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Lauren Vinopal

Lauren Vinopal is a writer and stand-up comedian based out of New York City, who writes mostly about health, science and men. She is the host of the Mid Riff Comedy Show in Brooklyn, a frequent podcast guest all over, and lives the life of a teen who looks like they haven’t slept in years.

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How to Make Anger Work for You

Mastering the fine art of ‘controlled fury’

How Deep Breathing Became the Catchall Remedy for Calming the Hell Down

Popularized as a potential balm for an earlier masculinity crisis, its ubiquitous prescription is far more recent than you’d think

How to Be There for Others When You’re Falling Apart Yourself

Showing up for family and friends while your own world is collapsing can be a critical part of your own healing process

Therapists Now Have a Name for Our Post-Quarantine Social Anxiety

Is Insecurity a Secret Superpower?

Put Your Hands Together for the Men with Scrotum Fingers

The Origin Story of the Zoloft Sad Blob, a Clinically Depressed Icon

What Happens If I Put My Insomnia to Use By Working Out in the Middle of the Night?

Diets Ranked by How Farty They Make You

If Therapy Is Making You Act Like a Dick, You’re Doing It Right

The Butt-Kick Exercise Is the Best Way to Kick Your Own Butt

Why You Should Be a Flexitarian (Even Though It Sounds Stupid)