Attitude/Mindset

Chronic competition can be stressful. The key is to focus on your own goals — not someone else’s.

Roxane Gay’s bold account of her weight issues offers insight into the connections between trauma, shame, and body image.

The art of feeling satisfied with ourselves and our lives in a world that consistently asks us to do, be, and have more.

White lies. Gossip. Unkept promises. They all cost you your personal integrity. Here’s how to earn it back.

Harnessing your creative capacity can reduce your compulsion to consume — and enhance your joy in living.

Being strong is only partly physical, says our fitness editor. It’s also mental, emotional, spiritual, and social.

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.

Personal training and coaching weren’t part of athlete David Freeman’s original plan. But, once he discovered them as his calling, there was no looking back.

Why it’s important to move beyond our gender-based expectations.

Why even tiny acts of generosity can bring you joy.

Whether you’re at home or the office, whether you have five minutes or 20, you can meditate. Really. Here’s a beginner’s guide.

For many of us, receiving presents can be stressful. Learn how to respond gratefully — while still communicating your limits.

Morita therapy offers a philosophical, tough-love approach to undoing your own undoings.

The key to sticking with a workout program may be strengthening the “muscle” between your ears.

Even when there’s a lot to do, it’s still possible to stop racing through life.