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This year, as part of our Take Back The Beach program, we are asking YOU to tell us about your experiences with body talk and self-perception. Below, one reader's story.

"Bear Attack Butt!"

A few years ago, I dated someone I met at work — let's call him V. He was charming at first, brought me iced coffees and CDs of artists I hadn't heard of, was always eager to head to a concert or a museum in LA, and was a little bit awkward, just like me. It all felt refreshing, because I was coming off of a very long break I had taken from dating. I felt that I was repeatedly getting the same message from men — that I simply wasn't enough. I had a growing sense that my problems with dating were much larger than me, that it wasn't just about what I was putting out into the world or the toxicity I was choosing to pull in, the central beliefs that self-help branders want to convince women of. I mean, sure, I have issues I work out in relationships, just like anyone else, but I started to see how often I had to put up with male privilege and shaming, and I just didn't want to have to wrestle with any of it.

I tapped out.

Those years were an absolute gift for me. I tended myself with great care and affection, I finished graduate school and switched into a career I loved, I took time to focus on fiction writing, I learned sitar intensely for several years, I taught myself how to appreciate solitude, and although at times I felt lonely, I had freedom and control over my body and my time. Even as I coped with everything that comes along with being on one's own, I felt healthy, and that my life was robust. I'm convinced this was because I allowed myself to shed many of those subcutaneous ideas around shame, simply because I wasn't getting messages about shame from men in my romantic life.

Flash forward to when I started dating V. One afternoon, V and I decided to go to a sports bar to watch a football game, and as we were polishing off a plate of wings, he says, “Hey, I thought of something really funny, but I probably shouldn't tell you.” We had fought the night before, so I was happy that he seemed jovial, in contrast to his many depressed and edgy moods I had gotten to know. I didn't want to kill the vibes, and teasingly told him to tell me what it was. He peered at me and said, “You know, when I look at your butt, it looks like it got sliced up. Bear Attack Butt!” He burst out laughing, and made growling sounds, slashing his clawed-up fingers, shiny with buffalo sauce, through the air.

I laughed along with him, but inside my tiny laugh was that familiar feeling of shame that opened up like quicksand, the kind of thing it would be easy to sink into if I wasn't careful. For most of my life, that territory of quicksand reached out to all the borders of my body, as I constantly battled feelings of self-hate. This isn't news to anyone, but growing up as a brown girl in this country, I always understood that my body wasn't considered normal, especially when I hit adolescence and my bottom suddenly exploded into the hundreds of stretch marks that still populate it today.

"Bear Attack Butt" wasn't the last word someone like V had about my body. He had recoiled from touching my arms, telling me that the slightly bumpy skin on them was “gross,” while also informing me that they were "fat." He said that my calves were “monster-sized.” That my stomach looked like a “third breast.” That Indian girls are hairy. That I should use the “thing between my legs” to wipe up a spill in my car's cupholder. The verbal abuse had piled up, but why didn't it register? Even with that break from men, it was still difficult for me to immediately locate my anger toward him or my sense of violation, perhaps because the hatred of women's bodies is part of the arterial blood flow of our society, and it's easy to normalize shame as the state of what women are expected to accept from men. But in the end, the nettle of his comment about my backside shot through all of the other romantic noise to help me understand how I was really being seen. I ended things shortly after.

As a woman, I know that I'm forever carrying two disparate aspects of who I am in my awareness. There's the part that knows that I'm being evaluated, sometimes reviled, because of how my body looks to a man's world. I don't have control over that narrative, and it gets confusing, because that story isn't about me at all. And the belief that I used to hold, that once I understood myself to the right degree, someone who got me would pop out of the woodwork, now feels like a filmic fantasy.

But there is also that part of me that knows I can always find the surest path back to who I am, because I will continue to protect the deep, self-affirming relationship I have with myself. I don't wait for anyone else to allow me to feel whole and empowered, because it is something I make sure to claim every single day.

#TakeBackTheBeach essays are meant to reflect individual women's experiences. They have only been lightly edited (if at all) by Refinery29 and do not necessarily reflect the company's point of view. Refinery29 in no way encourages illegal activity or harmful behavior.

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This post contains spoilers about the first season of Netflix 's Atypical.

In most ways, Atypical, which premieres August 11 on Netflix, is a great show. It depicts the reality of being a person with autism, as well as what it's like to have a family member on the spectrum. And the show isn't afraid to dive into deeper topics, too — namely, what it's like for those with autism to date and search for love.

Keir Gilchrist's performance as Sam is phenomenal; he brings an incredible amount of heart to the role. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Rapaport, and Brigette Lundy-Paine are just as great as his mom, dad, and sister. And Atypical really would be perfect — if it didn't fall into the disappointing infidelity stereotype.

