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The Sun
16 hours ago
- Health
- The Sun
From shorts to patches – three products that can help motivate you to exercise
EXPERTS recommend doing 150 minutes of physical activity a week – and roughly 28million adults meet this target. The most popular exercise is running, with 40 per cent of people going for a jog at least once a week. But a quarter of adults do less than 30 minutes of activity over seven days. Struggling to get motivated? Today, I look at products that can help . . . SHORTS 3 WEARING the right gear can make the difference. In the heat, the last thing you need are long leggings or shorts that aren't up to the job. These 6in shorts from Bimble & Bolt are my new go-to. Many on the market don't stay up when you've loaded your pockets with phones and keys. These have a drawstring at the waist to help with that. They are said to be high-compression, but I found them just the right snugness and they are very stretchy and soft. As well as two side pockets for phones, they also have a zip at the back. PATCHES YOU'VE got to wonder how these things get dreamed up – but Kind Patches are all the rage. They are little round discs that you bung on your arm or leg, with ingredients that seep into your skin. Get fit at 50: Workouts for beginners and those short on time The brand's energy patches contain vitamins that help convert food into usable energy and a microdose of 3.12mg of caffeine for a boost without overstimulation. They work fast by delivering straight into the bloodstream. They also gradually release the ingredients over about eight hours for a steady boost through the day. A very clever idea. I was sceptical, but they do actually work and I felt energised. But take them off at least a couple of hours before bed or they could keep you awake. From £10.20 for a month's supply, DRINK THESE pre-workout supplements from Swish-Pro come in portable 18.5g sachets and are crammed full of natural compounds that can boost your performance. There is 2.5g of creatine, which is probably the supplement of the moment as people are obsessed with how it can aid strength and explosive power. Other ingredients include 2.5g amino acid beta alanine to help you exercise for longer, 2.6g citrulline malate for blood flow and 1.9g of taurine to support hydration and overall cardiovascular health. You take 30-60 minutes before exercise. The guarana extract and green tea also give a decent natural caffeine dose, but beware, they can play havoc with your stomach, too.
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Doctors issue urgent warning over popular Botox treatment as they say women are taking 'ridiculous risks' and face paralysis, blindness and even death
Doctors have issued an urgent warning over a growing trend – driven by social media – for self-injecting the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. Sounding the alarm, experts say that the practice risks serious allergic reactions, paralysis, long-lasting swelling and could even prove fatal.
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Pensions and investments millions have in these major funds are in for a bumpy ride. Now our experts reveal if it's time to ditch them - and what you need to do now
If you have a pension or investment portfolio there is one fund type that you almost certainly hold – and while it will have made you excellent returns over the past decade, experts now warn its future is far more precarious. Global passive funds that track an index of the world's largest companies form the bedrock of most investment portfolios. They give cheap and easy access to thousands of companies and have delivered stellar returns.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Celebrity Exes Who Are Co-Parenting Right
Breakups and divorce are complicated enough, and when kids are involved, things get a lot messier. Experts say it's super important for former couples to keep the lines of communication open for the sake of their children, so when we see examples of co-parenting bonds that are downright inspirational, we can't help but shed praise, especially when those parents are under the media's microscope. We know that divorce, for example, can have a negative impact on children, be it on their mental health, academic success, or behavior (although a study published in the journal World Psychiatry noted that most children of divorce are resilient). And according to the American Psychological Association, 'research has documented that positive co-parenting relationships enhance parent-child relationships above and beyond other aspects of partner relationships.' It's also not uncommon for some kids to feel responsible for their parents' split, however false the assumption, which is why couples in the process of splitting up should do their best to counter this mindset. And the work doesn't stop once the divorce is final and couples have moved on. Luckily, there are resources out there to help — we've got tips for talking to kids about divorce as well as an easy guide to child custody and support. Fortunately, there are plenty of ex-couples out there — including in Hollywood — who understand that the key to co-parenting is putting aside their own feelings to prioritize their child's wellbeing. Here's a look at former celebrity couples — from Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz to Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe — who have figured out how to co-parent in the best way possible. A version of this article was originally published in August 2016. More from SheKnows Jennifer Lopez Shares Her Candid Response to Marriage Talk After Ben Affleck Split Best of SheKnows These 17 Celebrity Couples Have the Sweetest Baby-Naming Traditions All the Celebrity Parents Who Had Their Kids Via Surrogate Bird Names Are Soaring for Gen Beta Babies — & These 20+ Picks Are Sweet, Strong & So Unique Eva Amurri & Kyle Martino Eva Amurri and Kyle Martino may have split up years ago, but they're still making sure their kids are their number one priority. In a recent chat with SheKnows, Amurri said, 'I think just in terms of family time, it was always my goal to have a really collaborative co-parenting relationship. I also come from a blended family, and while it was very blended, it wasn't collaborative. [We didn't have a] kind of open door policy and, a lot of time together. I've spent a lot of time with both sides of my family, but there wasn't so much time of everybody [being] blended. Life is so short. Right? And we're so lucky for any time we have together as a family.' Cory Hardrict & Tia Mowry Cory Hardrict and Tia Mowry are the proud parents of kids Cree and Cairo. During an appearance on Sherri, Hardict told host Sherri Sheperd that the four are them are 'a family' despite his and Mowry's divorce. 'If you really love your children, you won't get involved in the noise or the mess,' he continued, per People. 'I make sure that I always think about them first. I put myself last. If you do that, you're going to avoid the mess.' Lisa Bonet & Lenny Kravitz Actress Lisa Bonet and rocker Lenny Kravitz divorced in 1993, but their daughter, Zoë Kravitz (born in 1988), has nothing but praise for how well her parents handled their split. 'It makes things so easy that my parents are still very close,' she said in 2015. Fast forward to 2024, and Lenny revealed to People about the choices he and Bonet made to remain amicable co-parents. 'I'm very proud of not only how Zoë came out, but how we did it,' he said. 'We did it without lawyers and all that madness. We did it as a family, with love.' He added, 'We did it with understanding and being able to handle our own business without getting others involved. That is what Let Love Rule is,' he said of his debut album, which was heavily inspired by Bonet. 'It's when you remove ego and all of the other elements and do what you're supposed to do.' Ali Wong & Justin Hakuta Ali Wong has such a great relationship with her estranged husband Justin Hakuta, that she gave him a shoutout in her acceptance speech during the 2024 Golden Globes. 'I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend, Justin, for all of your love and support,' she said. 'It's because of you that I'm able to be a working mother.' The two share daughters Mari and Nikki, and Wong's public display of appreciation proves that they're killing the coparenting game. Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were married for 10 years and together for 14 prior to their 2020 divorce. They share three sons, Noah, Bodhi, and Journey, (born in 2012, 2014, and 2016). Since their split, they've both moved on to new relationships, Fox with Machine Gun Kelly (who she has since welcomed a baby with and split from), and Green with Dancing With the Stars pro Sharna Burgess. Fox and Green have fostered a pleasant co-parenting relationship, with Green saying on the Hollywood Raw podcast, 'There's no rule book to it. There's no way of doing it right or doing it wrong. We are learning as we go. The important thing for us is just communicating as much as we can.' Fox and Burgess get along as well, with the professional dancer telling Us Weekly following the birth of her and Green's son, '[Fox] came and got some Zane snuggle time, which was wonderful and really great to see.' Burgess later told the Not So Hollywood podcast that she and Fox have a 'great' relationship. 'And the reason it's great is because the focus is on the kids,' she said. 'There's nothing else that needs to be considered, other than making this a beautiful, healthy, and whole environment for them…We do a great job of co-parenting, and we have fun with it as much as we can.' Tobey Maguire & Jennifer Meyer After 9 years of marriage, Tobey Maguire and his jewelry designer wife Jennifer Meyer announced their divorce. In a joint statement, they said, 'After much soul searching and consideration we have made the decision to separate as a couple. As devoted parents, our first priority remains raising our children together with enduring love, respect and friendship.' The two share Ruby Sweetheart and Otis Tobias and they have worked hard to have a peaceful co-parenting relationship and friendship. 'It's been the most beautiful experience of my life having this beautiful breakup,' Meyer said on the June 23 episode of The World's First Podcast, per E! News. 'I can't even explain. I would literally do anything in the world for Tobey. He is my brother. I love him to death and we have the most beautiful family.' She added that they both worked really hard to maintain a good co-parenting relationship. 'The work is a motherf—ker. I'm not gonna lie. And we did a lot of work to stay on track to stay a family,' she said. 'It was a choice and it was trusting in, like, the universe has got our back.' Meyer also shared about how their relationship has evolved. 