- Mindfulness -
The Living Experiment: Creativity vs. Consumption
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigHarnessing your creative capacity can reduce your compulsion to consume — and enhance your joy in living.
Relationships
- Money -
Mindful Money
By Jessie ShollHow to move beyond fear-based financial habits to find true prosperity.
- Happiness -
How to Be Happy
By Heidi WachterNew York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner’s new book offers lessons from experts and the world’s happiest people for boosting the well-being of communities and the people who live in them.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Life Is Different With Two Kids
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlWhen baby No. 2 arrives, so does a new reality. Our managing editor shares how she’s shifting her vision.
- Stress Relief -
5 Tips to Stay Cool Under Pressure
By Elizabeth MillardThese simple strategies can help steady your nerves when the heat is on.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: A Painful Lesson
By Craig CoxWhen we’re laid low by some malady, what would happen if we welcomed the pain rather than trying to escape from it? My recent attempts produced rather mixed results.
- Personal Development -
How to Build a Meaningful Life
By Emily Esfahani SmithEmily Esfahani Smith’s four pillars of meaning can help anyone dealing with the stresses of daily life.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
Past, Present, Future
By Bahram AkradiA look at how the ways we’re living have changed in recent decades — and why it’s important to adapt and grow.
- Family/Friends -
How Can I Get My Partner To Put Their Cellphone Down?
By Jon SpaydeExpert tips on how to create a phone-free zone in your relationship.
- Personal Development -
The Living Experiment: Masculine and Feminine
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigWhy it’s important to move beyond our gender-based expectations.
- Personal Development -
How to Stop Being Judgy
By Anjula RazdanIn her compelling new book, Judgment Detox, Gabrielle Bernstein outlines a process to move away from judgment.
- Personal Development -
How Adversity Can Lead to Personal Growth
By Emily Esfahani SmithIn the face of hardship, some people manage to find deeper meaning and purpose. Discover the factors of post-traumatic growth.
- Editor's Note -
Real Change
By Jamie MartinWhy we’re getting real about all things health and fitness in 2018.
- Family/Friends -
4 Ways to Make New Friends
By Jessie ShollIf you want to feel more connected to others, break out of your social comfort zone.
- Happiness -
Giving Brings Happiness
By Serena RutledgeWhy even tiny acts of generosity can bring you joy.
- Functional Medicine -
Sarah Kay Hoffman’s Daily Wellness Routine
By Sarah Kay HoffmanA wellness expert shares how she makes time for good food, fitness, quality sleep, and her family.
- Personal Development -
10 DIY Gift Ideas
By Experience Life StaffInstead of ordering everything online this holiday season, why not try making your own gifts? Here are 10 ideas from Experience Life to try.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
Let It Flow
By Bahram AkradiHow a river can show us what it truly means to give and receive.
- Editor's Note -
The Thought Counts
By Jamie MartinEditor in chief Jamie Martin on how to give and receive love.
- Functional Medicine -
Change Makers
By Jon SpaydeMeet eight visionaries who are shifting the way we think about health, nutrition, and fitness — and changing countless lives along the way.
- Mindfulness -
The Endless Gift Machine
By Jon SpaydeFor many of us, receiving presents can be stressful. Learn how to respond gratefully — while still communicating your limits.