A Mindful Approach to the New Year
So many people start the year off with resolutions that focus on perfection and hard-hitting goals. Instead, we invite you to set an intention this year to create a life that is happier and more sustainable.
In this digital collection, we’ve curated some of our favorite Experience Life articles in order to help you set yourself on the path to a more authentic and fulfilling life in the New Year.
Find Your Purpose
How to Make a Vision Board
Clarify your direction for this year (and beyond) with this inspiring art project.
How to Overcome Your Upper Limits
Each one of us carries ingrained, unconscious ideas of just how happy and successful we can be. But by learning to identify and transcend these self-imposed “Upper Limits,” we can expand our potential for happiness and abundance in extraordinary ways.
How to Use the Power of Self-Reflection to Uncover Your Passions and Purpose
Executive coach and best-selling author Richard Leider invites you to reimagine your life and construct a roadmap to pursue your passions.
5 Questions That Could Change Your Life
Never underestimate the impact of a few provocative questions — and the surprising answers they may yield.
Take Stock of Your Mental Health
( Stress and Anxiety )
13 Strategies to Deal With Your Emotional Triggers
A psychotherapist offers actionable advice for handling our trigger reactions.
5 Techniques for Managing Stress in the Moment
Try these quick exercises for immediate support during stressful times.
Why Anxiety Is Not Your Enemy
A case study in how to live — and thrive — with anxiety.
( Nutrition )
How Diet Can Make — or Break — Your Mental Health
Learn about the connection between food and mood and what you can eat to support your mental health.
8 Key Supplements to Boost Your Mental Health — Naturally
Herbs, supplements, and other natural remedies promote well-being — yet separating help from hype can be challenging. Follow this expert guidance.
What Are the 5 Best Herbs for Anxiety?
Plant-based remedies to help ease your mind.
( Mindfulness )
How to Stop Ruminating
These five strategies can help you break free from the spiral of negative thoughts.
6 Strategies to Improve Your Self-Talk
Try these six tips to soften self-criticism and change your internal dialogue for the better.
How to Stop Projecting
These tips can help you stop projecting your less-flattering traits onto other people.
Adopt a Holistic Approach to Weight Loss
( Diet )
9 Missing Links to Weight Loss
These often-overlooked factors can help you achieve — and sustain — a healthy weight.
5 Health Strategies that Are More Important Than Counting Calories
Managing your weight isn’t just about the number of calories you eat. It’s also — and perhaps primarily — about the quality and character of those calories. Here’s why.
Why Dieting Doesn’t Work — and Never Has
A landmark starvation study from World War II sends an important message for today’s low-calorie dieters: Going hungry is not a winning strategy.
8 Ways to Resist Diet Culture and Embrace Weight-Neutral Health
Our society’s obsession with dieting can damage our health. These eight srategies can help.
( Fitness )
How to Make a Fitness Plan
Determined to get into better shape? Don’t drive yourself to exhaustion: Coach yourself to satisfaction — and real results that last.
25 Ways to Make Time for Fitness
Too busy to work out? Doubtful. The truth: Finding moments to move is entirely within your grasp.
17 Common Fitness Excuses and Tips on Overcoming Them
Don’t hit the snooze button on your fitness goals. Here are 17 of the most common obstacles to exercising — and expert advice on how to overcome them.
6 Steps to Create a Fitness Routine You’ll Love
Here’s how to find a fitness routine that resonates with you.
( Mindful Eating )
Conscious Eating
Maybe the thing your appetite craves isn’t more food, but more attention. Here’s how to eat intuitively.
How to Raise Your Food “Pleasure Quotient”
Expert advise on how to overcome feelings of frustration or shame when it comes to eating.
The Surprising Impact Your Thoughts Have on Your Metabolism
How we think about food matters as much as what we eat.
The Joy of Eating Well
Here are tips on how to cultivate a healthy attitude towards foods — and get rid of the “good food”/”bad food” syndrome.
Lower Your Financial Anxiety
What, Me Budget?
Smart Money Smart Kids coauthor and money expert Rachel Cruze on overcoming your resistance to living on a household budget and creating a financial plan.
5 Strategies for Not Keeping Up With the Joneses
If you’re hanging out with pals who have a lot more money to spend than you do, it can be awkward. Money expert Ruth Hayden offers rich advice.
How Your Spending Habits Reflect Your Values and Support Your Energy
How our most intimate sense of self and our use of money reflect each other.
The Joy of Living With Less
In an environment of economic contraction, many of us are looking for meaningful ways to cut back. Here’s good advice on how to get by with a little less, and enjoy it more.
Invest in Your Relationships
( Family )
How to Prioritize Your Family Time
Is a hectic work life taking up all your time and energy, leaving little or nothing for your loved ones? Here’s how—and why—to create space for the relationships that matter most.
5 Ways to Find More Time for Family Meals
Psychologist and family therapist Anne Fishel, PhD, offers several strategies for finding more time to dine together.
9 Strategies to Create a More Civil, Loving Marriage
Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.
The Transformative Power of Family Therapy
Discover how family therapy can help you and your loved ones open the lines of communication to promote healing and build resilience.
( Friendships )
How to Make Friends as an Adult
It can be intimidating to start a friendship — especially as an adult. Here are seven tips to make it easier.
How to Have More Honest Conversations With Your Friends
The surprising ways that honest, authentic dialogue can deepen your friendships.
3 Ways to Cultivate a More Meaningful Friendship
Do your friendships seem stuck in superficial ruts? If you crave deeper, richer connections, it may be time to take a few relationship risks.
How to Create More Mindful Friendships
Become a better friend by thoughtfully considering how you show up in your closest relationships.
Take Back Your Time
10 Ways to Get Better at Time Management
Most of us have about 4,000 weeks to live — a fact we might rather ignore. But psychology journalist Oliver Burkeman believes that embracing this limitation can help us get more satisfaction out of life.
How to Reclaim Your Weekends
Setting aside time for restoration isn’t just good for your health — it just might help you be more productive and creative, too.
How to Declutter Your Calendar
If your busy schedule is spreading you too thin, it may be time to reevaluate your priorities.
Always Running Late? Try These Strategies for Being On-Time
Constantly running behind schedule? There’s hope for you yet. Here are some helpful insights for overcoming chronic tardiness.