'We talk about our significant others and 'Hey, you got the kids? I'm going for a weekend away,' you know what I mean?' she said. 'Now it's like, anything, or I mean, 'Hey, I'm having a hard day' or 'Hey, you did this, it really bummed me out.'' Lisa Bonet & Jason Momoa Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa announced their separation in January 2022, but they've handled their parting with nothing but love. The exes share two kids, daughter Lola and son Nakoa-Wolf, and Momoa has been a supportive presence in Bonet's eldest daughter Zoë Kravitz's life. In fact, he took Lola and Nakoa-Wolf to the February 2022 premiere of The Batman to cheer on their sister, as Bonet couldn't attend herself. Momoa told Entertainment Tonight, 'We're just so proud. Lisa couldn't be here so we're representing, me and the babies. We're very excited to just be here… It's still family, you know?' Anna Faris & Chris Pratt After eight years of marriage and welcoming son Jack, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their separation in August 2017. She spoke about her co-parenting relationship with Pratt now that he's married to (and shares kids with) Katherine Schwarzenegger, telling People, 'We're all getting much closer, and I so appreciate that. They're very protective of me, and I want to be very protective of them. I so appreciate their support.' Drake & Sophie Brussaux Drake has mostly kept his brief romantic relationship with Sophie Brussaux on the DL, along with their son, Adonis. Although they aren't together, Drake said on an episode of Lebron James' The Shop, 'No matter what happens, I have unconditional love for the mother of my child because I want him to love his mother and I have to project that energy.' Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa were married for three years, during which they welcomed their son Sebastian. 'We've always been really good at co-parenting,' the model told Us Weekly of her and Khalifa's relationship post-divorce. 'Even if you technically still have feelings for that person maybe right after the breakup, it's not about your feelings, it's not about what they're doing in their personal life, it's about the kids. Wiz and I, we talked about that very early on.' Rachel Bilson & Hayden Christensen After falling in love on the set of Jumper, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen were together for nearly 10 years, during which they had a daughter, Briar Rose. Bilson told People that the key to successful co-parenting is communication: 'Communication is key and just being on the same page, so everything's about the kid. As long as you put the kid first, everything will be okay.' Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler After spending 10 years together, married for seven of them, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler divorced. The exes share three kids, Camden, Jaxon, and Saylor. Cavallari has spoken numerous times about her peaceful co-parenting relationship with Cutler, one of which was in an Instagram post celebrating him for Father's Day. The Uncommon James founder wrote, 'We had a beautiful day together yesterday at my new house. Modern family? Coparenting? Whatever you want to call it, we are navigating it the best way we know how. And what I do know is, our three kids are lucky to have him as their daddy. Hopefully they all three get a smidge of that heart of gold.' Shaquille O'Neal & Shaunie Nelson Shaquille O'Neal and ex-wife Shaunie split in 2009 and share kids, Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'arah. Shaunie said in 2021, 'We have a great co-parenting relationship, seriously. It took us a long time to get there — don't get me wrong, it was not an easy journey — but once we got there, I think we felt comfortable being honest with each other and just sharing what was going on in our personal lives… to a certain extent.' Idina Menzel & Taye Diggs Former RENT co-stars Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs share a son, Walker (b. 2009), and Diggs said achieving a healthy co-parenting relationship is actually 'fairly simple.' 'We've always tried to put [our son first],' the actor told Us Weekly in 2025. 'Because we do that, it doesn't really leave room for us to speak negatively about each other. We want him to have as smooth and loving relationship as possible with all of us involved.' Kim Basinger & Alec Baldwin Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin welcomed daughter Ireland in 1995, and ultimately divorced seven years later in 2002. Baldwin has since remarried Hilaria Baldwin, who wrote of the friendly relationship between herself, her husband, Ireland,and Basinger on her Instagram in 2019. 