Over the course of the show's eight episodes, we learn how Sam's autism affects his family members, in addition to how it affects him. For Elsa (Leigh), being a mom to someone on the spectrum has, essentially, consumed her identity. Elsa doesn't have a job outside the home; her days are filled with tasks like baking lemon bars for the autism support group she attends with other parents. But now that Sam is 18, he wants to be more independent, leaving Elsa in an identity crisis.

The "saintly mom" is a trope that's also a throwback to gender-stereotyped roles. As much as Elsa is a compelling and sympathetic character, we don't learn much about who she is or what she likes, outside of her relationship to her family members. Elsa has devoted her life to her family; she was there for both of her kids when Doug (Rapaport) walked out. It's totally believable that Elsa would have lost her sense of self — for years, she's defined herself by her relationship to other people. But it's not believable that she would have tried to fix that fact by having an affair with local bartender Nick (Raul Castillo).

Yes, plenty of people cheat on their spouses in real life. But in Atypical, the affair storyline just felt off. It's clear that Elsa really does love her husband. Doug is more attentive to both of his children's needs than ever, and there are plenty of tender moments between the two of them.

That makes the ongoing affair all the more baffling. Elsa continues seeing Nick even after Doug starts spending more time with Sam and goes with her to the parents' support group. And the reason she chooses to end the affair isn't because of Doug at all. It's only when Nick admits that he's getting too attached that Elsa decides to call it off.

It's clear that the Atypical writers wanted to humanize Elsa with this storyline. Like anyone else, she has flaws, and the affair takes her beyond the "perfect mom" persona. But there are so many other ways Elsa could have found herself — making her character have an affair felt like the easy way out.

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We all have one in our feed: That girl whose hair is perfectly tousled and shiny despite the 89% humidity index. Who seemingly doesn't have a job, because she's at her cute neighborhood café snapping perfectly lit shots of her avocado toast at 12:03 p.m. Who loooooves everything, and thinks every single person she touches with her glowy aura is the best ever. Who, despite being just a good ol' regular girl, somehow has managed to snag $1,260 Vetements sock boots.

She is the Instagram influencer. And we love to hate her.

But what lies behind that perfectly tanned leg casually resting in the golden sand on a Sunday afternoon, while you were busy doing laundry? Could that girl actually be hiding the same deep-seated insecurities we all have?

That's what Elizabeth Olsen would like people to take away from Ingrid Goes West, in which she plays Taylor Sloane, an Instagram influencer who suddenly becomes the target of Ingrid Thorburn's (Aubrey Plaza) latest obsession. The catch? Taylor isn't actually as put together as she appears online.

Playing someone who lives their entire lives online was a leap for Olsen, who, growing up in the spotlight as younger sister to the Olsen twins, was especially protective of her privacy. We asked the actress how she prepped for the role, whether it's changed how she approaches social media, and what she has in common with her character.

What first drew you to this movie?
Elizabeth Olsen: "Actually, it’s a longer story. I had a friend who told me, 'there's a script called Ingrid Goes West; if it comes your way at any point, I think you'd be really funny for that part.' And then about three months later my team was sending me a list of things that I had to say yay or nay on for reading, and I saw Ingrid there! And when I read it, I loved it. I thought it was really funny, that it captured Los Angeles in a really clever way, and captured this generational moment in an intelligent way, and shone a funny satirical shining light. And also working opposite another woman is a rare thing. Aubrey is known as a comedic genius in her own right, and I was really excited to get to learn from her."

How did you prepare to play an influencer? I heard you had to create a Taylor Sloane Instagram account.
"I made a Taylor account, and then followed influencers. Some of them were fashionistas going to fashion shows. Some of them were lifestyle bloggers with really beautiful homes where I was really curious where they bought their sofa, or if they found it at a flea market, and then there are people who have created online brands or online fashion labels. There's a sense of humor to it. There are certain people in my life who I kind of stole personality traits from, and certain things I know people in Los Angeles are interested in that I just find funny. You kind of pick and choose what makes an amalgamation of someone who's really trying hard to fit in, and really trying hard to be liked, and really hoping to make an impression on people."

I thought [Instagram] was kind of a narcissistic culture. I was just being pompous about it.

Did this movie change the way you approach social media?
"It did! I had a judgment of that before, and I thought of Instagram as an image-based social media platform, and I thought it was kind of a narcissistic culture. I was just being pompous about it. And then, I had to use Instagram through Taylor’s eyes, and had to follow these influencers, and what I noticed is it's just a really interesting new form of business. And I didn't give it credit. Right now it's more effective marketing than buying an ad in a newspaper or in a magazine. And I realized that it's something that isn't going to go away. It's something that I can't deny anymore, and that I should probably engage with."

Do you think women have a different relationship to social media platforms like Instagram than men do?
"I don't think so. I imagine that there are just as many men [posting] photos in their bathroom, trying to show off their abs or their workout videos as there are women taking pictures of themselves in bikinis. And then I know that my male friends really think about it a lot because they want to do something really clever. And that has its own pressures."

