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What 2020 Has Taught Us (So Far)

June 26, 2020

What 2020 Has Taught Us (So Far)

Five Women of the Week share the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learned over the last six months.

7 Insights from Gretchen Rubin on Cultivating Happiness in Uncertain Times

May 29, 2020

7 Insights from Gretchen Rubin on Cultivating Happiness in Uncertain Times

Feeling unhappy? Happy? Anxious? Numb? An expert helps us make sense of it all.

How to Be an Activist Every Day

June 18, 2020

How to Be an Activist Every Day

6 very real, very important things you can do to make a difference.

5 Politicians on the Black Lives Matter Protests and What Comes Next

June 14, 2020

5 Politicians on the Black Lives Matter Protests and What Comes Next

From California to Vermont, women candidates are full of plans for big, systemic change.

How to Best Support Your Black Colleagues Now and Always

June 05, 2020

How to Best Support Your Black Colleagues Now and Always

Diversity, equity, and inclusion expert Paula Edgar shares her suggestions for providing support in the workplace.

Black Lives Matter: A Running List of Resources

June 02, 2020

Black Lives Matter: A Running List of Resources

Anti-racist reading recommendations, organizations to support, and more ways to help the fight against racism.

A Note to Our Community from Sarah LaFleur

June 01, 2020

A Note to Our Community from Sarah LaFleur

On Sunday, May 31, our CEO and Founder, Sarah LaFleur, sent this email to the M.M.LaFleur community. We’re reposting it here to continue the conversation, and we welcome your feedback.

5 Women Who Prove Activism Takes Many Forms

June 01, 2020

5 Women Who Prove Activism Takes Many Forms

From the books we read to the clothes we wear, there are many ways we can make a difference.

Welcoming My First Baby During the Covid-19 Pandemic

April 24, 2020

Welcoming My First Baby During the Covid-19 Pandemic

M.M.’s Brand Editor, Caitlin, had her daughter on March 5, as the world went into lockdown. Here, she shares what it’s like to care for a newborn in the midst of a pandemic.

6 Tips for Stopping Anxiety in Its Tracks

April 03, 2020

6 Tips for Stopping Anxiety in Its Tracks

Even the coolest cucumbers are feeling uncertain right now. Below, we offer expert-approved techniques for taking control of your anxiety—and preventing its spread—during this nerve-wracking time.

6 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health at Work

February 21, 2020

6 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health at Work

Despite changing norms, it’s still complicated navigating mental health needs at work. Here’s how to cope, according to experts.

Letter from Our Creative Director: You Contain Multitudes

February 08, 2020

Letter from Our Creative Director: You Contain Multitudes

You’re more than your job (or your age, kids, or hobbies). Let’s talk about it.

10 Comebacks For When People Say You Dress Too Fancy

January 31, 2020

10 Comebacks For When People Say You Dress Too Fancy

Whether we like it or not (we don’t), the reality is that women often need to do more than men to get the same amount of respect—and that includes the way we dress.

What I Learned from 10 Days of Silence

January 24, 2020

What I Learned from 10 Days of Silence

It was an experience I liken to a mental marathon, or a psychophysiological rollercoaster ride that was riddled with paradox—excruciating one minute, elating the next.

Why Work Is So Much Better for Women in Iceland

January 17, 2020

Why Work Is So Much Better for Women in Iceland

From ample paid parental leave to subsidized daycare, Iceland is leading the world when it comes to making things better for working women and their families.

How to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder at Work

January 10, 2020

How to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder at Work

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is incredibly common and can be very difficult to deal with. Here’s how seven people with the disorder are making it through the winter.

A Grinch’s Guide to Making it Through New Year’s

December 13, 2019

A Grinch’s Guide to Making it Through New Year’s

This one goes out to all the holiday haters out there. We see you.

How We’re Celebrating Refugee and Immigrant Women This Black Friday

November 24, 2019

How We’re Celebrating Refugee and Immigrant Women This Black Friday

Meet four remarkable women who have defied the odds and are building new lives in the U.S.

Beauty Killed My Mother

November 15, 2019

Beauty Killed My Mother

Susan Lieu, a Vietnamese-American activist and playwright, reflects on how her mother’s tragic obsession with beauty shaped her own understanding of herself.

Why We Should Pay More Attention To Introverts

May 24, 2019

Why We Should Pay More Attention To Introverts

Susan Cain started a quiet revolution in America with her best-selling book about introverts. Now, she tells us why they make better leaders.

Why We Become Emotionally Attached To Certain Clothes

May 17, 2019

Why We Become Emotionally Attached To Certain Clothes

A writer examines her emotional connection to the clothes she just can’t get rid of.

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