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Closer to Home: 5 Steps Toward Eating Local
Reaching out to local farmers and producers for your sustenance may be easier than you thought. Here’s a 5-step guide to finding, eating and savoring the local foods that nourish you, your community and the planet we all call home.
Mastering the Art of Asking for What You Want
Increase the chances of getting the things that really matter by learning how to ask the right way.
When “You’ve Changed” Feels Like Criticism – Coping With Unsupportive People
You’d like your loved ones to be happy and supportive about your positive life transformations. But what if they’re not?
How to Declutter Your Calendar
If your busy schedule is spreading you too thin, it may be time to reevaluate your priorities.
How to Break Free of Tech Addiction
Learn how to regain control of your devices so they don’t control you.
Creative Inspiration: Manoush Zomorodi
Journalist Manoush Zomorodi shows how exchanging your smartphone for moments of discomfort can boost creativity.
On Dying Well
A pioneering palliative-care expert shares his insights on the power of finding peace and possibility at the end of life.
Better Sleep, Better Marriage?
How much you sleep could influence marital arguments, a recent study says.
How to Say No With Integrity
Saying no can be tough, but it’s essential to establishing high-integrity relationships and a reputation for trustworthiness.
5 Ways to Be True to Your Word
White lies. Gossip. Unkept promises. They all cost you your personal integrity. Here’s how to earn it back.
Do Smartphones Undermine Short-Term Memory?
The research around smartphones and memory is complicated, but many studies have shown that writing things down improves comprehension.
Want to Feel More Body Positive? Get Out in Nature.
Research indicates that exposure to natural settings might boost your body image.
8 Tips to Be a Fab Fitness Buddy
Build your active partnership with thoughtful acts of support like these.
I’m Self-Conscious About Being Naked in My Health Club’s Locker Room. What Can I Do?
The first step, says one expert, is to challenge the notion of a “perfect” body.
The Living Experiment: Creativity vs. Consumption
Harnessing your creative capacity can reduce your compulsion to consume — and enhance your joy in living.
The Best Part of Being Strong
Being strong is only partly physical, says our fitness editor. It’s also mental, emotional, spiritual, and social.
Has Instagram Changed the Way We Eat?
A social-media platform is changing food culture. Are we OK with that?
The Personal Pilgrimage
Pilgrimages — religious and otherwise — can connect you with the past, forge new relationships, and help you feel part of something greater than yourself.
3 Steps to Build a Healthier, More Mindful Relationship With Money
How to move beyond fear-based financial habits to find true prosperity.
How to Tap Into Your Creative Energy
Expressing your creativity is an important part of living, growing and becoming your best self. Here’s why creativity matters — and how to bring more of it back into your everyday world.