Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It’s official – people who are hesitating in giving their children life-saving vaccines have grown large enough in numbers to pose a threat to the world’s health. Vaccines not only protect the person getting them, they protect the “herd” as well, which usually contains at least some people unable to get vaccinated for an actual...

There are a bunch of reasons why breastfeeding is a good choice for your health and the health of your baby. Breastmilk offers babies balanced nutrition and ‘customized’ protection from illness, healthy gut bacteria, and has even been shown to protect kids from things like obesity and cancer in the years to come. And if...

Whether or not women are actually the stronger sex is maybe up for debate, but there can be no doubt that the 12 awesome women below used a ton of grit and courage to change the world – not only for themselves, but for all of us who came after them. #12. Sara Blakely The...

It’s like the opposite of the movie where Mel Gibson can suddenly hear women’s thoughts, right? And while that premise turned out to be enlightening, the lack of ability to hear men’s voices could perhaps seem – to some – like an unexpected gift. The woman, who lives in China, can otherwise hear fine and...

Being shy can negatively impact your life in myriad ways. It can make it harder to make new friends, advance your employment and find a life partner, if you’re looking for one. So it makes sense that people with social anxiety are always looking for coping mechanisms. Below are 15 suggestions from people who have...

If you love brain teasers, then you’re going to love these 4 as much as the rest of the internet. Enjoy! #4. Word associations Continue reading when you’re ready to check your answer!

I’m not sure something as awesome and universally loved as pizza really needs a special week to be celebrated – most of us celebrate weekly as it is – but that’s okay. It just means that this particular week, you don’t need to justify your desire to order a pie instead of cooking. Can I...

If you’ve heard the phrase “representation matters” lately, congratulations, because you’ve been paying attention. What it means is that there’s value in every single person, no matter their gender, color, race, religion, abilities, etc, and they deserve to be able to see themselves represented in media and in the world. Which is why people were...

Batteries. Right? Below are 15 more things we totally take for granted, even though our lives would be totally different if they had never been invented. #15. Ba-dum-ching. “You don’t hear a lot of love for sewage pipes, but city life would be hell shitty without them. (Edited by popular request.)” #14. The greatest thing to come...

People love these 5 brain teasers – can you solve them all? #5. The widget machine. Continue reading when you’re ready to check your answer!

If you’ve ever been pregnant, you probably know the endless endlessness of those final weeks. You’re dying to meet your little one, dying to be able to see your feet, dying for a good night’s sleep (never going to happen again, I’m sorry to tell you), and dying to be able to walk without wanting...

Sometimes we just need a little reminder in this world that everything lovely and warm and sweet isn’t dead or dying. If you’re having one of those days when that sounds like just what you need, here are 12 pictures bound to do the trick. And away we go! #11. It’s not just a rock....

Okay, so maybe they’re not losers, but these 15 things are loser-ish. And let’s face it, we’ve all got that nerdy, loser-ish thing that we can’t stop doing. Embrace it, I say. Crocheting for life! #15. 100% more relaxing. “Every day on my lunch break at work I take my lunch to the stairwell and...

Believe me, anyone who has waited tables for any length of time has a long list, but below are 15 pretty good – and pretty common – complaints about the people we serve. #15. Thank you for your patronage. “When people call in for takeout at peak dinner hours and act flabbergasted that their order is...

The movies make everything seem bigger and better, but how many of the flashes and bangs we see on screen are factually accurate when it comes to real life? Some are, of course, but in some genres (like action movies, for example), it turns out filmmakers are taking more than a few liberties with physics...