- Personal Development -
The Living Experiment: Conscious Language
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigThe words you speak both reflect and shape your reality. All the more reason to say what you mean — and mean what you say.
Relationships
- Success Stories -
Karen Kitchel’s Success Story
By Karen KitchelHow one woman is finding purpose and fulfillment in her retirement through volunteering in her community.
- Personal Development -
This Messy Magnificent Life
By Heidi WachterNew York Times best-selling author Geneen Roth offers touchstones for living messily and magnificently.
- Fitness Tips -
The Power of Working Out Together
By Andrew HeffernanDiscover how training in a fitness community can improve your performance, keep you accountable, and help you tap into a greater sense of purpose.
- Personal Development -
Why Trust Matters — and How to Build More of It
By Heidi WachterTrust is a strong indicator of personal, professional, and national happiness. Here’s how to develop more of it.
- Couples -
My Same-Sex Partner Is Meeting My Family for the First Time. Any Advice?
By Jon SpaydeThe author of Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners offers several practical tips to ensure a positive experience.
- Money -
Vote With Your Dollars: A Q&A With CAUSEBOX’s Matt Richardson
By Casie Leigh LukesWhy supporting socially conscious businesses can have an enormous impact on personal well-being and the health of our planet.
- Travel -
Taking a Wider View: Bill Weir
By Heidi WachterJournalist Bill Weir on how storytelling can break down barriers and connect us all.
- Happiness -
7 Tips to Awaken Your Inner Sherlock
By Experience Life StaffHere are some tips to boost your curiosity — and create a healthier, happier you.
- Happiness -
The Upside of Anger
By Alexandra Smith, LPCCSometime, a burst of anger can be productive and have health benefits.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
Reframing Change
By Bahram AkradiTransitions aren’t always easy, but viewing them with an eye toward the possible can help.
- Travel -
Reconnect With Your Partner on a Getaway
By Caren Osten GerszbergCommitting to an annual trip can help couples rediscover what brought them together in the first place.
- Editor's Note -
Time Well Spent
By Jamie MartinGetting real about where all the hours go can inspire a shift in priorities.
- Mindfulness -
How Do I Excuse Myself From Group Text Messages?
By Jon SpaydeThere are a variety of polite ways to deal with excessive group messaging, says an expert.
- Stress Relief -
6-Week Meditation Guide for Athletes
By Lauren BedoskyThink you would benefit from a meditation practice but hate to sit still? Try this new approach.
- Personal Development -
7 Strategies for Navigating Big Life Changes
By Elizabeth MillardThese tactics can help you manage the stress that even positive transitions can bring.
- Personal Development -
4 Ways to Deal With Conflict
By Heidi WachterHere are four tips to transform conflict into connection.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Full Circle
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlWhether it’s end-of-life realities or a new beginning, our managing editor learns the key is support, preparation, and comfort.
- Mindfulness -
How Do I Discuss Political Disagreements With My Family and Friends?
By Jon SpaydeThe key, says former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen, is to never make it personal.
- Editor's Note -
Calls to Action
By Jamie MartinEditor in chief Jamie Martin on how a few good reads can open the door to new ways of thinking — and living.
- Personal Development -
In Search of True Belonging
By Heidi WachterBest-selling author Brené Brown charts a course for regaining a spirit of connection and civility in a polarized world.