By Katie Barbaro Let’s face it: therapy is expensive and rarely covered by insurance. You’ve probably asked yourself, “Do I want to pay out of pocket for an hour-long therapy session or feed myself for a month?” (Answer: FEED YOURSELF, per Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.) Ideally, therapy will someday be

By Katie Barbaro May is Mental Health Awareness Month—AKA a great excuse to write a light-hearted article about my eating disorder. Let’s dive into the heavy background-y stuff first, shall we? I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with food for as long as I can remember. When I was 8, I

By: Jonas Barnes We all know “fad” diets and I’m here to tell you that they’re mostly shit. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but they are. Losing weight is a pain in the ass. It’s not easy. The secret to losing weight is realizing that it’s fucking

The best part about being a woman in 2017 is having whatever kind of sex you want, with whoever you want, and one will burn you alive for witchcraft! It helps you weed out the douche bags faster, and we have the medical technology to both prevent and cure most

So. You’re in New York City. You’re pregnant. And you’d like to stop being pregnant. There are a number of ways you could have gotten here, and a number of ways you could feel about it. You could be single or partnered, younger or older, someone who already has kids

By Jonas Barnes  Okay, I have to get a couple of things out of the way before we can really get into this. First: I’m a guy writing about fat shaming. Calm down and breathe. Catch your breath yet? Good. Second: I’ve been fat literally since birth. I was a

You’ve seen the family fights; the scathing memes, the ridiculous rumors. I’m sure you’re all well acquainted with the mass hysteria that is the 2016 election. But what does it all mean in the long run? So far the biggest and fastest changes have been made in the realm of