'My relationship with [Ireland] has been so successful because I never tried to step in as her mommy. She has a good mother, who I have tremendous respect for… and I put myself in Kim's shoes: if my children ever had a stepmother, I'd want her to let me be number one… We have never had a fight or a bad moment. Nor have I with her mother.' Zooey Deschanel & Jacob Pechenik During their four-year marriage, Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik welcomed daughter Elsie and son Charlie. Pechenik told Us Weekly following their split, 'Everything is amicable and we have beautiful children together that are that way because we were the parents. We've been raising them and we're going to continue to raise them and take great care of them.' Wayne Brady & Mandie Taketa Wayne Brady and Mandie Taketa were married for seven years, during which they welcomed daughter Maile. '[The secret is] time and knowing when to let things go for the greater good,' the comedian told Us Weekly of co-parenting with Taketa. He continued, '[Taketa] is the most amazing woman in the world and one of the most amazing moms, I think, that has ever walked the planet. Our daughter's proof of that and the fact that she slaps me into shape. She's the reason I think that I've had the success I have.' Justin Hartley & Lindsay Korman Passions co-stars Justin Hartley and Lindsay Korman share daughter Isabella from their eight-year marriage. Hartley told Us Weekly of co-parenting succcessfully, 'Communication [is key]. It's nothing new. Communication and an understanding where everyone's coming from and realizing that it's hard. As much as you try to put yourself in other people's shoes, you're never fully going to be able to do it, but you should just make the effort.' Sheree Zampino & Will Smith Setting the example of a successful blended family are Will Smith and his ex-wife, Sheree Zampino. Married for three years before divorcing in 1995, the pair has learned ways to co-parent their son Trey, who was born in 1992. Smith is currently married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith, and the two share son Jaden (born in 1998) and daughter Willow (2000). In a now-deleted Facebook post, Pinkett-Smith opened up about helping raise Trey. 'When I married Will, I knew Trey was part of the package… Period! If I didn't want that… I needed to marry someone else. Then I learned if I am going to love Trey… I had to learn to love the most important person in the world to him… his mother. And the two of us may not have always LIKED each other… but we have learned to LOVE each other.' Bradley Cooper & Irina Shayk Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk broke up after a four-year romance, but their commitment to daughter Lea de Seine, who was born in 2017, is forever. When the couple split in 2019, a source told People they were 'amicably' working out a custody agreement and Shayk recently praised her ex for being a 'hands-on' father. 'Lea went on holiday with him for almost two weeks — I didn't call them once,' she told Highsnobiety. The model also has strong opinions on single-parent stereotypes. 'I never understood the term co-parenting,' she told ELLE in March 2021. 'When I'm with my daughter, I'm 100 percent a mother, and when she's with her dad, he's 100 percent her dad. Co-parenting is parenting.' They also famously vacationed together in Italy in Aug. 2023, making sure Lea still got to experience family vacations. Simon Konecki & Adele Adele and Simon Konecki divorced in March 2021, and explaining the demise of their relationship to their son Angelo (b. 2012), was heartbreaking for the singer. 'He has so many simple questions for me that I can't answer, because I don't know the answer,' she told Vogue. 'Like, 'Why can't we still live together?' 'That's just not what people do when they get divorced.' 'But why not?' I'm like, 'I don't f*cking know. That's not what society does.' And: 'Why don't you love my dad anymore?' And I'd be like, 'I do love your dad. I'm just not in love.' I can't make that make sense to a 9-year-old.' However, the former couple is committed to staying a family, in part by living across the street from one another. 'I definitely chose the perfect person to have my child with,' Adele told British Vogue. Bruce Willis & Demi Moore Bruce Willis and Demi Moore helped to set the bar when it comes to co-parenting daughters Rumer (born in 1988), Tallulah (1994), and Scout (1991). Realizing their marriage wasn't going to work, the two decided to not discussing the details of their split — which helped the family adjust to their new normal. Rumer has recalled her parents coming together for family vacations and birthdays, which made their divorce more digestible. Bruce and Moore also cheered Rumer to victory on Dancing with the Stars in 2015. Fergie & Josh Duhamel Fergie and Josh Duhamel were married for eight years before announcing their split in 2017. However, their focus has remained on their son Axl, who was born in 2013. Five years later, Fergie told Entertainment Tonight why their co-parenting relationship works so well. 'We split it up really balanced,' she said of their custody plan. 'We're all love and we love each other. We're all cool and just a family. I have a good co-parenting partner,' she said, 'so we work it out.' Sienna Miller & Tom Sturridge Actors Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge have a unique plan to co-parent their daughter Marlowe, whom they welcomed in 2012. 'It's not like there's a structure for custody,' Miller told ELLE UK in 2019. 'We make it work. It's not conventional.' In fact, Miller has referred to Sturridge as 'my best friend in the entire world.' When Marlowe was younger, the exes also teamed up for bedtime duty. 'We felt like as much togetherness as possible would be ideal,' Miller told Allure. Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz in 2011, with the couple noting in a post-split statement that the happiness of their son Bronx (born in 2008) was their 'number one priority.' And that appears to be true today, even though both have moved on: Simpson shares daughter Jagger (born in 2015) and son Ziggy (born in 2020) with husband Evan Ross; Wentz and model Meagan Camper share daughter Marvel (born in 2018) and son Saint (born in 2014). 