Amelia Harnish
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Writer. Formerly @refinery29. bylines all over the place. Creator of Easy Pace, the newsletter for slow runners. ameliafaith@gmail.com
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‘It told me I was reacting with melodrama and imagining the worst’
When I quit my desk-bound media job for one that allowed me to travel, I didn’t expect to feel the fear. I’d been confident in my decision, but as soon as I accepted the new job, the panic attacks began; I couldn’t shake the fear that I’d ruined my career. Panic is familiar to me. I see a therapist for my anxiety, and I practise research-backed remedies: yoga, running, you name it.
La presión por ser una madre perfecta se extiende ahora al parto
Hace unas semanas, después de un largo día de trabajo, me desplomé en el sofá y abrí el móvil. Estoy en el tercer trimestre y el parto ronda mi mente. Y mi móvil lo sabe. Antes de darme cuenta de lo que estaba pasando, estaba viendo el tipo de vídeo que reconocerá inmediatamente cualquiera que haya estado embarazada en la era de Instagram y TikTok. En él, un entrenador de parto muestra la forma adecuada de relajarse durante el embarazo.
Gute Entscheidung: Instagram und Co. während der Schwangerschaft löschen
Die sozialen Medien haben mich während meiner Schwangerschaft und auch nach der Geburt bis ins Tiefste verunsichert. Durch Gespräche mit anderen Müttern außerhalb der sozialen Medien, die mit ähnlichen Problemen zu kämpfen hatten, wusste ich, dass alle meine Ängste unbegründet waren. Mit meiner zweiten Schwangerschaft habe ich Instagram gelöscht und fühle mich damit besser vorbereitet denn je.
Ich hatte eine wunderbare Geburt - bis Instagram mir große Angst machte
Die sozialen Medien haben mich während meiner Schwangerschaft und auch nach der Geburt bis ins Tiefste verunsichert. Durch Gespräche mit anderen Müttern außerhalb der sozialen Medien, die mit ähnlichen Problemen zu kämpfen hatten, wusste ich, dass alle meine Ängste unbegründet waren. Mit meiner zweiten Schwangerschaft habe ich Instagram gelöscht und fühle mich damit besser vorbereitet denn je.
The pressure to be a perfect parent now extends to childbirth Original
A few weeks ago, after a long day of work and several wrestling matches with my 30-pound toddler, I collapsed onto my couch and opened my phone. By then I was in my third trimester, and my approaching labor was on my mind. And my phone knew it. Before I realized what was happening, I was watching the kind of video that will be immediately recognizable to anyone who's been pregnant in the age of Instagram and TikTok. In it, a "birth trainer" demonstrates the appropriate way to relax while pregnant.
Here's Why You Should Rethink Your Purpose At Different Life Stages
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From the outside, it looked as if Tenise Hordge, 40, had it all. After spending 18 years climbing the corporate ladder, the engineer had the impressive title, big salary, and corner office. But she wasn’t happy. After her daughter was born prematurely in 2017, she began to feel adrift at work. Who cares about this title I have? she remembers thinking. It didn’t help her carry her baby to full term.
An Apple Watch Saved This Pregnant Woman's Life. How Many More Could It Help? Original
After a busy morning rushing from patient to patient in the pediatric cardiology clinic where she worked, Rachel Manalo, DO, was looking forward to her lunch break. It was a cherished few minutes for her to sit down and take a breath. And at 18 weeks pregnant, she especially relished that moment of quiet. But that day, her body just wouldn’t—or couldn’t—relax. “My heart was beating super fast, even when I was resting and paying attention to my body,” Dr. Manalo says.
A Guide to Navigating Nighttime Hypoglycemia
Nocturnal hypoglycemia is a challenge for people living with diabetes. Experts share the best way to address and prevent the problem. Picture this: For whatever reason – maybe a break in a long series of gloomy weather days or finally, no one in your house is dealing with a respiratory illness – you’ve had one of those glorious and productive days. Not only did you deliver a major work project, you acquired two weeks of groceries, and still got an evening walk-in.
Diabetes, Aging, and Muscle Loss: What You Need To Know
Living with diabetes is all about muscling through challenges. Another one to watch out for? Muscle loss. Recent research has found a strong link between diabetes and sarcopenia, otherwise known as accelerated age-related muscle loss. The study also found that people with diabetes have three times the risk for sarcopenia compared to those without diabetes. Sarcopenia in older adults is associated with an increased risk of falls, frailty, and mortality.
