Jon Spayde | Experience Life

Giving Up a Favorite Food

Deciding to forgo a food you've long savored presents practical and emotional challenges — even when you know it's for the best. Here's how to make it easier.

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How to Cope With Losing a Pet

September 11, 2014
Jon Spayde
Family/Friends/Kids, Health, Lifestyle, Stress
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When a beloved animal companion dies, runs away, or is lost, the grief can be overwhelming. Psychologist Sandra Barker on how to cope.

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Finish What You Start

June 30, 2014
Jon Spayde
Lifestyle, Personal Development, Time Management
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Psychologist and author Neil Fiore, PhD, on how to make meaningful progress on your incomplete projects.

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How to Handle a Move

Tips for navigating the stress of relocating and feeling at home in a new place from psychologist and psychotherapist Elizabeth Stirling, PhD.

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On-Time Arrival

Are you always late? There’s hope for you yet. Here are some helpful insights for overcoming chronic tardiness.

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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.

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How to Beat the Self-Employment Blues

Self-employment can bring some unique sources of stress. Business coach Barbara Winter offers strategies for handling them.

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The Cares of Caregiving

February 20, 2014
Jon Spayde
Family/Friends/Kids, Health, Lifestyle, Stress
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Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one —without falling apart yourself.

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An Illustrated Person Holds Up A Credit Card.

How to Handle Credit-Card Debt

Three financial experts offer advice — and hope — handling the unique stress of credit-card debt.

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The 5 Love Languages

We explore Gary Chapman’s best-selling book on the five ways most people “speak” love and show you how to connect more deeply with loved ones.

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Woman And Man Hugging After Reconciliation

Making Amends

Psychologist Tamar Chansky, PhD, on how to gracefully say you’re sorry.

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All in the Family: Stop Dreading Family Gatherings

October 18, 2013
Jon Spayde
Family/Friends/Kids, Health, Lifestyle, Stress
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Social psychologist and author Amy Johnson, PhD, offers advice for dealing with those family members who always threaten to ruin the mood.

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Sacred Silence: Silent Retreats

October 18, 2013
Jon Spayde
Attitude/Mindset, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Travel
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Writer Jon Spayde takes a break from his noisy world and spends a few days in quiet contemplation.

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New-Job Jitters

September 19, 2013
Jon Spayde
Health, Lifestyle, Stress, Work
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Starting a new job is both exciting and anxiety producing. Debra Wheatman, founder and president of Careers Done Write, shows you how to settle in with minimal stress.

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Food Fight

August 15, 2013
Jon Spayde
Family/Friends/Kids, Food Culture, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Parenting
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Making the decision to eat healthy can trigger tension with family members or friends. Healthy-eating expert and author Darya Pino Rose shares her strategies for finding peace at the dinner table.

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April 18, 2013
Jon Spayde
Attitude/Mindset, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Development, Stress
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Find it difficult to just sit with your own inner ramblings? Clinical psychologist Noam Shpancer, PhD, offers advice on taming the tumult and finding some mental peace and quiet.

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