'We work it out. We've actually figured out how to parent that way in a really good, healthy way,' Wentz told Howard Stern in 2015. 'And, we can be friends.' Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber broke up in 2016 after an 11-year relationship which produced sons Kai (born in 2008) and Sasha (born in 2007). 'It's always hard, you know? You build a life with someone and things change,' Schreiber said in 2018. 'And I think the way that we've looked at it is that we'll always be partners with these kids.' He added, 'It's important to support each other,' he said. 'I was making some jokes at breakfast about Mommy with the boys and their eyes light up when I talk about her. You can see how important it is to them that their parents care about each other.' Hilary Duff & Mike Comrie Hilary Duff and former professional ice hockey player Mike Comrie finalized their divorce in 2016, but they have nailed co-parenting their son Luca, who was born in 2012. Five years later, while pregnant with her second child with singer Matthew Koma (her now-husband), Duff reflected on her growing blended family. 'I feel really lucky that Luca has the dad that he does, [that] we have the relationship that we do, and I didn't make any big decisions quickly like moving forward with my life or introducing another child or person,' the actress told Parents. 'I took my time with everything and I think that was the best for me and for Luca. And watching what you say is key, key, key.' Duff and Koma share daughters Banks (b.2018) daughter Mae (b. 2021) and Townes (b. 2024). Tristan Thompson & Khloé Kardashian After numerous cheating scandals, exes Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson seem to be co-parenting peacefully for the sake of their two kids, True and Tatum. It says a lot of Kholé, having been the one stepped out on several times, but we'll give credit where it's due for Thompson showing up for their kids. Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan divorced in 2018 after nearly a decade of marriage. But those 'irreconcilable differences' aside, the exes have been amicable throughout the breakup and have ensured that they're co-parenting daughter Everly to the best of their abilities. Tatum is quoted in court documents stating that Everly is doing 'exceptionally well' since the divorce — likely thanks to her parents' continued cooperation and communication post-split. Hoda Kotb & Joel Schiffman Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman ended their two-year engagement in Jan. 2022, but they continue to be devoted co-parents to their two little girls, Hope and Haley. There is absolutely no ill will between them, Kotb told People. 'I don't regret one day, not one minute, not one second of our time together because it brought me here,' she said. 'I have two incredible children I share with him. And it's because of Joel that I have Haley and Hope, without question. I think I might have been too afraid to do it alone. That's not something I love to admit, but it's true.' Orlando Bloom & Miranda Kerr Amicable since their split, Miranda Kerr revealed that in 2015, she moved across the street from ex-husband Orlando Bloom for the sake of their son Flynn. When asked about the importance of co-parenting, Kerr believes one thing is crucial for parents to remember: 'I think it's really important to have two happy parents,' Kerr told ABC News. '[Bloom's] a great dad. I'm really lucky to have him in my life.' Now Kerr is remarried to Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, with whom she shares three children. Bloom shares daughter Daisy with Katy Perry, and the friendship between Kerr and Perry is tight. Kerr said of the 'Roar' singer, 'I mean, it'd be safe to say that I love her more than Flynn's dad.' Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner When Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner called it quits a day after their 10th wedding anniversary in 2015, plenty were surprised. But despite a rocky post-divorce landscape (including rumors of infidelity, and Affleck's struggles with alcoholism) the couple appears to maintain a united front when it comes to their three children, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. Affleck told CBS This Morning, 'We're doing our very best, and we're putting our kids first, and that's how we're focusing on our day-to-day lives. And we don't know what the future's going to hold, but each step that we take is one where we prioritize our children and everything else comes second.' Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow After coining the now-infamous phrase 'conscious uncoupling,' Gwyneth Paltrow seems to have nothing but praise for her ex-husband and Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin. The two share daughter Apple (born in 2004) and son Moses (2006). Paltrow shared co-parenting tips with attendees of the 2015 BlogHer conference, saying, 'Our values are very much around the importance of family,' she says. 