Elena Sheppard

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Meet Barbara the baby: Why old-fashioned baby names are back in style

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

A visit to a nursery school in 2025 will likely include meeting a toddler named George, or perhaps an Elijah, a Hazel, a Martha or a Winifred (a name that in 2023 cracked the list of top 1,000 most popular baby names for the first time since 1965). Classic names that have not seen popularity in decades are rising in the ranks, while once-trendy choices (including Taylor) are in decline.
A mom who started a cannabis club. A 78-year-old who loves to eat while stoned. Meet 11 women who swear by weed.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

Women smoke weed. That shouldn’t be a surprise, but for many it is — likely because the stereotype of the weed smoker is a stoner bro, not a mom or a young professional or a grandmother. But, according to research out of the University of Michigan, American women are consuming weed in record numbers.
A mom who started a cannabis club. A 78-year-old who loves to eat while stoned. Meet 11 women who swear by weed.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Elena Sheppard

Four-foot reptile seized during police search at property as two arrestedA four-foot-long reptile was seized by police on Thursday as two people were arrested on suspicion of drugs and weapons offences. The caimen, a type …
They stopped going to church as adults. A need for community is bringing them back.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

Emma Camp grew up going to church with her family, but she stopped attending as a teenager. “I felt that unless I had a strong sense of literal faith there wasn’t a point,” she tells Yahoo Life. But a few years ago, as an adult, she went back. “I had just moved to a new city,” she says, “and was looking for community.”Across the country, Christianity is far less prominent than it has been in the past.
Going 'no contact' with your family can feel like 'an impossible choice.' These women say it helped them leave toxic relationships behind.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

Maya Rufino works as a therapist in California, but before she could begin helping others, she had to first help herself. Rufino went “no contact” with three of her family members — her parents and a sibling — over 10 years ago. “My decision to go no contact was complicated, as I think it often is,” she tells Yahoo Life. “It wasn’t any one thing; it was many issues over the course of years.”The term “no contact” usually refers to adult children severing ties with parents or other family members.
They have multiple kids. They don't have multiple bedrooms.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

Gabby Bourne and her husband live in a 900-square-foot, two-bedroom house with their 5-year-old and a new baby. For the past few months, Bourne’s Instagram followers have watched her turn a messy closet into a beautiful baby nook, a cozy and unexpected space now occupied by her newborn. “We had a large hallway closet next to our bedroom that we used as a coat closet and it became a catchall for random other things and was always a mess,” Bourne tells Yahoo Life.
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In my adult life, I have never gone away for more than a few days without my computer. Maybe this is normal? But for as long as I can remember, I’ve traveled with my computer because, you just never know. This inevitably led me to “check a few emails” and “do a little work” despite the fact that I should not be doing those things because how often do we actually take time off in the first place? Not very often.
Is boredom good for you? Why experts say it's a call to action - and how to make the most of it.

Jan 30, 2025 | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

Bored? That's not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. (Ezra Bailey/Getty)Generate Key TakeawaysAt any hour of the day or night, we can be entertained. Simply pick up your phone and there is endless content to consume, videos to watch, articles to read, apps to download, wormholes to discover. With all these options, one need never be bored — and that's a bad thing. For all the whining about it, boredom can actually have benefits. First, though, we have to let ourselves actually be bored.
Could you go without TV? These people do - and say it makes them 'feel freer.'

Jan 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Elena Sheppard

For Mina Grace Ward and her family, living a TV-free life started way back in 1994. “A family challenge was broadcast nationwide called ‘TV Turnoff Week.’ I thought it would be fun to give it a go at our house with our then-little boys, so we did it,” remembers Ward. “No telly for a whole week — and it was amazing!”As her four sons grew up, they repeated TV Turnoff Week each year. In 2009, they decided to give up their TV for good.
Why brain rot and bed rotting aren't all bad — and the reasons why Gen Z and millennials are so drawn to this form of escape

Dec 29, 2024 | msn.com | Elena Sheppard

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Articles

Meet Barbara the baby: Why old-fashioned baby names are back in style

A mom who started a cannabis club. A 78-year-old who loves to eat while stoned. Meet 11 women who swear by weed.

A mom who started a cannabis club. A 78-year-old who loves to eat while stoned. Meet 11 women who swear by weed.

They stopped going to church as adults. A need for community is bringing them back.

Going 'no contact' with your family can feel like 'an impossible choice.' These women say it helped them leave toxic relationships behind.

They have multiple kids. They don't have multiple bedrooms.

Click. Read. Love. 2.28.25

Is boredom good for you? Why experts say it's a call to action - and how to make the most of it.

Could you go without TV? These people do - and say it makes them 'feel freer.'

Why brain rot and bed rotting aren't all bad — and the reasons why Gen Z and millennials are so drawn to this form of escape

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