- Family/Friends -
My Friend Complains All the Time. What Should I Do?
By Jon SpaydeThe key is mindful redirection, says Zen teacher Cheri Huber.
Relationships
No Boundaries: Overcoming Codependence
By Jill Metzler PattonWhat you can do to break codependency and cultivate healthier, more satisfying relationships.
- Work -
Self-Care for the Self-Employed
By Quinton SkinnerThese four self-care tips can help you stay sane and healthy when you’re self-employed.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
A Work in Progress
By Bahram AkradiInstilling healthy habits in the workplace takes effort — even when your business is healthy living.
- Workouts -
Workday Workouts
By Alisa BowmanSqueeze in activity throughout the day with these creative body-strengthening mini-workouts.
- Personal Development -
4 Ways to Find a Hobby
By Katherine Reynolds LewisTry these tips for finding a pastime that’s right for you.
- Personal Development -
THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Satisfaction vs. Success
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigAre you chasing success at the expense of satisfaction? Here’s our take on balancing ambition, well-being, and life’s simple pleasures.
- Work -
4 Trends for Healthier Workplaces
By Michael DregniFlexible schedules and coworking spaces are just two ways to create a healthy workspace.
- Fitness Tips -
How to Make Time for Fitness
By Maggie Fazeli FardOur fitness editor describes how she learned to carve out time for exercise in her hectic schedule.
- Work -
7 Self-Care Strategies at Work
By Quinton SkinnerHere are self-care strategies for coping with the always-on workplace.
- Editor's Note -
The Path to Here
By Jamie MartinEach of us finds our own way to the present moment. This is my journey.
- Aging -
The Happiness Curve
By Heidi WachterFeeling gloomy in your middle years? Award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch tells us why life gets better after 50.
- Stress Relief -
Sabbatical Stories
By Karen OlsonSabbaticals aren’t just for college professors anymore. Many workers are taking time off to pursue a creative project, build a skill, or simply expand their horizons.
- video -
Behind the Scenes With Scott Harrison (Video)
By Experience Life StaffGo behind the scenes with charity: water founder Scott Harrison to learn what inspired him to serve others.
- Nutrition -
Healthy Workday Snacks
By Robin AsbellStep away from the vending machine! These nourishing, whole-food snacks can keep you energized throughout the workday.
- Nutrition -
Charting a New Course: Scott Harrison
By Heidi WachterHere’s what inspired Scott Harrison to bring clean drinking water to millions of people worldwide.
- Family/Friends -
7 Ways to Keep in Touch With Long-Distance Friends
By Jon SpaydeMaintaining 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 CoxWith 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 SpaydeThe key is advance planning — and letting go of expectations.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
It Starts With Us
By Bahram AkradiWith respect as a guiding principle, we can find common ground — and positively influence the health and well-being of our nation and its citizens.
- Gut Health -
How Childhood Adversity Creates Toxic Stress
By Heidi WachterPioneering 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.