Body Image and Sex: Feel Your Most Sexy Self Right Now

Has feeling too fat, too old, or too blah prevented you from enjoying sex? It’s hard to bare your bod and get intimate when you don’t feel comfortable in your own skin. Many women feel this way occasionally—I know I have—but others have let a negative self-image stop them from feeling good about making love […]

Staying Married for the Money: Can You Still be Happy?

Divorce rates are down, especially among the educated and wealthy. But in some marriages, it’s not love that’s keeping a couple together—it’s money. They hang in there, not because of the stigma of divorce or religious reasons, but because a split is painfully expensive. They don’t want to give up their lifestyle, or they fear […]

Andrea Gaines Helps North Shore Women Reach 'Higher Ground'

Andrea Gaines of Evanston wants us all to take a little more time out for ourselves—to make ourselves a priority. With her business Higher Ground Life & Wellness Coaching, Gaines, a certified life and wellness coach, teaches groups about how “to live a more inspired life, through nutrition, exercise and mindset.” Gaines describes her job […]