'These children are our priority. So that means even though today you hate me and you never want to see me again, we're going to brunch. It's Sunday and that's what we do.' Courtney Cox & David Arquette Courteney Cox and David Arquette split in 2011 but have since co-parented their daughter, Coco, who was born in 2004. Cox opened up about co-parenting with Arquette to People in April 2018: 'You don't want to go in one house and have anything split. You want it to be harmonious in both places.' Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony 'We know the kids are the most important thing, and we fill in for each other where the other needs,' Jennifer Lopez told People in 2015 on the importance of working together with ex-husband Marc Anthony. The longtime friends officially divorced in 2014 and appear to keep the lines of communication open. Whether they take turns touring with twins Emme and Max or find ways to spend time together as a family, Lopez and Anthony made a vow to put their children first. Russell Simmons & Kimora Lee Simmons Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons are expert co-parents to daughters Ming (2000) and Aoki (2002). 'She is a good mother too; it can't get better,' Russell told Bethenny Frankel in 2014 on her former talk show Bethenny. 'My kids go to a school for gifted kids, and they are well-behaved. They are awake and conscious and she's the reason. She's an amazing mother.' Anderson Cooper & Benjamin Maisani When Anderson Cooper welcomed his son, Wyatt Morgan Cooper, via surrogate in April 2020, he surprised fans by announcing that he would be co-parenting little Wyatt with his ex, Benjamin Maisani, whom he split from in 2018. 'I don't really have a family, and so my friends become my family, and this is somebody I was involved with for 10 years; he's a great guy,' Cooper explained on The Howard Stern Show. He added that after his dad's death when he was only 10, his mom 'was not the most parental person.' 'And I wish some adult, after my dad died, had stepped in and just been like, 'You know what? I'll take you to a ball game,' or 'Let's go out to lunch every now and then. Let's just talk.' No one ever did that. And so I thought, 'Well if something happens to me — or even if something doesn't happen to me — if more people love my son and are in his life, I'm all for that.'' He added that his son will call him Dad or Daddy and that Maisani, who is French ('He's already speaking French to him,' Cooper told Stern), will go by Papa. The two also share son Sebastian Luke (b. 2022). Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale Hearts across America may have broken when Stefani and Rossdale announced their split in 2015, but the '90s power couple appears to be taking it all in stride. Despite the paparazzi flocking to their doorstep, the couple has three kids to think about — Kingston (born in 2006), Zuma (2008), and Apollo (2014). Stefani is now married to Blake Shelton, but she and Rossdale still stand by their promise to put their kids first. Stefani has even tried to remain positive about the divorce for the kids, saying to Us Weekly, 'At the same time, there are lots of good things, and I do get to have a second chance, and I have a lot of joy right now.' Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Although Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are no longer together, the former pair get along well for the sake of their son Mason (who was born in 2009), daughter Penelope (2012), and son Reign (2014). 'Just because their mother and I couldn't make it as a perfect, romantic couple shouldn't have anything to do with the kids,' Disick told Us Weekly in 2019. 'They don't deserve our mistakes, so we figured out a way. We still need to be as honest and as good to each other as if we were together. Let's raise these children together and that's it.' Kourtney Kardashian welcomed baby Rocky Thirteen with husband Travis Barker in Nov. 2023. Drew Barrymore & Will Kopelman 'Once upon a time… I remember reading an article that said I had gotten my happy ending after all,' Drew Barrymore wrote on Instagram in 2018 alongside a photo with her ex-husband Will Kopelman. 'Looking at this picture, it sure looks that way. And then, like many times in life for all of us, our plans change and our dreams are adjusted. But that doesn't mean that every second wasn't worth it. And if that DeLorean time machine pulled up every day, I would do it all over again. After all, I did get my dream. 2 healthy girls.' Barrymore added that although she and Kopelman — who share daughters Olive and Frankie — have split, they're committed to co-parenting on the same team: 'Will and I continue to marvel at what we made and try to be the best co-parents we can be. It's not always easy and the point is… nothing in life is. But it doesn't mean that any bitter outweighs the sweet!' Bridget Moynahan & Tom Brady Things weren't always smooth sailing between actress Bridget Moynahan and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, especially when the athlete went on to marry now-ex wife Gisele Bündchen with whom he had two more children. But Moynahan and Brady slowly worked on their ability to co-parent their son Jack, who was born in 2007. Today, Moynahan, Brady, and Bündchen get along great and meet for regular family gatherings. 'My son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it's cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends,' Moynahan told More magazine in 2011. 'My son is surrounded by love.' Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillippe 'I'm proud of the way we've handled [divorce] and who our little people are,' Ryan Phillippe told HuffPost Live in 2014 about his former wife, Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon. They know how to set past differences aside and work together for the sake of their daughter Ava (born in 1999) and son Deacon (born in 2003). Witherspoon, who shares son Tennessee (born in 2012) with husband Jim Toth, and Phillippe, who shares daughter Kai (born in 2011) with actress Alexis Knapp, have been known to enjoy family time with their kids and watch their son's football games with each other's significant others. Kevin Hart & Torrei Hart Stand-up comedian-turned-actor Kevin Hart has not exactly kept his personal life a secret. Often using it as a source of material for his shows, Kevin keeps things respectful when he's talking about ex-wife, Torrei Hart. The two are proud parents to son Hendrix (born in 2007) and daughter Heaven (2005). 'It's important that my kids see their mother and father happy because we both deserve to be,' Kevin wrote on Instagram. 'As a man, it's my job to make sure the two most important women in my life have a relationship.' Kevin shares two children with wife Eniko: Kenzo (b. 2017) and Kaori (b. 2020). Kate Hudson & Matthew Bellamy 'We're family for the rest of our lives, we have a beautiful baby and we love making wine,' Hudson said in 2015 about her positive relationship with ex-fiancé and Muse frontman, Matthew Bellamy, with whom she shares son Bingham Hawn Bellamy, who was born in 2011. Hudson is now married to Danny Fujikawa and the two share daughter Rani Rose, who they welcomed in 2018. The actress also shares son Ryder Robinson (born in 2004) with ex-husband Christopher Robinson. Pin It! Solve the daily Crossword
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I'm a Psychiatrist. There Are Common Myths About Sleep That Are Preventing You From Being Well Rested.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If you've struggled to fall asleep, you may have tried a slew of tips and tricks: blackout shades, leaving your phone in another room, avoiding screens before bed, and keeping your room at a cool temperature at night. Perhaps you've indulged in new sheets or a special mattress or a wearable sleep tracker, too. Maybe these things have helped. Maybe they haven't. But there's another, more powerful approach to insomnia that's based on decades of research—and you might not even have heard of it. It works by changing our habits, questioning ideas that degrade our sleep, and bolstering our body's sleep drive. If its name is a bit of a mouthful, or its acronym a bit obscure, it makes up for it by sheer effectiveness, helping most people with insomnia slumber more contentedly. This treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I, is recommended by experts as the first and best treatment for insomnia, over and above sleeping pills, in part because its benefits last longer, compared to medications. It helps people fall asleep faster, spend more of the night sleeping, and feel happier with their sleep. And most people, in any case, say they'd rather try behavior change for insomnia versus a drug (which is perhaps why all those wellness sleep-hygiene tips persist). As a psychiatrist who has done extra training in sleep medicine, I've seen CBT-I work. About 10 percent of U.S. adults—or about 25 million people—suffer from insomnia, giving CBT-I vast potential. But there's a bottleneck: Traditionally, a clinical psychologist or therapist with extra training in CBT-I delivers the treatment over the course of multiple one-on-one there were just 659 behavioral sleep specialists throughout the entire U.S. as of 2016 (the most recent survey I know of). And fewer than 10 percent of clinical psychology training programs teach CBT-I. So there just aren't enough providers—not close to enough. The good news is that the core strategies of CBT-I still work when delivered by a digital app, or even, to an extent, by self-help booklets. So anyone who puts these principles into practice is likely to get some relief—maybe even someone reading this article. The 'cognitive' element—the C in CBT-I—seeks to dispel unrealistic ideas about sleep, pessimism about our power to improve our sleep, and the rush to blame sleep problems when we don't feel good. The theory is that certain beliefs—like the idea that we need eight hours, or that a bad night's sleep guarantees a lousy next day—worsen worries about sleep. These worries seem to activate our stress system and make it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep, triggering a vicious cycle of pessimism about sleep that makes sleep poorer. CBT-I tries to put a stop to this. It really is a myth, by the way, that everyone needs their eight hours. The experts recommend seven, not eight, as the minimum number of hours for an adult. And it's also a myth that something is wrong if you don't sleep straight through the night. In clinic, I've found that some patients get relief just from learning that waking up once or twice during the night is part of normal, healthy sleep. A 2014 study that looked at the sleep diaries of 592 adults without sleep disorders found an average of 1.4 awakenings per night. But it's not just how you think. It's also what you do. And while CBT-I does include sleep hygiene tips like avoiding caffeine and bright screens before bed, these maneuvers haven't been found to work well for insomnia, at least not on their