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"I knew in my gut that something was really wrong — we just couldn't seem to figure out what it was."

"I've always been drawn to connection, in all its beautiful forms, and a sex playroom is just one of the spaces where I see this beauty."

Aside from respecting cultural norms, scientists are saying there aren't many hygienic benefit to the practice.

"My eyes darted between watching the TV coverage and the billowing smoke outside the window. Then I suddenly remembered that I wasn't alone in the apartment."

When it comes to thrift shopping, experts say it's all about beginning with the end in mind.

What started as an interest in expanding my private therapy practice into the world of psychedelics turned into the most life-changing therapeutic experiences I've had.

"I hear a lot of people my age talk about how great their 30s were. For me, a lot of that decade is a blur."

"I hear a lot of people my age talk about how great their 30s were. For me, a lot of that decade is a blur."

"I felt marooned on an island of grief shared by no one, clutching our joint history like a broken raft with no hope of being rescued."

"As you might imagine, a bar is not the ideal place for spiritual work." Hatton said.

"Allow me to answer your questions upfront: no, we are not celibate, and yes, I suspect you don't fully believe me."

"Nothing is wrong with you other than you are morbidly obese."

"When you're one of the first people in your circle to suffer a huge loss, you end up carrying the weight of grief all by yourself."

Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a US senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the "alt-right."

"If I was being honest with myself, I knew the ugliness of my relationship."

"I came home and found Jason and Sarah unloading groceries to make a romantic sushi dinner. I had a sudden, sickening realization."

How a pair of "union avoidance" consultants using fake names turned a small Midwestern workplace upside down.

"We don't need to be limited in regard to whom we can share intimacy with and how. We are not restricted to one 'soulmate.'"

"The first time I took my adult son to the emergency room drunk was a crash course in addiction care,"

"I felt like an addict who constantly needed a fix. I'd try to limit myself to a few episodes, but denying myself rarely worked."