Jill Metzler Patton
LATEST STORIES
4 Strategies to Teach Empathy to Children
Use these tips to help instill empathy early on.
8 Ways to Rediscover Empathy
Our ability to feel compassion for others helps us survive and thrive. Learn how to feel empathy without burning out.
6 Strategies to Cope With Climate-Change Anxiety
Here’s how to move beyond fear, overwhelm, and anger — and respond with your emotional well-being intact.
5 Rules for Gathering
Great gatherings don’t usually happen by chance — they’re created with care. These five tips can make holiday get-togethers both meaningful and fun.
Voicing Change: Rich Roll
Ultra-endurance athlete, author, and podcaster Rich Roll reflects on breaking free of limitations, trusting your instincts, and creating a vibrant life.
How to Take a Micro-Getaway
We could all use a little R&R, especially as autumn ramps up. Try these ideas to get out of the house for fun and restorative mini vacations.
Are the Alkaloids in Nightshades Bad for You?
Most people tolerate the alkaloids just fine, but these toxin-containing compounds may trigger health issues in others.
CHANGING LIVES: Ryan Jurgensen
How choosing fitness helped one woman rebuild her resilience.
CHANGING LIVES: Ken Zylstra
Reflections on trail life, perseverance, and gratitude.
CHANGING LIVES: Ali Sorour
How choosing fitness helped one man cope with the grief of losing his wife of more than 40 years.
How to Make Nightshades More Digestible
Nightshade vegetables and fruits are nutrient-dense foods, delivering important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. Learn why these foods can be great for you — and how you can mitigate their effects if they bother you.
How to Navigate Nightshade Foods
Are nightshades bad for you? For most people, these foods are a healthy part of a varied diet. But for others, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and potatoes can be problematic.
Strength Times Two
One woman’s search for strength leads to her daughter’s personal power, too.
How to Get Your Kids in the Kitchen
It’s never too early — or too late — to introduce your kids to the life skills learned in the kitchen.
How to Dream Big
Pursuing your dreams means leaping early and often and making bold moves.
In Her Own Lane: Nicole Phelps
Nicole Phelps has emerged as an influential mental-health advocate through lessons learned while supporting her husband, Olympian
Michael Phelps, through troubled times.
Yoga for Veterans: Q&A With Daniel Libby, PhD
The founder of the Veterans Yoga Project shares how past and present military members are benefiting with self-regulating tools like yoga and meditation.
How to Bring Meaning to Mealtime
Here are five ways to help you reconnect to food — and those you love.
The Power of Simple Food Rituals
Small gestures can make a big difference in how we experience and appreciate our food — and each other.
10 Tips to Develop a Big-Picture View of Health
Worrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.
A Field Guide to Nutritious Food: A Q&A With Jo Robinson
Eating 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.