own. CBT-I's main behavioral directives—the B in CBT-I—are probably less familiar: cutting back on time in bed, changing your habits for getting in and out of bed, and waking up at the same time each day (no matter when you fall asleep). It may seem kind of ironic to ask someone trying to get more sleep to cut down on their time in bed. But restricting time in bed is one of the most powerful levers we have to make it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep. In traditional CBT-I, the person with insomnia brings a two-week sleep diary to one of those all-too-hard-to-find behavioral sleep specialists, who tallies up how much time that person is sleeping every 24 hours, on average. Then, the dissatisfied sleeper adjusts their time in bed to that number. If they were, for instance, spending nine hours in bed each night, but only sleeping for six and tossing and turning for three, they'd start going to bed later, getting up earlier, or both, thus trimming their time in bed down to six hours. The idea is to work with your body and what it's currently capable of, rather than clinging to the wish for longer sleep when it just isn't happening. Cutting back on time in bed works partly through mild sleep deprivation, which makes you sleepier. And when you're sleepier, it stands to reason, you sleep more easily. (Just note that if you need to drive or operate heavy machinery, you should cut back on time in bed gradually, and track your daytime sleepiness. It's never safe to drive while sleepy.) As treatment progresses, if the once fitful sleeper finds they're sleeping longer and more easily, they extend their time in bed to match their newfound sleep ability. By doing this, you can actually train your body over time into getting more sleep, with small gains in average length of sleep at the end of a course of traditional CBT-I, and with sleep time continuing to increase, for some, even weeks or months after the end of active treatment. If you find yourself balking at the idea of cutting back on your time in bed abruptly, there's a gentler way called sleep compression. This cuts back on time in bed more slowly, by 15 to 30 minutes each week, until sleep improves. With sleep compression, you can also stop, or reverse course and extend time in bed again, if you start to feel sleepier during the day. In one study, sleep compression and sleep restriction racked up similar gains in sleep satisfaction at 10 weeks. So, you cut back on time in bed. But the hypothetical patient who was getting six hours of sleep still wouldn't force themself to stay in bed for six hours no matter what. This brings us to the next behavioral prong of CBT-I: changing your habits for getting in and out of bed. Since 1972, when the pioneering sleep psychologist Richard Bootzin first proposed these instructions in a case report, they have been thoroughly investigated in different variations. Two key instructions are: Don't go to bed until you feel sleepy (even if it's already your new, sleep-restricted bedtime), and don't stay in bed if you can't sleep. If you can't sleep, try a relaxing low-light activity like reading, or listening to music or a podcast in the living room—and then return to bed when you're ready. The classic thinking is that this breaks the association with bed as a place of frustration, and restores it as a cue for slumber. It's also possible that it simply encourages the kind of sleep that's most likely to succeed—that is, going to sleep when you're sleepy, rather than trying to sleep whenever you just really wish you could fall asleep. (If you can't or just don't want to get out of bed, by the way, a couple of older studies do suggest that doing the same kind of relaxing low-light activities in bed when you can't sleep might still help with insomnia, at least to some degree.) No matter when you end up going to bed, or how often you wake up during the night, CBT-I also teaches patients to get up at (roughly) the same time each day. And there are two reasons why this matters. First, the later and the more often you sleep in, the more you tend to push back your body's internal biological clock—known as the circadian clock—which pushes your body's internal bedtime later too, making it harder to fall asleep when you want to. The second reason is that getting up later and keeping your bedtime the same shortens the length of your day, which means less time awake building up your drive to sleep, and less success at bedtime. If you woke up at noon, for instance, and then tried to go to bed at 6 p.m., you just wouldn't have built up enough sleep drive yet. And the same idea applies to more subtle shortening of the span of daytime wakefulness, like waking up late or napping. CBT-I works well. But no single treatment works for everyone, and no treatment is free of hazard. In particular, those at high risk of falls should skip getting out of bed when they can't sleep. And again, please don't drive if you're experiencing daytime sleepiness. Sometimes, too, insomnia is the harbinger of a different problem. So if your sleeplessness is unrelenting, you're waking up at night gasping for air (a symptom of sleep apnea), or if you have the strong urge to move your lower limbs at night (an ailment called restless legs syndrome), please look up a sleep specialist who can help get you a diagnosis and hopefully some relief. In the meantime, tell your friends about CBT-I. More people should know.