12 surprising facts about fingerprints, including why we even have them
Fingerprints as mystery solvers Most people associate fingerprints with the ability to solve mysteries, but why do we have fingerprints in the first place? Turns out, those unique whorls and loops are a mystery all on their own. Is there an evolutionary reason for fingerprints (like there is for why we blush)? Or is it just a weird fact about the human body?
12 Surprising Facts About Fingerprints, Including Why We Even Have Them
Why do we have fingerprints? While impressive, it's not just to unlock a smartphone or catch a bad guy. Here's what the science says. Most people associate fingerprints with the ability to solve mysteries, but why do we have fingerprints in the first place? Turns out, those unique whorls and loops are a mystery all on their own. Is there an evolutionary reason for fingerprints (like there is for why we blush)? Or is it just a weird fact about the human body?
What Is a ‘Low Hangover’? Plus How To Get Through It
Feeling shaky, tired, and irritable after a nighttime low? For people with diabetes, this phenomenon is known as a “low hangover.” Here’s how to manage. While a lucky few may have only heard stories about it, many people with diabetes have experienced the dreaded “low hangover” firsthand. Low hangover describes the constellation of symptoms that can come following an episode of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
Nose Injuries in Toddlers
What to Expect By Amelia Harnish, 1 hour ago What’s one of the most vulnerable spots on your toddler’s sweet face? Her nose. After all, that little button sticks out farther than her other features, making it the prime impact point for inevitable stumbles and other mishaps. If your toddler took a tumble that included a hit to the nose, you’re not alone. Nose injuries rank pretty high on the list of common childhood boo-boos, just below head bumps and split lips.
Why Do People Blush? Here's the Science Behind Why You're Blushing
Turning beet red is never fun, but the science behind why people blush, a uniquely human phenomenon, sure is fascinating You’re 12 years old again, and your middle school crush just asked you to dance. Before you can say yes, you notice your entire grade is watching. You can feel it happening, but you can’t control it: Your heart races, the heat rises up from somewhere inside, and your face feels like it’s steaming. You’re blushing, and there’s no hiding your embarrassment.
Why Are So Many Women Quitting Hormonal Birth Control?
How To Be On Birth Control (Or Not)Stocksy "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In her decade of using contraception, Erin has tried and tried again: combination pills, the minipill, the ring. “I’ve used six options over 10 years,” she says. After originally starting the Pill at 19, she found the first five years of her birth control journey to be smooth sailing. But then she started feeling…off.
Dry Eye Syndrome and Diabetes: What to Know
More than half of people with diabetes are estimated to have dry eyes. Here’s why it’s important to recognize dry eye symptoms and get proper treatment. Are your eyes bugging you? As many as 54 percent of people with diabetes struggle with a condition known as dry eye. The symptoms – dry, red, stinging, or sensitive eyes – can seem like no big deal compared to other types of diabetes-related eye diseases, such as glaucoma and retinopathy, which tend to get more attention.
What We’re Getting Wrong About Ozempic
Ozempic has gained popularity as the new “miracle” diet drug that celebrities are using for weight loss. But has the mania over Ozempic obscured its original purpose as a diabetes treatment? A new day, another set of Ozempic headlines. Whether you’re watching the news or scrolling TikTok – where #ozempic has more than 850 million views – you’re sure to hear about the “miracle” diabetes drug that (according to comedian Chelsea Handler, at least) everyone is using for weight loss.
What We’re Getting Wrong About Ozempic
Ozempic has gained popularity as the new “miracle” diet drug that celebrities are using for weight loss. But has the mania over Ozempic obscured its original purpose as a diabetes treatment? A new day, another set of Ozempic headlines. Whether you’re watching the news or scrolling TikTok – where #ozempic has more than 850 million views – you’re sure to hear about the “miracle” diabetes drug that (according to comedian Chelsea Handler, at least) everyone is using for weight loss.
5 Diabetes Myths and How They Harm Mental Health
Myths and misconceptions about diabetes can cause added anxiety and stress for people living with the condition. Here we debunk some common diabetes myths and offer advice on how to limit their impact on mental health. Myths about diabetes – be it type 1 or type 2 – abound. Whether they come from inside or outside the community, misconceptions can cause added stress for those living with the condition. For people with diabetes, in particular, stress is a health risk.