How do you think social media changed the relationship between celebrities and their fans?
"It creates a platform to be directly interactive. You can choose to be interactive or you can choose to share things, and it's the platform where people who really care about your work are following you. So, if you're going to share something on that, they feel like they have the first chance to get access to it, and I think that makes people happy and feel like they're getting something from a closer touch to someone.

"I don't feel very comfortable with the fan interactive part of this industry. I have a natural desire to protect myself, and not talk to strangers, and I'm not a very network-y kind of person. So it kind of goes against my natural nature of survival, but I'm trying to embrace it in my own life, and not take it as seriously as maybe I could in my head, and not treat it as preciously."

I have a natural desire to protect myself, and not talk to strangers, and I'm not a very network-y kind of person.

Do you think you have anything in common with your character?
"The idea of having insecurities and trying to mask them — these are all people who are trying to navigate how to connect with others and how to be seen, and how to make true connections, and sometimes I guess quantity overtakes quality in Taylor Sloane's world. That's an issue she'll have to come to terms with in her own time."

What do you hope people take away from the movie?
"That we all are the same, and we all want to be noticed in some capacity. That's what the 'like' button is: someone acknowledging that they see you, and that everyone is unique in their own skin. Comparing yourself to someone else's life is never going to bring you joy, and being your own voice and being who you are, and enjoying that and exploring that is the true way to find happiness."

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The year 2016 was all about trend resurgence: There were '70s flared trousers and necktie blouses, '90s chokers and tricked-out denim jackets, and a mix of other pieces that were seemingly brought back to life from our wardrobe's past. And while we're all about delivering a hefty dose of nostalgia into our everyday look, there are some #TBT pieces we're still waiting to make a comeback.

From the colorful polos of the early aughts to Audrey Hepburn-style capris, we've compiled a wish list of items we think deserve a second chance at seeing the light of day — along with a modern-day upgrade. Since what's old is definitely new again, it's only a matter of time until these 12 pieces are dominating fashion runways and street style slide shows alike: Consider this your chance to be a trendsetting trailblazer before everyone else catches on.

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We don't follow trends because we have to — we follow trends because we like to. There's always something exciting about seeing what new colors, patterns, and silhouettes start to pop up season to season, from the runway to our favorite brand-name stores.

But at the end of the day, it's the basic pieces in our wardrobes that get the most attention — that perfect white T-shirt, comfortable black booties, and go-to blazer. These are the buys that don't change so much with each season. They're reliable, versatile, and timeless — and yet, they're not always the easiest to shop for. You've probably bought six white T-shirts before you found the one you buy every few months.

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With the rise of athleisure, leggings and track pants have become the norm — so much so that celebrities are living in them both on- and "off-duty." We just never thought the trend would go, well, this far. Remember those thick drawstring-waist, elastic-ankle sweatpants you used to wear in high school? Yeah, those are fashion now.

And, who else would we have to thank than the Kardashians? Kim, Khloé, and Kylie have all been seen wearing them out and about (not just while they're lounging around at home or getting their makeup done). These baggy bottoms are being incorporated into full-blown looks , usually paired with a super-tight tank or bodysuit, a simple bandeau, or an ultra-cropped cop-top. As for the shoes? They can range from flat pool-slides to sky-high stilettos. Ever think about pairing your Walmart sweatpants with five-inch Giuseppe Zanotti's? Us either.

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If you're prone to reaching for a glass of wine or declaring a happy hour hang to unwind, you're certainly not alone.

According to research published in JAMA Psychology, more Americans — particularly women and older adults — are consuming high amounts of alcohol.

For the study, researchers looked at two large studies of U.S. adults (one that involved more than 43,000 adults from 2001-2002, and another that included more than 36,000 adults from 2012-2013), analyzing the drinking habits that they reported.

Within the year, the number of people who said that they drank alcohol increased by 11%, and high-risk drinking (defined as having four or more drinks per day at least once a week, every week, for a year, and five or more for men) increased by nearly 30%. The researchers also studied alcohol use disorders, determining if a person was dependent on alcohol based on American Psychiatric Association criteria, and found that the number of people with disorders increased by 50%.

Interestingly, the increases were the greatest among women, older adults, racial/ethnic minorities, and those with lower education levels and family income. While it's not exactly clear why that is, researchers theorized that cultural norms have changed in the past 50 years to make drinking as acceptable in other people as it was previously in men. Moreover, added stress is enough to drive anyone to drink, and we hope we don't have to tell you why women and minorities experience more stress.

However, researchers warn that increased drinking could be indicative of a more dangerous trend.

"These increases constitute a public health crisis that may have been overshadowed by increases in much less prevalent substance use (marijuana, opiates, and heroin) during the same period," the study's authors wrote.

