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For the siblings of disabled children, life can be tough in ways no one else thinks about. They may worry about their sibling, while dealing with parents who are too exhausted and overwhelmed to give them equal consideration, while feeling resentful about it, while also feeling guilty that they’re resentful. The result is, many of…

Photo: funkyfrogstock (Shutterstock)AI Resume Builder can help create resumes specific to certain job titles use AI to streamline your applications. The tool helps you craft resumes tailored to applicant tracking systems (ATS) that are commonly used to review resumes, and right now, you can get a lifetime subscription for only $39, normally $468.Drag-and-drop layouts will…

When it’s hot and humid out, the last thing you want to do is break another sweat. So what should you do when you want to exercise under such conditions? Working out under extreme temperatures can be dangerous, so it’s key to choose exercises that are safe to do in the heat. Sometimes, the heat…

Usually when you think about about stress, you’re considering how to manage it or avoid it—or you’re reading about all the bad things it does to your body. But what if you reframed that thinking, and starting using regulatory responses to actually make stress work for you?Reframing stress as beneficialIn 2021, researchers published a call…

Being an adult comes with high expectations, like how to cut ingredients with sharp objects and cook for yourself (outside of microwave popcorn). The pressure from that giant knife block your mom gave you can be overwhelming. One of the best ways to start building confidence in your cooking is understanding different knife cuts and…

According to Zety, a service that creates professional communication templates, you use a cover letter to accompany your resume when you’re applying to a specific job, and use a letter of interest to put yourself forward for a job that isn’t advertised. Essentially, you’re pitching yourself to a company of interest, telling them your qualifications,…

Adding manufactured substances to our skin is pretty unnatural, when you think about it. Even the most “natural” skincare products have their ingredients extracted, chemically formulated, and processed in some sort of industrial facility. It’s become popular to call some commercial skincare products “clean” or “natural” in contrast to others, but the terms actually don’t…

Do you wrap up every day looking at all the things you didn’t get done, and wondering how you will shoehorn them into tomorrow’s list? Your kid might be experiencing the same overwhelm if their slate of activities doesn’t match their personal energy profile. A culture of achievement and never-ending to-do lists leads to overscheduling,…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered what’s been called a “global garden boom,” there has been a renewed interest in various methods and strategies for improving growing conditions for houseplants and outdoor gardens alike. One example of this is “sterilizing” soil. It makes sense that this preparation technique took off when people were…

When you’re unhappy in your relationship, it’s easy to point the finger at your partner and accuse them of being toxic. But what if you’re the one who’s toxic? While no one is perfect, the truth is anyone can exhibit toxic behaviors and patterns without realizing it. This is why moments of self-introspection are so…