Smart design meets science in this Co-Founder's cutting-edge company that will powerfully alter your understanding (or, er, lack thereof) of your microbiome, plus your overall health and the health of the planet.

A few thoughts from around the web this week on our radar.

There is a title for every literary fan out there: spirited novels, cookbooks and fantastic stories in children's literature are just some of the genres comprising our holiday gift list. Read on to find the perfect book for the reader in your life or, better yet, yourself.

Contributor and musician Shelby Earle talks with Carrie Akre about career transitions, assumptions about motherhood in a male dominated industry, her 10 year hiatus making music and the thing that is bringing her back to the limelight.

Amidst all of the joy and feelings of gratitude we experience around the holidays, it's inevitable that a little bit of stress finds its way into our lives between family dinners and stuffed shopping centers. We have compiled a list of exercises to boost our resilience to holiday stress, identify what is truly important and manifest those feelings of warmth we crave all winter.

Our zodiac tarot card reading this month sheds light on what the beginning of winter has in store for each sign. Find out exactly which card your sign pulled this December, and head into the holidays with confidence and direction.

For a lot of women, it can often feel as though stories about women in their 40s are few and far between. In her latest novel, No One Tells You This, author Glynnis MacNicol discusses the particularly difficult year in which she turned 40 and the self reflection that allowed her to realize being 40 is, actually, amazing.

What's been on our mind recently, and thoughts for heading into the hectic-but-beautiful holiday season.

From Friendsgiving to table-side political discussions, we have rounded up a list of articles to cover all the wit, wisdom and humor covered this Thanksgiving.

We spoke with jewelry designer and one of The Fold's sartorial inspirations, Irene Wood, about art and design, motherhood, her jewelry line History + Industry and personal style that transcends geographic location.

Thoughts and musing on motherhood that made us pause, think and consider what mothering means to us.

Frequent contributor Jen CK Jacobs talks about the dissolution of her first marriage and the clarity that can come from grappling with love and loss.