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President Donald Trump is expected to come home to Trump Tower for a few days starting Sunday, the first time since his inauguration, and New York City police are planning a slight security clampdown in the area around the skyscraper for the duration of his visit.

Trump first tweeted his plans Monday, saying he'd go home to the city for some meetings. He arrived at his private golf club in New Jersey a week ago Friday for a 17-day "working vacation." The White House hasn't divulged specifics on his New York stay.

After Trump was elected president Nov. 8, security around Trump Tower ramped up dramatically, even including a fleet of heavy sanitation department trucks filled with sand to wall off the front of the building from any potential vehicle bomb attack. A maze of barricades and checkpoints were manned by scores of uniformed police officers under the supervision of a mobile command center.

Since taking office, the president has surprisingly returned to the city only once, on May 4, for a visit with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum. He was in town for only a few hours. His absence allowed the New York Police Department to loosen security around Trump Tower, though it can dial it back up at any time, said police department spokesman Stephen Davis.

"We're ready," Davis said. "We're ready if he wants to show up tomorrow, or not at all."

Trump Tower poses a unique security challenge because portions of it are required, by law, to be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. as a result of a zoning deal Trump cut with the city when he built the skyscraper.

The tower continues to be the scene of frequent protest marches and demonstrations, though most in recent months have been smaller than the huge protests that followed the inauguration.

Opponents of Trump's immigration policies are planning to protest outside Trump Tower on Tuesday.

Police officials estimate the cost of securing the president while he's in town is roughly $300,000 per day, but that could easily change depending on whom he's with, how many people are in his entourage, where he's headed, and how long he's planning to stay.

"The NYPD is the most expert police force on earth in terms of handling visits by an American president," Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier this week. "They do an outstanding job. I think that we're going to be ready by any measure."

Trump's time in New York has "been a lot less than we expected," the Democratic mayor said. "To his credit, he kept the time here very limited and the disruption very limited. Hopefully, that will be the same this time."

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Turns out, mom(ager) really is always right. In 2016, Kris Jenner had reportedly warned Kendall against buying her West Hollywood home because it's in a party-heavy area above the Sunset Strip in L.A. (the illustrious Chateau Marmont is nearby), where break-ins are a bigger likelihood than in a gated community. Unfortunately for Kendall, Kris knew what she was talking about.

In March, TMZ reported that burglars got away with over $200,000 worth of Kendall's jewelry. And back in November 2016, a man was arrested for stalking her at the property.

"I was like: 'No, you need to leave!'" she recalled on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. "I called one of my friends immediately — I’m sobbing, crying. He's at my window, banging on my window screaming at me. I finally start backing out and I get to my gate, the gate opens and I get out and all of a sudden he starts running after me. At that moment is when my friends pulled up. They had him sit on the curb and we waited for the police to come, and I'm like crying, freaking out." The man, Shavaughn McKenzie, ended up being slapped with a restraining order.

After everything she's been through, it makes sense that the 21-year-model is selling the "cursed" mansion, as TMZ is reporting.

Kendall originally bought it in June of last year for $6.5 million from Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. (See all the photos from Blunt and Krasinski's listing here.) Built in a contemporary style, the 4,800-square-foot home has a pool, screening room, and floor-to-ceiling windows with enviable views of L.A. At the time, it was a major upgrade from her first home, a two-bedroom condo in Downtown L.A.

We're sure she's on to bigger and better things now — hopefully sans any more traumatic incidents.

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If you follow any wellness influencers, trainers, or former Bachelor contestants on Instagram, chances are you've seen some of them touting invisible braces or retainers with some sort of promotional code. It's surprising that this orthodontic accessory has become trendy, but people seem to be into the concept, and it's almost impossible to ignore the ads.

The business model is more or less what would happen if Warby Parker and Invisalign had a baby. Here's how one popular company, Smile Direct Club, works: First, you're sent a kit to make a 3-D mold of your teeth, which is then passed to a dental professional who creates your retainer plan. They'll even show you a preview photo of what they say your new smile will look like. You pop into a dentist to get a quick checkup, and voilà — you get your set of retainers in the mail to start wearing.

Why not just go to an orthodontist and get traditional invisible aligners? Well, these are way cheaper (60% cheaper than traditional invisible aligners, according to the site) and you don't have to pay for regular checkups.

It's kind of obvious why some orthodontists would be wary about these services. But if they're half the price, does that mean they're only half as safe and effective as the traditional braces you'd get from a doctor? We asked a few orthodontists what they really think about these new mail-in services.

Do they work?
Scroll through any of the before and after photos on social media, and it certainly looks like mail-in aligners work. There are hundreds of glowing reviews on Smile Direct's website, with patients saying that they're "ridiculously affordable" and "efficient." One Instagram user posted a photo of her results, and said that she was able to close a gap between her front teeth in just four months of her six-month treatment. Another Smile Direct reviewer said that the "improvement was almost immediate." But other people left reviews saying that the aligners didn't straighten their teeth as much as they would have liked. One wrote, "I am not sure if saving the money was worth not being able to have access to a dentist to ask questions to."