5 Diabetes Myths and How They Harm Mental Health
Myths and misconceptions about diabetes can cause added anxiety and stress for people living with the condition. Here we debunk some common diabetes myths and offer advice on how to limit their impact on mental health. Myths about diabetes – be it type 1 or type 2 – abound. Whether they come from inside or outside the community, misconceptions can cause added stress for those living with the condition. For people with diabetes, in particular, stress is a health risk.
False Alarms, Real Trauma
School Shooting Hoaxes Are On the RiseGetty Images The shadow of gun violence follows Ashley Castillo everywhere. When she was a first grader in South Central Los Angeles in 2012, an armed attacker attempted to break into her school. That first lockdown stuck with her—not only because of the memorable shock, but because the threat is always there. Now an 18-year-old senior in high school, Castillo has had to face the shadow countless times. Of course, there are the repeated active-shooter drills.
I Lost My Wife to Postpartum Depression; Here's What I Want Partners to Know About Mental Health Support
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Will taking your layoff story to TikTok change your chances of getting hired?
Even if you weren’t one of the thousands laid off this year, you’ve probably watched a few layoff vlogs from your FYP. Shot from the inside of a car, or even inside the airy and light-filled offices of big tech, these at-times intimate, cheeky, and even angry videos have become a theme as layoffs related to a post-pandemic tightening of the belt continue and workers—many of them Gen Z’ers experiencing layoffs for the first time—turn to the platform to vent or look for the next role.
Everything You Know About Self-Care Isn't Wrong… But It’s Not Quite Right Original
The term ‘self-care’ is having a moment, but is it the right one? When it’s not being sold to us in the form of candles or fuzzy PJs via Instagram ads, self-care is taking over our TikTok FYP with “everything shower” routines. It’s become an excuse for our every indulgence. Happy hour after a terrible day at work? That’s self-care. Brunch, followed by a Euphoria-inspired mani? It’s all self-care, baby. Splurging on a beach vacay after the hell of these past few years? Self. Care.
‘60 Minutes’ Sparked A Furious Debate Over Whether Obesity Is Mostly Genetic
No, Genetics Isn't The Number-One Cause Of ObesityGetty Images The piece featured real people who’ve tried and failed to lose weight with dieting alone, as well as experts like Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, a renowned obesity physician at Massachusetts General in Boston, and Caroline Apovian, MD, co-director of the Weight Management and Wellness Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
How to Build Resilience as a Person With Diabetes
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. From a data control associate to therapist to nurse practitioner, three women practice resiliency to navigate the many ups and downs of living with diabetes. Jai Stubblefield knows firsthand how stressful diabetes can be. The 45-year-old data control associate from Little Rock, Arkansas, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1995.
On Hiring a Coach
Just the word “coach” creeps me out. It rhymes with roach, and it reminds me of middle school P.E. (Why is it that P.E. teachers are always called “Coach”?) As discussed, my history with middle school P.E. isn’t great. I never played anything organized and to this day have 0 interest in professional sports. So, hiring a running coach? Sounds like something someone way faster, fitter, and better than me would do.
Long Time No Talk
Hello friends, It’s been… a while. I had intended to send a newsletter sooner, but life got hectic. And it’s now been (yikes!) 6 entire months?! But I’m back with some major news: Most pertinent to you is, Easy Pace is back! Going forward, you can expect regular sends from me again. I’m hoping monthly, and I’ve already got a few exciting issues plotted out for you, featuring everyday runners, meditations on the joys of running, and expert advice you can use.
'I Was Told By Coaches That If You Didn't Lose Your Period, You Weren't Training Hard Enough'
In 2019, Scottish middle-distance runner Eilish McColgan was in California, thousands of miles from home, ready to finish her 10-K race at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a World Championship–qualifying time. Months of training had gone into this moment—but it all came crashing down with five laps to go. The bump in the road? A shin injury and cramping from her period, which arrived just before she stepped up to the line.
Money Manifestation Coaches Are On the Rise
We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. “All right, babes. Are you ready to tap?” Natalia Benson asks. The millennial women’s empowerment mentor and astrologer—“all things mysticism, motivation & money,” according to her Instagram bio—is beaming into my bedroom via a prerecorded video, encouraging me to embrace my inner wisdom.
