Self-Help Basics: Ditch Bad Habits and Start a Healthy Life

Starting a healthy lifestyle begins with ditching bad habits and downsizing your life. Developing emotional detachment and a healthy self-image can lead to long-term happiness.

9 Self-Love Tips That Won't Make You Roll Your Eyes

Published Feb,10 2018 | By Brittany Risher

Self-love can help boost resilience and confidence, decrease stress and improve relationships, experts say. And you don’t have to turn up the cheese factor to do that. Instead, try these surprising self-love practices.

Brittany Risher is a writer, editor, and digital project manager specializing in health and wellness. A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she currently writes for SELF, Men's Health, Whisky Advocate, Yoga Journal, Prevention, My Fitness Pal, and Beachbody, among other clients. She also creates and manages content marketing for Egoscue, Tim Ferriss, Califia Farms, and Performance Health. Brittany launched Everyday Health's My Take video series and GrowthLab.com and previously worked at Men's Health, Prevention, Women's Health, Shape, and Greatist. Learn more at BrittanyRisher.com and follow her @brittany_risher.