Invisible aligners aren't always as effective as standard braces, though they generally produce positive results to patients using them under medical supervision, says Sunil Wadhwa, DDS, PhD, associate professor of dental medicine and director in the division of orthodontics at the Columbia University Medical Center. Orthodontists often make numerous refinements to make sure that the aligners are absolutely perfect, and in about 30% of cases, they have their patients also wear traditional braces to ensure the best alignment, he says — and that's an important difference from what you'll get in the at-home sets.

"We'll continue treatment until it's done appropriately, which will take as long as it takes," Dr. Wadhwa says. Most mail-in companies will give you between three and 10 months for treatment. "That's a huge thing: We're going to do it until it gets done, and they'll just give you a set amount, and whatever it looks like is what it looks like," he says.

Are they safe?
The American Association of Orthodontists takes a strict stance against DIY braces (using a rubber band to fix a gap, 3-D printing a retainer, or MacGuyvering metal braces from a clothes hanger, for example) — but that seems pretty obviously unadvisable.

And ordering retainers online isn't doing it yourself. Smile Direct Club products, for example, come from a "licensed dental professional in your state who reviews your case," according to its site. It adds that "top dentists and orthodontists" create and prescribe treatments for its patients — but the company also makes it pretty clear that it's not practicing medicine. Still, "There are very few things that could harm your dental or general health," Dr. Wadhwa says.

There are some risks associated with having crooked or incorrectly straightened teeth, which is why Dr. Wadhwa says it's important to see an orthodontist for the safest fix. With mail-in retainers, "it's just a computer doing the [straightening], so it assumes that the bone will grow with the teeth, but that's not necessarily happening," says Jing Chen, DDS, PhD, assistant professor of dental medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center. Braces are technically a medical appliance, and should be used under the supervision of a professional, she adds.

How much will it cost?
"The biggest negative effect would be money, and I think it could be a waste of your money," Dr. Wadhwa says. For some perspective, metal braces can cost between $3,000 and $7,000, and invisible aligners from an orthodontist typically cost between $3,000 and $6,000, according to the Consumer Guide to Dentistry. This price can vary a lot, depending on the type of insurance you have, but if you use insurance and a flexible spending account with Smile Direct Club, you could only pay $750 for the mail-in version. Ultimately, you have to decide whether you're willing to pay that much money for a potentially imperfect job, or just shell out your money and time to go to an orthodontist.

Should you try them?
Mail-in aligners might seem like a good option for a slight fix. But keep in mind you're not the expert on how minimal a fix your teeth need. "It's difficult to go from something that's 90% good to make it 100% perfect; in my experience, I find that these are the harder cases," Dr. Wadhwa says. The results of using invisible aligners can be extremely unpredictable, because some people respond well to them and others won't. "It's very hard to monitor this by yourself, because — like everything in medicine — not everybody responds the same," he says. The real difficulty comes with figuring out how to correct your smile if you're not responding correctly to the retainers, he says.

The bottom line: You get what you pay for, Dr. Wadhwa says. "If you're okay with it not being perfect or not lasting, that's fantastic," he says. That said, treatment from traditional metal braces doesn't necessarily last forever, either. Unless you wear a retainer, your teeth will naturally relapse and move toward the middle of your mouth, Christine Hong, DMD, MS, assistant professor of orthodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry told Refinery29 in April. Be an informed customer, and ask your dentist or orthodontist if they think this at-home version would be a good idea for you.

And as with any #sponcon, just because a celebrity claims that something worked for them, does not necessarily mean that it will work for you — especially when that "something" is a medical device.

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As time goes on and technology advances, it's easy to assume that medicine has also become more advanced and that means doctors are saving more lives. In some cases, it has, but in others healthcare is actually getting worse. Pregnancy and childbirth care is one such instance, according to a recent deep data dive from the Wall Street Journal.

Pregnant people in rural areas of the U.S. died of pregnancy-related complications 64% more often in 2015 than people in urban areas, according to the WSJ — which is a shift from 2000, when maternal death rate was higher in urban areas.

Truly terrifying data visualizations from the report show how drastically rural areas are in need of doctors.

"Since the start of the century, it has become more dangerous to have a baby in rural America." https://t.co/2QRbqA9DaI pic.twitter.com/Fq1omeZyyo

— Andrew Van Dam (@andrewvandam) August 11, 2017

The graphics and figures are terrifying. The A Team (@silentcarto, @ACalderonWSJ and @poverberg ) really brought their A games on this one. pic.twitter.com/mMU7ynx8l3

— Andrew Van Dam (@andrewvandam) August 11, 2017

The white spots on that map, tweeted by WSJ data visualization reporter Andrew Van Dam, represent areas where there are zero OB-GYNs per 10,000 women. My family lives in one of those massive white chunks in southern Oklahoma, and has felt the real-life consequences of this scary data.

