Jessica Orwig

3 days ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Tricia Patras |Henry Blodget

I've recently lost 20 pounds due to an unexpected chronic illness and learned that the awareness of appropriate behavior seems to go out the door when it comes to commenting on someone's weight. Girlfriends, acquaintances, and even family members have all basically said something along the lines of: "Sucks you're sick, but at least you've lost a lot of weight, you look great."For me, though, going down a size hasn't been great; it's been quite frightening.

4 days ago | businessinsider.com | Barbara Corbellini Duarte |Bárbara Duarte |Jessica Orwig |Kevin Reilly |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shawn Ryan, a former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor, and host of the "Shawn Ryan Show." It's been edited for length and clarity. Ryan is not a medical professional. Psilocybin is illegal in the US federally and in most states. There is no medical consensus about whether it has benefits, including those described below, and the drug comes with risks. When I left the Navy, I wasn't ready for what came next. I had been a SEAL for five and a half years.

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Morgan McFall-Johnsen |Henry Blodget

Tracey Woodruff shows off her shoe-storage space near the front door and her house slippers. Tracey Woodruff 2025-05-09T11:05:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Sema Karaman |Henry Blodget

Sema Karaman with her husband on their wedding day, standing outside the Colosseum in Rome. Courtesy of Sema Karaman 2025-05-08T10:52:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Shea Karssing |Henry Blodget

Shea Karssing holding a bag of marked-down garlic bread. Courtesy of Shea Karssing 2025-05-07T10:41:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I enter the supermarket with an open mind and zero meal plans.