For many of us, the suicide of 55-year-old fashion designer Kate Spade, likely influenced by years fighting severe depression in the dark, was a shocking reminder how overpowering and unrelenting mental disorders can be. Can we do better for people with depression, and can it ever be enough to save them?

Love Your Body and All Its Imperfections

by Meghan Rabbitt

As women, we get locked in complicated relationships with our bodies, born in what we learn from very young about what the female form should look like and cemented by the struggle to achieve and maintain that image. Appreciating our bodies will help us...

Can We Really Let Go?

by Jess Downey

Anxiety can keep us from being present and content in our lives. Since there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to overcoming it, Real Woman turned to experts in the fields of psychology and medicine for the most current and practical advice for finding our happy place.

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Important Advances in Treating Brain Tumors

by Jess Downey | May 30, 2018

One morning last November, Kate Watson was straightening up her house. By late afternoon, she was considering awake brain surgery to remove a large tumor compressing critical brain areas. She shares her story, and Capital Health’s director of neurosurgical oncology takes us inside the latest approaches to tackling brain tumors.

Women Are At Risk In The Opioid Crisis

by Sean Downey | Apr 25, 2018

As the opioid epidemic reaches a crescendo, women are at particular risk for falling victim to one of the worst public health crises in American history. How did this happen, and what can we do to avoid dangerous and deadly consequences for ourselves and our loved ones? Real Woman investigates.