My mom was 39 when she got pregnant with my baby sister. Her "advanced maternal age" (as the doctors called it, though it wasn't her favorite term) automatically made her pregnancy high-risk, so she was referred to an OB-GYN who specialized in cases like hers.

That OB-GYN was cold and unfeeling. She talked down to my mom and tried to shame her into an optional medical procedure that she explicitly said she didn't want (one that would determine if my sister was going to have Down syndrome, since it's a higher risk for older moms). As much as my mom desperately wanted another doctor, though, she couldn't get one. That doctor was the only one within an almost two-hour drive who had the specialty to handle her pregnancy.

As it turned out, there were complications when my mom gave birth. My sister was breech, trying to come out elbow-first. But her specialty OB-GYN wasn't even on-call when my sister was born (just a few minutes before midnight) and another doctor was called in to perform my mom's emergency c-section.

My mom was one of the lucky ones. Sure, there were issues with her pregnancy and with her childbirth, but she ended up with a gorgeous baby girl who is now a funny and smart 8-year-old. As the Wall Street Journal's data dive shows, for a lot of pregnant people in rural areas, the story doesn't end so happily ever after.

Read the WSJ's full report here.

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During all the drama that unfolded between Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian last month, maybe you didn't notice that the social media star and entrepreneur changed her hair almost every single day. It was rainbow locks after the news broke, short and blonde when she arrived in court, and long and sleek by the time she broadcasted her Good Morning America interview.

But the fact is, Chyna has always switched up her strands — and has a wig closet that allows her to pretty much never wear the same look twice. Post-baby blonde dreadlocks? Check. A stick-straight lavender blowout? So last year. Unicorn hair? Slayed it. At this point, you'd think that she'd be out of ideas. Well, think again. "Oh, we've got something cooking," says Phillip Riian, one of Chyna's wig stylists. (She also works with Kellon Deryck.) "I can't tell you — you'll have to just wait and see."

We talked to Riian about his most recent creations, how Chyna uses her hair to claim her power, and exactly how many pieces are in her collection. Check it out, ahead.

Why She Recently Turned To Red

"The women that I work with are so powerful," says Riian. "Red is a power color. It was a statement: She is fearless, and she is strong. And she rocked it. I studied all of the looks that she's done before, and this was perfect timing. Plus, that reddish-orange looked so good on her skin tone."

A post shared by Blac Chyna (@blacchyna) on Aug 3, 2017 at 9:00am PDT

Where They Find Inspiration

"I'll send in a vision board of what I'm going to create, and her team says it's a go," says Riian. "I create all the wigs. She'll pick what she's going to wear with her look, but as far as colors and shapes, that's me. She's pretty on point about what she wants. She'll be in the mirror with me when I'm putting the wigs on. Sometimes they're up too far or something, but that happens in glam. We start early so we aren't rushing, and we're not going out looking crazy."

How She Keeps Her Real Hair Healthy

"A lot of people are using glue around the front of their wigs, which is damaging on the hairline," warns Riian. "Always make sure that you put that in front of the hairline, if you're using glue or tape. I have customers who buy wigs and they get them at home, and they're pulling their edges out when they're trying to take the wigs off. Hairlines are very important. Chyna's hairline is still full and natural. She has all her edges!"

The Exact Number Of Pieces In Her Collection

"There's a whole wig room!" Riian exclaims. "It's like a salon. If I had to give you an estimate, I would say she has about 600. She has all of her looks from over time."

The Reason She's Always Switching It Up

"Her hair is just a part of her look," says Riian. "If we all could change our hair every day, we probably would. It's just whatever goes with her outfit, moment, and vibe. Long hair might not go with the dress you have on. You may need to put on a short blonde. Where we are now, hair is so advanced that you're able to do that."

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We know Dean Unglert because of his cute smile and playful demeanor, but we're about to see a brand new side of him.

The former Bachelorette contestant is taking his talents over to its spin-off, Bachelor In Paradise, along with a bunch of other suitors. The show faced controversy during filming when producers filed a misconduct complaint (no evidence of misconduct was found in a subsequent investigation). Recent promotions for the dating show haven't handled the incident as well as we'd hoped. It leaves us wondering if everything about the show will be overshadowed by poor treatment of serious events. Not to make light of the situation, but there is one thing that has us looking forward to the series: Dean Unglert's water-soaked photoshoot.

Do you ever do something and wonder "wtf was I thinking" immediately afterward? Yeah, this was one of those times...

A post shared by Dean Michael Unglert 🌹 (@deanie_babies) on Aug 9, 2017 at 11:54am PDT

We weren't the only ones shocked by the photo. Unglert, himself, took to Instagram to comment on it.

