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Michelle Toglia

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Deputy Lifestyle Editor at Bustle. She loves pickles, hula hooping, and each and every one of the monkey emojis.

These Coloring Sheets Of Pets Practicing Self-Care Are The Best Distraction

Amid coronavirus stay-at-home orders, stress-relieving activities have never felt so essential. Many are baking their way through the pandemic, others are rewatching their favorite TV shows, and some are making art to boost their mental health.…
By Michelle Toglia

10 Gifts For People Who Are Obsessed With All Things Tech

Remember when you were younger, and you'd tear open a holiday gift, only to find it was a gift card or even worse, money? You'd take a deep breath, and force a smile so hard it hurt until you could find what you really came for: new toys. But…
By Michelle Toglia

The Hardest Part Of Marathon Training? Dealing With Imposter Syndrome.

When I found out I got into the TCS NYC Marathon via a pending charge on my credit card statement one day at work, I quickly closed my laptop and took a deep breath. How did this happen and how do I get out of it? I know that’s probably not the…
By Michelle Toglia

Lindsey Vonn & 5 More Female Leaders On Overcoming Challenges & Rethinking Failure

Since nine years old, Lindsey Vonn had the goal of becoming the best skier. With 82 World Cup victories, 20 World Cup titles, three Olympic medals, and seven World Championship medals under her belt, Vonn is considered the most successful female…
By Michelle Toglia

Hayley Kiyoko Shares How She Copes When She’s Struggling With Her Mental Health

When Hayley Kiyoko found herself struggling with mental health issues for the the first time, like many others, the pop star felt alone. "I felt really isolated at the time, and had to take a step back to really focus on giving myself space for…
By Michelle Toglia

JPMorgan Chase's Samantha Saperstein Reveals The Common Career Advice You Shouldn't Listen To

In Bustle's Quick Question, we ask women leaders all about advice — from the best guidance they've ever gotten, to what they're still figuring out. Here, Samantha Saperstein, head of Women On the Move at JPMorgan Chase, shares how she changed fields…
By Michelle Toglia

Here's How Photos On An iPhone 11 Camera Compare To Photos On An Older Model

Following the iPhone 11 announcement on Sep. 10, one of the most buzzed-about features on the upcoming models is the new and improved cameras. Not only are there more cameras on the three new iPhones — the iPhone 11 has a dual-camera system and the…
By Michelle Toglia

Here’s What A Slow-Motion Selfie On The iPhone 11 Really Looks Like

If you feel like your selfie game has been seriously lacking lately, there's a brand new photo trend coming with the iPhone 11 launch that could help you rack up Instagram likes. It's a slow-motion selfie video, or as Apple has nicknamed them,…
By Michelle Toglia

Make Lemonade Founder Rachel Kelly On How She Turned The Worst Career Advice Into The Best

In Bustle's Quick Question, we ask women leaders all about advice — from the best guidance they've ever gotten, to what they're still figuring out. Here, Rachel Kelly from Make Lemonade shares how she dealt with imposter syndrome when she was…
By Michelle Toglia

FoodtoEat Founder Deepti Sharma Reveals Why You Shouldn't Wait To Start Your Business

In Bustle's Quick Question, we ask women leaders all about advice — from the best guidance they've ever gotten, to what they're still figuring out. Here, Deepti Sharma from FoodtoEat shares one of the biggest roadblocks she faced when starting her…
By Michelle Toglia

Seeding Sovereignty

This monthly column by Seeding Sovereignty will offer an Indigenous woman's perspective on news, current events, and culture, with the aim of showcasing how native women are on the front lines of issues that affect all women. Indigenous women have been protecting our lands, families, and cultures for over 500 years: The women of Seeding Sovereignty work to carry on this tradition through the lens of intergenerational indigenous experiences, storytelling, journalism, and organizing across Turtle Island. To learn more and support our work, please visit www.seedingsovereignty.org.

International Women's Day

7 Last-Minute Holiday Gifts For Parents That You Can Split With Your Siblings

Buying holiday gifts for your parents (or anyone, honestly) isn't easy, especially since the hardest people to shop for tend to say they don't even want anything. And sometimes you do have the perfect gift idea for your mom or dad in mind — but it's…
By Michelle Toglia

This Woman Was Left Paralyzed After A Fall 2 Years Ago — And Now She's Doing The NYC Marathon

In 2016, Hannah Gavios was trying to escape a predator in Thailand and fell 150 feet off a cliff, leaving her paralyzed. Doctors weren’t sure if she'd be able to walk again. Now two years later, Gavios, 25, is training to crutch 26.2 miles in the…
By Michelle Toglia

Carole Radziwill Tells Us The Sex Advice She'd Give Her Younger Self

Carole Radziwill has no shame in her vibrator game. She could talk about LELO brand vibrators for hours and hours. (And if you're new to sex toys, she recommends trying LELO's GIGI because of its flat tip.) You probably didn't realize it, but during…
By Michelle Toglia

226 Women Get Real About How We *Should* Be Talking About Sexual Health

For the fourth year in a row, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at an all-time high in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While STIs are nothing to be ashamed of, are manageable if not treatable, and…
By Michelle Toglia

17 Ways To Figure Out Exactly What You Want In A Partner — And Feel Confident Asking For It

Dating can be completely frustrating to begin with, but it's even harder when you don't know what you're looking for. Worse is when you have the slightest idea of what you want, but you feel too guilty asking for it. In a recent Bustle survey,…
By Michelle Toglia

We Asked 149 Women To Tell Us The One Thing That Frustrates Them Most About Being Single

Any love expert will tell you that all relationships require work, and can offer tip after tip on how to get past boredom, frustrations, and ruts, but oftentimes they're talking about romantic relationships. What about our dating lives? What about…
By Michelle Toglia

21 Small Changes To Make To Your Relationship When You’re Feeling Bored

As much as many of us would like to believe otherwise, healthy long-term relationships require work. And one great reminder that love takes effort is when you're feeling bored in your relationship. After all, if you're not willing to get a little…
By Michelle Toglia

7 Women Get Real About Exactly How Birth Control Has Impacted Their Lives

Just a week after the election last year, we celebrated Thanks, Birth Control, a day The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy created to honor the role contraception plays in our lives, with uncertainty. What would a Trump…
By Michelle Toglia