What We've Learned
When the pandemic first shut down New York City in March of 2020, Brooklyn-based photographers (and spouses of nearly 15 years) Jordan Rathkopf, 41, and Anna Rathkopf, 42, saw all of their work disappear overnight. As portrait and lifestyle photographers, they had a lot of in-person events, galas, and campaigns lined up to shoot that got canceled. They struggled to explain to their son, Jesse, what it meant to go to kindergarten online.
Linda Evangelista says CoolSculpting left her disfigured. Five women say it happened to them too
CoolSculpting has been sold as a quick and easy route to a slimmer silhouette. Supermodel Linda Evangelista filed a lawsuit in September saying CoolSculpting left her disfigured due to an adverse reaction known as PAH. Sometimes called the "stick of butter effect," PAH may be more common than people think. Insider talked to women who experienced it.
Linda Evangelista says CoolSculpting left her disfigured. Five women say it happened to them too
A doctor holds the instrument used in CoolSculpting.Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images CoolSculpting has been sold as a quick and easy route to a slimmer silhouette. Supermodel Linda Evangelista filed a lawsuit in September saying CoolSculpting left her disfigured due to an adverse reaction known as PAH. Sometimes called the "stick of butter effect," PAH may be more common than people think. Insider talked to women who experienced it.
Running with the birds
In a yoga class a few years ago, the teacher got us into half-moon pose and told us a frustratingly long story about a rose bush she saw on the way to class. “Think of the rose, dripping with dew, and just springing with life—just absolutely buoyant!” she said. “That’s what you are in this pose. Like the rose, find some ease in your effort.” At the time, I was trying to split myself into a star shape on a single plane while balancing on one leg in a 100-degree room with 10 other people.
Options Bae, Put Gang, and the new stock communities showing amateur traders how to make bank
Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole Filed under: Tech But the risk of trading means anyone can lose money trying By Amelia Harnish Aug 25, 2021, 8:00am EDT In the spring of 2020, Alaina Bradley was working in the collections department at a storage facility in eastern Tennessee. She was already pretty miserable before, but it got worse when the pandemic hit and she was overseeing mass auctions of people’s treasured belongings on the daily.
We Need to Talk About Mental Health in the C-Suite
There’s a famous joke about work that goes: "Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar." In 2021, it seems even those who are lucky enough to love what they do every day are coming to understand that joke on a bone-deep level. Except today’s joke would probably go like this: "Oh, you’re burnt out? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet on Zoom." The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t done throwing new curveballs.
How This Single Mom Bought Her Dream Home in Cash
An image of a house with money behind it. Getty Images. When Kumiko Love left her ex-husband in 2015, she was determined to build a better life for herself and her son, James. She didn't know exactly how she'd do it. Back then, she was deep in nearly $80,000 in debt and struggling to make ends meet as an investment advisor assistant, making $40,000 a year. On top of that, she felt had lost herself in her now-ended marriage. "When I left my husband, it was like I lost my identity.
3 Queer Executives Share Where Pride Needs to Take Us Next
When Chief Member Saydeah Howard was preparing for graduation from Stanford University in 1994, she had a choice to make: Was she going to be "out" on her resume? When a Stanford career counselor first posed this question to Howard, she thought, "What do you mean? Do I need to put a line in here that says, Oh by the way, I’m gay?" Howard says.
What's Happening to Black Women Athletes Is A Tragedy For Everyone
“I am human,” Sha’Carri Richardson wrote in a Tweet midday Thursday. At the time, it was a cryptic note. The first reply was something along the lines of girl, what’s going on?Last month, Richardson won the 100 meters with a 10.86 at the Olympic Trials, establishing herself as not only a star personality— with fiery orange hair and long pink nails—but a gold-medal contender. Sha’Carri was the name on everyone’s Tokyo watchlists.
How to Love Running in the Heat
For runners, summer is a time of particular joy—and particular misery. Running in the heat is like “peak” running. Everything about it is exaggerated. It’s harder and usually slower, too. There are new levels of discomfort: mega chafing, blisters, and sunburns that leave behind atrocious sports bra and/or watch tan lines. But there’s also more freedom in it.
Thank You Run
Practicing gratitude is Good For You, according to science. It reduces stress, helps you sleep, and makes you nicer and less depressed. The problem: it’s hard to remember to do, and it’s also…. I dunno, a little cheesy? Sorry for being a brat. But mostly my beef with gratitude is the way it’s written about. It’s shoved down our throats as the most psychologically correct emotion. I don’t disagree with the science.
