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Gender-Identity Terminology
10 terms to know when it comes to gender identity, including “genderqueer,” “assigned gender,” and “gender confirmation.”
How Exercise Can Give You a Sense of Purpose — and Vice-Versa
A recent study explores the reciprocal relationship between exercise and purpose.
Habit Help for the Holiday Season
A four-step plan for solidifying healthy behaviors despite the obstacles of this time of year.
A Life of Love
Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, has overcome tragedy, found purpose, and become wise in the ways of making love last.
Comfort and Joy at Home: 14 Holiday Décor Ideas
Decking out your living space for the holidays can either be exciting or overwhelming — and oftentimes a challenge if you’re more limited in square footage. These sensory tips can help bring the season into homes of all sizes.
Decode Your Partner’s Love Language
This Valentine’s Day, learn how to communicate more deeply with your better half by learning about the five love languages.
The Benefits of Group Therapy
Individual therapy sessions are great for mental-health support, but group therapy also offers a variety of unique advantages.
PUMPING IRONY: Medicate or Meditate?
While Alzheimer’s patients wait to see if Biogen’s new drug will someday prove effective — and affordable — researchers continue to make a case for the healing powers of meditation.
When the Hard Stuff Happens . . .
At one point or another in all our lives, we will all go through hard things. We typically can’t prepare for them and they can catch us off guard, and yet we often often judge ourselves for how we react or behave in those moments — and after. Nora McInerny, author, podcast creator, and public speaker, joins us in this episode to talk about how to cope during those times, the ways they shape and change us, and why we can never move on or go back, but we can move forward.
Raising the Bar: Katia Smirnov’s Success Story
When one woman began investigating ingredients in her food, she found preservatives, chemicals, and hormones she wasn’t expecting. Her decision to prioritize organic whole foods improved her mood, weight, and overall well-being.
Consider the Context
There are always opportunities to become aware, to adapt — and to find our own right balance of less and more.
How to Make Friends at Your Health Club
It can be a challenge to form friendships as an adult. Here are a few ideas for meeting and connecting with others who are also pursuing health goals.
The Liberation of Less: Christine Platt
For the author, advocate, and Afrominimalist, there’s more than one way to live a simpler life.
What to Do When You’ve Been Ghosted
Not having closure can make it difficult to move on. Here’s one strategy.
How to Cultivate a Healthy Response to Rejection
Being rejected is disappointing, but becoming self-aware can help temper your reaction.
4 Tips for Creating a Successful Book Club
Respectful debate and setting expectations are key.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: How to Use a Fitness Device Mindfully
Our fitness editor shares how she listens to her body instead of obsessing over device-driven goals.
Your Guide to Gender Identity
An inclusivity expert shares tips for navigating gender-related conversations with greater empathy and ease.
The Benefits of a Book Club
A bibliophile’s guide to creating — and sustaining — a great reading group.
How to Build Empathy and Compassion in Your Community
There’s a big difference between cursory cordiality and true benevolence. Our experts make the case for spreading deep kindness in your community.
What to Do When You’ve Fallen “Off the Wagon”
We all experience bumps in the road when going after health goals. Here’s how to make sure it remains a bump and not a derailment.