More people are starting to use ChatGPT for free therapy. Therapists say it can make people lonelier and dependent on seeking reassurance. They recommend using it for specific tasks, like journal prompts. I'm not shy about admitting I've confided in a robot. Just last week, I spent a solid hour in an animated back-and-forth with ChatGPT, seeking advice for a personal problem that I'd been agonizing over for weeks. I didn't want to bore my husband and friends with it again. I'm far from the...

Colon cancer cases are on the rise, including in people under 45. Early symptoms include bloating and abdominal pain, which can be confused with GI disorders. Doctors shared why colon cancer can be misdiagnosed and when to get a colonoscopy. Years before she was diagnosed with colon cancer at 40, Tracy Robert chalked up her bloating to an IBS diagnosis. She was a personal trainer and nutrition coach who followed a clean diet but felt constantly uncomfortable. "I remember feeling a sense of...

Emily San José, 34, raised her first child in Oregon where she was a middle school teacher. Her family moved to Spain when her second child was four months old. She prefers living in Spain because of lower childcare costs and a more kid-friendly culture. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emily San José, 34, a cofounder of Mother Euro, a community for moms moving abroad. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I lived in the US, my C-section scar hadn't fully healed...