By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
When you look back at TV’s first truly independent single girls in the city, The Mary Tyler Moore Show‘s Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern, one thing is clear: These ‘70s ladies took far less crap than the Hannahs and Mindys and Jesses of our time. If you really want to master your dating domain, you need do nothing more than ask, “What would Mary and Rhoda do?”

We’ve all been there, watching the clock with a cluttered mind that’s racing too fast to let you sleep. Get some quality zzzs with these tips from The End of Worry: Why We Worry and How to Stop by Will van der Hart and Rob Waller.

Regardless of how men treat us, sometimes we just have to look at ourselves and our actions and realize, “Oh gosh, I’m being the Crazy Girl,” says Jessica Massa in her book The Gaggle: How to Find Love in a Post-Dating World. Do any of the following sound familiar?

By Julie Inzanti
If I had to pick one current trend that’s easy to wear, looks great on almost everyone, and will definitely carry over into fall—giving our wallets a break—it has to be the black and white pattern. Most of us have B&W pieces (and several shades of gray) taking up major real estate our closets, so here are a few tips and style ideas to help you work this crisp, chic look.

By Steph Davis
Author of Learning to Fly
I’ve come to learn that having wild experiences doesn’t have to mean ditching my comfort zone at the edge of the cliff as I leap off it. My best and most life changing experiences have been done in a more considered way—a way that simply expands my comfort zone to include the new thing I want to do, and in the end, expands me along with it. You can do it, too!

By Sharon Knolle
Is there a Real Housewives curse? Given how many of the women have gotten divorced—including Camille Grammer and Adrienne Maloof—since joining the franchise—there just might be.

Country singer Brad Paisley says he had no idea that his new single would ignite a media firestorm. The song, “Accidental Racist,” has Paisley and rapper LL Cool J arguing some hot-button topics from the point of view of a stereotypical southern white man and a northern black man.

Have a full closet and nothing to wear? Here are 4 questions to ask yourself to have clothes you’ll love and a clutter-free space from Jennifer L. Scott, author of Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris.

You’ve landed an informational interview with someone in the career field you’re pursuing. Congrats! Now, what will you ask them? Start with these savvy questions from career coach Nicholas Lore, author of The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success.

By Erica Brown
Author of Happier Endings
There is an art to the consolation note, the sympathy card, the letter marking loss and sadness—even if you cannot share in the sadness because the person who died is an absolute stranger. I find that what helps me write such a letter is meditating for a moment before I begin, particularly focusing on the reader’s face when he or she opens the letter and skims its few sentences.