- Editor's Note -
Our Lives in These Pages
By Jamie MartinHow the Experience Life team’s real-life experiences influence our coverage of healthy-living topics.
Jill Metzler Patton
- Mindfulness -
Fearless Health
By Jill Metzler PattonWorrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
- Nutrition -
A Field Guide to Nutritious Food: A Q&A With Jo Robinson
By Jill Metzler PattonEating on the Wild Side author Jo Robinson unearths the nutritional secrets of wild fruits and vegetables — and explains how to get more from today’s produce.
- Personal Development -
No Boundaries: Overcoming Codependence
By Jill Metzler PattonWhat you can do to break codependency and cultivate healthier, more satisfying relationships.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Are You Certain?
By Jill Metzler PattonAn EL senior editor contemplates the ambiguous nature of reality — and cast iron.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: I Still Feel Your Pain
By Jill Metzler PattonAn EL senior editor grapples with research that suggests that empathy is a harmful force.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Our Holiday Traditions
By Experience Life StaffThe EL team shares its favorite sights, sounds, and must-dos for a fun-filled and festive season.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Learning to Listen
By Jill Metzler PattonOur extroverted senior editor challenges herself to listen more deeply.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: May You Be Happy
By Jill Metzler PattonSenior editor Jill Patton shares how a simple meditation practice lifted her spirits and helped her feel more connected on a recent visit to her hometown.
- Environmental Health -
The Green Hour
By Experience Life StaffA daily dose of nature can improve your health and well-being. Here are 27 ways to get more green in your day.
- Food Culture -
The Power of Simple Food Rituals
By Jill Metzler PattonSmall gestures can make a big difference in how we experience and appreciate our food — and each other.
- Gardening -
Beyond the Harvest: Five Ways Gardens Support Your Health
By Jill Metzler PattonGarden produce provides nutritional benefits, but the very act of digging in the dirt nurtures mind, body, and soul.
- Stress Relief -
Back From Burnout
By Jill Metzler PattonLearn to recognize the signs of serious depletion and chronic stress — and how to restore your inner fire.
- Brain/Mental Health -
Beating the Winter Blues
By Jill Metzler PattonSeasonal affective disorder can make a stressful time of year even harder. Here’s how to offset the symptoms of SAD.