The Mindful Kitchen Recipe: Roasted Carrots A delicious and easy way to prepare spring carrots is to roast them whole. Caramelized on the outside, tender on the inside, whole roasted carrots feel oddly fancy for something so simple. Toss a bunch with a few tablespoons of olive oil, a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper, and maybe a sprig of thyme or a minced clove of garlic. Throw the carrots on a lined baking sheet in a 425° oven and roast, flipping occasionally, until tender and browned on the outside....

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“Children are like emotional Geiger counters,” says E. Mark Cummings, psychologist at Notre Dame University, who, along with colleagues, has published hundreds of papers over twenty years on the subject. Kids pay close attention to their parents’ emotions for information about how safe they are in the family, Cummings says. When parents are destructive, the collateral damage to kids can last a lifetime. My experience led me to approach marriage and parenthood with more than a little caution....

After deciding to embrace my natural hair color and coming to terms with the fact that I may just not be meant to be a blonde, I worked on perfecting the beachy waves I create using my hair straightener. To update my routine for the hot and humid summer months, I recently switched out my usual hairspray for the TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Hairspray. Keep reading to find out how the TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Hairspray has changed my hair game for the better....

I had no choice but to open up to the kaleidoscope of possibilities inherent in every moment. And it was one heck of a ride. I started working in the arts as a producer, creator, and performer. And I finally knew who I was. Or at least, I thought I knew who I was, and then that changed, too, as everything does. Nothing sticks around. Nothing stays the same. How many versions of us come and go over the days, the months, the years?...