"Running taught me how to honor my fears..."
The first time I did a race, I told no one about it. A week before, I took the train to Roosevelt Island and ran the 10k route as fast as I could just to make sure I could do it in a “decent” time. Back then, I was terrified of races, of running with other (faster) people. I was convinced that I’d be the last person to cross the finish line, and that everyone else would turn, point, and laugh. Of course none of that happened. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows.
Against "Jogging"
I hate the word “jogging.” I may be slow. I often run-walk. But I am not and will never be a “jogger.” (Shudders.) Look, I realize being anti-jogger is kind of anti- the Easy Pace ethos. There’s no right way to approach your running life, so I guess if you identify as a jogger I have no choice but to support your journey. But the thing is, there are so many reasons to refuse the label of jogging. First of all, runners run marathons and win admiration, and all joggers seem to do is get murdered.
Slow down (or stop) to speed up.
Oopsie, it’s been a month since my last send. But I’m back. And this time, we have art! Look at this banner! Isn’t it beautiful? Doesn’t it just make you want to go for a run—and not just an everyday run, but a run in a new place, somewhere that smells really good? And it’s like a really slow, really happy run, and you feel like a million bucks? No? Just me? Okay. Well, I hope you find it soothing anyway. That’s what I’m going for with this newsletter: I want Easy Pace to soothe you.
Should You Hire a Money Coach?
For many of us, money influencers and the free content they post to their accounts serve simply as a source of inspiration and free education. But is it worth signing up for paid sessions with an online money coach? By Amelia Harnish April 05, 2021 Last year around this time, Nereida Gomez, 30, was struggling to pay off a $16,000 personal loan, and getting deeper and deeper in credit card debt. She was living paycheck to paycheck, and she wasn't quite sure where her paycheck was even going.
Need a Vaccine Appointment? Call a Vaccine Angel
My nightly routine these days goes like this: Around 9 p.m., I shower and blow-dry my bangs. Then I get in bed, pull down my eye mask, and drift off for a glorious two-hour snooze. By midnight, I'm back at my desk in my bathrobe hitting refresh, refresh, refresh on the New York City Covid-19 vaccine finder site. If I'm lucky, there will have been a big drop somewhere — if not at the NYC site, maybe one of the pharmacy chains. I check Rite Aid. Findashot.org.
Is tripping with a therapist the next big thing In mental health?
Clinics like Mindbloom and Field Trip Health want to make "psychedelic medicine" mainstream. Mindbloom went virtual in 2020, offering at-home ketamine treatments. Field Trip's spas are open. Research has shown that ketamine can help reduce depressive symptoms, but experts urge caution. See more stories on Insider's business page. Last fall, Dan, a 43-year-old father of 2, confided in a friend that he was buckling under the stresses of daily life in the midst of a global pandemic.
Budgeting Tips Using Your Credit Card
I gave up and started paying for everything with my credit card. Controversial? A little. But it works. By Amelia Harnish March 10, 2021 Over many years of managing my money, I've tried it all. Early in my career, when I was living in New York City on an assistant's salary, I used the envelope method; every payday, I dutifully filled my budget categories in a spreadsheet and gave myself a cash allowance in a literal envelope. Then, I got wise to the 50-30-20 budgeting method (thanks Sen.
Ik geloof in geld: het manifesteren van money is helemaal booming
"Okay babes, zijn jullie er klaar voor?" Natalia Benson, millennial empowerment mentor en astroloog stelt de vraag in een vooraf opgenomen video. De mentor, expert van alles wat te maken heeft met motivatie, geld en mysterie (volgens haar Insta bio dan) moedigt me aan mijn innerlijke wijsheid te omarmen. Besparen? Zo check je binnen vijf minuten of en waaraan jij (onnodig) veel geld uitgeeft > Geld manifesteren voor dummies In de vorm van 'tapping' dan.
Forward Motion
This week I was just minding my own damn business, when I got an email from 23andMe about my “unread Muscle Composition report.” I clicked into it immediately. 23andMe is a “DNA insights” company. You send them your spit (as I did a few years ago, thanks to a free kit offered to me as press) and forever after they send you reports about the secrets of your genes. There are parts of it that are pretty cool.
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