with my wife and watched as the...

"Do you think you'll get married, Aunt Lindy?" my 7-year-old niece inquired as we crossed the street holding hands. "I don't know," I...

Over the last month, my thoughts have been fragmented, my heart fatigued, as I've struggled to imagine being able to endure one more...