"Do you ever do something and wonder 'WTF was I thinking' immediately afterward?" he wrote "Yeah, this was one of those times..."

Unglert caught everyone's attention during Rachel Lindsay's season of The Bachelorette, with Bachelor Nation calling him a sweetheart. Exhibit A: his Instagram name is "Deanie Babies," a pun on Beanie Babies. That's as wholesome as it gets. This photoshoot is a little different from what we know of him, but fans seem to like it. The comments are filled with heart-eyed emojis and professions of love.

Unglert might be feeling pangs of regret about the photo, but based on the trailer, it looks like he had a positive experience in paradise. After this tumultuous season of The Bachelorette, he deserves to find the right person and have some fun. Bachelor In Paradise begins August 14, so we'll see what happens soon.

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By YouTube standards, the game of Who Wore It Better is actually called Who Skeeved Out The Internet More, and most people would agree that Dr. Pimple Popper's videos beat out the rest. That is, unless you've watched any of the clips uploaded by Never Ending Callus, because if there were ever anyone that could challenge the reigning dermatologist to a binge-watching match and win — it's him.

Like the D.A.R.E. films you watched in class growing up, the videos of this guy (he has not yet released his name) shaving off his thick, yellow-tinged heels each week are gruesome and shocking, yet we can't look away. It's as if an extraction video met Baby Foot at a bar one night, and had a grotesquely beautiful baby named Never Ending Callus. (Which, of course, could not physically happen — but let that draw you a picture.) "I have always had crazy calluses," he tells Refinery29. "I figured I would post a video once a week and use it as a way to make trimming my feet a little more fun while spreading some awareness and shocking others."

When commenters asked what causes the excess growth, Never Ending Callus responded simply, "genetics." But dermatologist Michelle Henry, MD — who has not treated the man in the videos — tells us his symptoms look consistent with the condition pachyonychia congenita. "It's a really rare genetic disorder that only affects 5,000 to 10,000 people worldwide," she says. "It's caused by a defect in the keratin gene, which is the most important protein to healthy skin and nails."

This condition causes thick calluses to grow on the soles of the feet, "Where you experience a lot of the trauma. The skin becomes quite thick, and it can be quite painful," Dr. Henry says. When we asked him if he does, in fact, have the disorder, he responded in the affirmative.

"Not a lot of doctors have experience with the disorder," he says. "My dentist was actually the first person to point us in the right direction after seeing a formation on my gums and calluses on my hands. She had a piece of paper printed out with the condition the next time I went in. I got in touch with a non-profit working on understanding the genetic disorder, but right now trimming and maintaining the growth is the only treatment until they can fix the mutated gene or silence it."

In the videos, he switches off between using a foot grater and a razor blade to slice through the dead skin on his feet, which makes watching them particularly cringe-worthy. Not to mention risky: "It's important to be able to use the appropriate angle so you're only taking off more skin than is safe, which is really hard to do yourself," Dr. Henry says. Instead, she recommends exfoliating creams to help encourage the skin to shed — or go to your podiatrist or derm.

"You might not have the appropriate tools and antiseptic cleansers at home," she says. "Because the skin is building up so frequently, and he is shaving it so frequently, he's giving himself a lot of opportunity for infection."

At the end of the day, if just watching the videos — and not DIY-ing at home — adds a little pep in your step (had to), we won't stop you. Just make sure you hold onto your lunch, because you're in for a bumpy ride.

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Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide.

This new movie is wild, even for James Franco. The actor appears in the upcoming film The Show alongside star Josh Duhamel, and the subject matter is dark. According to Entertainment Tonight, who have the exclusive first trailer for the film, The Show is about reality show host Adam Rogers (Duhamel) who goes through a traumatic experience at the end of his last gig that inspires him to start a brand new reality show about suicide. Meaning, the contestants commit suicide live on-air. The trailer is just as disturbing as that concept sounds.

During the last episode of Adam's original dating-show-esque series, the rejected contestant open fires on set. Instead of backing away from TV and laying low for a while, Adam and the producers ride the wave of the ratings and decide to make a reality TV show all about death.

"What happened on your show this week was disastrous, but, from a legal standpoint, neither the network nor the producers can be held liable," says what we can only assume is one of the fictional show's lawyers. This fans the flames of the already unbelievable idea, and before we know it, Duhamel's character is on stage in front of a live studio audience.

If you want, you can watch the trailer for yourself to see what happens to the contestants, but don't expect that to make the premise clearer. There's somehow money involved in the show, and a larger thread of the story involves a janitor hoping to earn money for his family by participating. But how does that work? What are the stakes? And why would anyone watch this in the first place?

We'll find out when it comes to select theaters and on demand on September 15. The full trailer is below.

