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You’ve heard the phrase strong, independent woman. It’s a popular combination of words that makes it seem like strong and independent are synonymous. Like - you can’t be a strong woman without being independent.

Studio 5 Contributor Shima Baughman says that’s not necessarily true. She believes our world’s view of what makes a woman strong is wrong. In fact, she says strong women are not afraid to depend on others. Shima shares the quiet markers of a strong woman.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/dont-afraid-depend-strong-woman-quiet-qualities/

We invited Rebecca Cressman in for a good girlfriend heart-to-heart.

This conversation is part of an ongoing series called “On My Mind,” where we invite a woman you know and admire to share what she’s currently thinking about.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/part-something-world-better-place-rebecca-cressman/

Love at first sight, match made in heaven, soulmates.

Studio 5 Relationship Contributor Dr. Matt Townsend says all of these terms of endearment have one thing in common: they’re myths. He believes that you can’t find a soulmate relationship, but you can forge it.

Sign up for Matt’s Becoming One online program to help forge your own soulmate relationship. Learn more at matttownsend.com.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/dont-find-your-soulmate-forge-relationship/

It's proven that boredom is good for kids - even good for you. It has the potential to improve your mental health in big ways. But if you're a planned out, schedule type person, author and speaker Megan Feldman Bettencourt recommends you pencil in a time of your day to do… nothing!

Megan has found there is an art to doing nothing. It's something she teaches her kids, and she helped us learn it too.

Read Megan’s full article on deseret.com.

She is a woman of intellect, she’s a woman of faith, and she’s a woman with depth. Someone who has reason to boast, but chooses humility and kindness instead.

Dr. Brigitte C. Madrian is the Dean of the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. Before coming to BYU, Dr. Madrian was on the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School, the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the Harvard University Economics Department. Dr. Madrian received her PhD in economics from MIT, and her current research focuses on behavioral economics and household finance.

Because we value a personal resume as much as we do a professional one, we’ll add that Dr. Madrian is a mom of two.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/women-influence-the-world-dr-brigitte-c-madrian/

Teenagers often think they know more than their parents. Spoiler alert, they don’t. The same is actually true for middle agers. We may think we know more than our older parents, but alas, we do not either. Whether you are an adult child with an aging parent, or you are the aging parent, it’s normal to feel scared and even frustrated with change.

Dr. Kerry Burnight, a geriatric medicine specialist, was born to older parents, which gave her a unique perspective on aging from an early age. This experience sparked her interest in gerontology and led her to dedicate her career to understanding the challenges and transitions that come with growing older. She shared ways to better communicate with aging parents, and some unintentional jabs to avoid.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/unintentional-jabs-dont-say-aging-parents-instead/

It requires effort (and lots of it!) to keep a family connected, happy, and healthy. All that effort has a name. It's called kinkeeping.

The New York Times defines kinkeeping as “creating or carrying on family traditions, buying gifts for birthdays and holidays, coordinating medical care and performing all sorts of emotional caregiving. It's a form of invisible labor, predominately done by women, dedicated to family bonding and magic-making.”

Don't you feel seen and validated reading that definition? It is invisible labor after all. Labor that oftentimes goes unnoticed, but women do it anyway, and so well.

Studio 5 Parenting Contributor Heather Johnson shared why kinkeeping is so important.

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/genuine-connection-invisible-labor-kinkeeping/

Your kid's take PE in school - a required class specifically designed for their physical health. Well Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, David Kozlowski, is advocating for different kind of curriculum. He wants all children to learn social health.

David believes our nation’s youth mental health crisis is not a mental health problem. Instead, it's a social health problem that has very serious mental health side effects.

David’s work is a reminder of the importance of social health in our education system. His book, available on Amazon and Audible, provides more insights into this topic. Find it at youthofthenationbook.com. 

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/kids-learn-social-health-skills-help-mental-health/

Moms, grandmas, women everywhere... we have a summer pep talk coming your way.

Brittany Jepsen recently partnered with the swimsuit company Lime Ricki on a project that has her determined to convince us all to just put on a swimsuit.

Find Brittany on Instagram, @houselarsbuilt. 

Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/put-on-swimsuit-mantras-boost-confidence/

We've all heard the term hangry! It happens when we go too long without food and we don't have time to fix it. When don't have access to the ideal meal or snack... then what?

Studio 5 Health Contributor Miki Eberhardt shared a guide to savvy snacking - anytime, anyplace! From family road trips to kid's ball games, she says every good snack has three key components.

Find more advice from Miki on Instagram, @nutritionbymiki.