Family/Friends Archives - Experience Life

- Editor's Note -

Gather Around

By Jamie Martin

More than a place to set our meals, our tables are a place to connect and share.

Soapy hands in a bath make a heart shape.

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: Mom Needs a Timeout

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

We all need a break to recalibrate. How I’m using my timeouts for self-care.

- Environmental Health -

How Can I Raise My Kids to Be Ecoconscious?

By John Spayde

It’s important to model best practices — and make it fun!

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Teacher’s Pet

By Craig Cox

A new poll suggests domesticated animals are a great source of stress relief for geezers. My relationship with our elderly neurotic cat tells me it’s not nearly that simple.

- Family/Friends -

Should You Co-Sleep With Your Baby?

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Most people around the world share their beds with an infant. If you choose to do this, James McKenna, PhD, offers some tips to be as safe as possible.

- Food Culture -

4 Steps to Better Family Meals

By Michael Dregni

There are numerous benefits to eating together as a family. Here are some tips to make it happen.

- Digital Detox -

Just Say No to Children’s Screen Time

By Michael Dregni

Why Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children’s screen time.

A photo of empty railroad tracks on a sunny day with mountains in the distance

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: Why We Grieve in Phases

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Our managing editor copes with the loss of a loved one and wrestles with the intricacies of grief.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Goodbye to All That

By Craig Cox

With my grandson moving away, I’m struggling to balance expectations against the inevitability of change.

- Hormones -

What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mother: A Q&A With Alexandra Sacks, MD

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

The reproductive psychiatrist who is popularizing the term “matrescence” shares how we can have a more honest conversation about the emotional challenges of motherhood.

- Family/Friends -

My Friend Complains All the Time. What Should I Do?

By Jon Spayde

The key is mindful redirection, says Zen teacher Cheri Huber.

- Family/Friends -

7 Ways to Keep in Touch With Long-Distance Friends

By Jon Spayde

Maintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. Here are some tips to maintain a strong friendship — and become closer than ever.

- Pumping Irony -

PUMPING IRONY: Invasion of the Robots

By Craig Cox

With the aging population far outpacing the resources of caregivers, robotics seems to be a plausible solution — until you consider the consequences.

- Family/Friends -

We Just Had Our Second Child — How Do We Ask for Help?

By Jon Spayde

The key is advance planning — and letting go of expectations.

illustration of man looking into a well and seeing a childhood reflection

- Gut Health -

How Childhood Adversity Creates Toxic Stress

By Heidi Wachter

Pioneering pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris is transforming how public-health advocates respond to the toxic stress created by childhood adversity. Here, she shares her prescription for healing.