Relationships Archives - Page 3 of 64

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- Fitness Tips -

How Do I Freshen Up After a Bike Commute to Work?

By Jon Spayde

Even if you don’t have a shower at your workplace, you can still ride your bike to work. Here are some tips on cleaning up.

- Weight Loss -

The Mindful Food Journal

By Kaelyn Riley

If you track what’s on your plate as well as what’s happening in your mind and body, you can learn what doesn’t work for you — and build on what does.

- 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 Jon 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.

- Travel -

A Sea Change

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Our fitness editor picks up a kayak paddle to explore one of her favorite vacation areas in a new way.

- Personal Development -

Why Do I Feel Worse About Myself When I Read Self-Help Books?

By Jon Spayde

Sometimes, self-help books can overwhelm and set you up for unhappiness. Here’s why.

A woman lays on a bed with a cup of coffee staring out into the summer day.

- Personal Development -

Five Wellness Trends to Embrace This Summer

By Kacey Bradley

Here are a few self-care strategies to jump-start your health this season.

- 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.

- Personal Development -

THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Mornings

By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas Hartwig

Your first waking moments can have an all-day impact on your energy and outlook. These a.m. tweaks are worth trying.

- 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.