Tamara Y. Jeffries is a health writer and editor who has been published in Essence, Health and other health publications. She writes about the wellbeing of African-American women and girls, with a focus on mental health, yoga, health care and self-care.
                            
                            
                        Tamara Y. Jeffries
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A campus yoga and journalism instructor shares coping strategies and counseling resources after yoga students’ practice diaries reveal depression, adversity, abuse and trauma. 
        
        
        
            
    , September 1, 2022
                
        
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    5 doctor-recommended sex toys that can enhance lubrication, elasticity and pleasure? Yes, please!
        
        
        
            
    , April 6, 2020
                
        
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    Perimenopause symptoms can last up to 10 years in Black women. Here are pro tips for improving your mood, metabolism, sexual pleasure, muscle tone and more.
        
        
        
            
    , February 7, 2020
                
        
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    Writing her memoir Becoming changed her life. Now, she’s inspiring us to change ours with the healing power of journal writing. 
        
        
        
            
    , November 15, 2019
                
        
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    Here’s wisdom from Oprah, Iyanla, Valorie Burton and others to help you navigate life’s pivot points with courage and grace today.
        
        
        
            
    , October 11, 2019
                
        
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    “Brain fog” is real, and it’s temporary. Here’s what you can do about it. 
        
        
        
            
    , June 28, 2019
                
        
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    These close friends have stuck together through happy times and painful ones. And since they’re both obstetricians, they delivered each other’s babies!
        
        
        
            
    , November 9, 2018
                
        
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