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Behind the Scenes With Lewis Howes (Video)
Hear more from the author and podcast host at this month’s cover shoot.
A Path to Greatness: Lewis Howes
After an injury ended his promising pro-football career, Lewis Howes changed his life’s direction. Today, his greatest victory lies in teaching others how to win big in their own lives.
4 Strategies to Help You Stay Calm When Calling Customer Service Reps
Four tips for a more thoughtful and positive approach to your next customer-service call.
Counterclockwise
Life-changing, assumption-challenging takeaways from Ellen Langer’s classic studies on mindful aging.
Behind the Scenes With Dani Shapiro (Video)
Hear more from the best-selling author at this month’s cover shoot.
Write of Passage: Dani Shapiro
Exploring life’s biggest questions, best-selling author Dani Shapiro has uncovered answers that are helping her — and her growing audience — live a more meaningful life.
Mindfulness Vs. Depression
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is as effective as pharmaceuticals at preventing depression relapses, according to a 2015 study published in The Lancet.
Happiness and a Healthy Heart
New research shows how a positive attitude can improve your ability to rebound from heart disease.
Revolutionary Act 15: Raise Your Sights
Don’t get sucked in by obsessions with six-pack abs and buns of steel. Don’t play “compare the bodies.” Fulfill your best-self vision.
Unpacking the Challenges of Social Health in the Digital Age
Americans are more digitally connected than ever before, yet numerous studies show that we are increasingly unhappy. Why is that? Dallas Hartwig and Pilar Gerasimo help us unpack the challenges of social health in the digital age.
Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
How to Trust Your Instincts
Paid attention to your gut feelings lately? Maybe you should. Instinctive thinking is finally getting the respect it deserves.
How to Mindfully Use of Technology With “Contemplative Computing”
Do you control your devices or do they control you? A more conscious approach can help you get the most out of technology.
Staying Human in the Digital Age: Q&A With Manoush Zomorodi
The podcast host and author shares her top insights on maintaining a healthy relationship with technology.
Kids & Digital Dementia
Research shows our growing use of digital devices can affect sleep quality, obesity risk, aggressive behavior and “digital dementia”.
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
Pioneering neurobiologist Daniel J. Siegel, MD, explains how we can train our brains to improve our well-being.
Turf Wars: How Special Interests Manipulate Online Activism to Influence Health Narrative
How special interests concoct “grassroots” movements online, mobilizing mobs that help shape the public conversation about health.
Silence Your Phone, Please?
A new poll shows the changing social norms around cell-phone use and the challenges of maintaining mobile-phone etiquette.
9 Strategies to Create a More Civil, Loving Marriage
Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.
Revolutionary Act 14: Leverage Your Big “Whys”
Know the specific reasons your health matters to you. Write them down where you’ll see them daily.
7 Workplace Communication Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Workplace communication challenges can undermine our equanimity, sap our satisfaction, and hurt our success. A renowned mindfulness teacher shows us how to build stronger, more successful relationships — with our colleagues and ourselves.