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As her father escalated the rhetoric surrounding North Korea, first daughter Ivanka Trump took to Instagram on Wednesday to regram a young woman's photo of her book Women Who Work: Rewriting The Rules For Success , along with a thank you note.

Though some saw Trump's post as a calculated diversion, 19-year-old Gabrielle Seunagal, the writer who posted the original 'gram, told Refinery29 she doesn't believe Trump was trying to shift attention away from the North Korea news. In fact, Seunagal believes there shouldn't be a microscope on what the first daughter shares online because she has "more power and influence [in the White House] than she does on social media."

A White House official told Refinery29 that Trump shared the picture because Wednesday was National Book Lovers Day, and she found Seunagal's post to be meaningful. They added that all the Women Who Work royalties go to charity, implying that any sales won't financially benefit the first daughter.

Thank you for the kind words @gabrielleseunagal! I am so glad you're enjoying my #WomenWhoWorkBook 📚 as much the second time around! This project was a true labor of love and I'm grateful that it has made an impact on your life. #BookLoversDay ・・・ I love @IvankaTrump's #WomenWhoWorkBook! It's been so inspirational to me as I build my writing career. I'm only 19 years old, but have learned so much from the book! I am reading it for a second time and looking forward to getting additional takeaways! 📖 Thank you, Ivanka for being such an icon for #WomenWhoWork!!!!

A post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump) on Aug 9, 2017 at 2:12pm PDT

Seunagal told Refinery29 she was grateful Trump reposted her picture. The Detroit-based freelance writer, who identifies as a libertarian conservative, said, "I'm glad I was able to get my voice out there in a sea of people who are just slamming the book."

Even though Women Who Work debuted as a bestseller, the criticism has been harsh. The self-help book was called "a strawberry milkshake of inspirational quotes ," and some argue it doesn't address the obstacles related to race, gender, and socioeconomic class that many women face. Others argued that “women don’t need Ivanka Trump’s fortune-cookie feminism.”

Seunagal believes the criticism is misplaced and stems from jealousy. This point of view is shared by many conservative women who believe critics of Trump punish her for being the daughter of the president , not because her apparent lack of action on issues such as LGBTQ rights or climate change.

"I think people say, 'Oh, because she’s wealthy she’s not qualified to talk about women who work,'" said Seunagal. "If anything, I think her experience and her well-roundness makes her more qualified than most people to write a book and share what she knows."

A post shared by Gabrielle Renee Seunagal 💋 (@gabrielleseunagal) on Aug 10, 2017 at 8:27pm PDT

If her web presence shows anything, it's that Seunagal works hard at what she does. Her Instagram is peppered with screenshots of her YouTube channel, where her vlogs range from political commentary to movie reviews; she has had bylines in several conservative outlets; and her Twitter is a mix of politics and posts about how hustling will help her career.

Trump's book, which Seunagal said she's reading for the second time, has been a source of inspiration as she builds her career in writing and content creation.

"I really like how she promoted the importance of passion, of really believing in what you do, and how when you're willing to work hard and you truly enjoy what you do, that's what allows you to compete and be successful," Seunagal said. "That's something I can personally relate to."

She added, "To see Ivanka where she is is very inspirational to me."

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Fashion has flirted with the appeal of the ugly shoe many times, but was there ever a shoe as polarizing as Uggs? It Girls of the early-2000s loved them, while the Fashion Police loved to hate them. As for the rest of us? We embraced cozy toes just like Lindsay Lohan. At least, until they fell out of favor.

Jeremy Scott's fall 2017 collaboration with Ugg, however, is here to rekindle our obsession. As ugly/cute shoes continue to trend along with other early-aughts ephemera, it's only natural that Uggs make their return.

As creative director of Moschino, Scott has championed a cheeky aesthetic that riffs off pop culture: The designer has a penchant for turning the basic into luxury, as demonstrated by his kitschy salutes to McDonalds, The Powerpuff Girls, and even Barbie. While some of the styles promise to be "subtle," we're more interested in the over-the-top designs, which include boots heavily encrusted in floral crystals and gothic "Ugg Life" embroidery to Scott's signature flames.

“I was an undercover Ugg fan. They are so cozy and I love the way they look with pants and shorts,” Scott told WWD. "I loved classic tall boot because it’s so recognizable and very indicative of L.A. and Malibu. That was my first impression, of Kate Hudson and Britney Spears wearing them. There’s a sense of nostalgia for that era right now.”

The eight-piece limited-edition collection drops on September 13 and will feature styles for men, women, kids, and babies, WWD reports. The shoes will retail from $90 to $1,195 and will be available at Just One Eye, IntermixOnline.com, Serenella, Chuckies, and David Lawrence, in addition to select global retailers.

While UGG's website offers plenty of modern styles, it's wonderfully nostalgic and fun to see the brand return to the cheeky styles that defined the shoe's heyday. You always remember your first love, and Jeremy Scott is bringing us back, big time.

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