Personal Development

Being Present: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Renowned mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn on the art of overcoming distractions and reconnecting to who you really are.

By Heidi Wachter

Mindfulness/Meditation

How to Gracefully End a Conversation

Here are four tips to extricate yourself from a conversation.

By Laine Bergeson and Courtney Helgoe

Healthy Communication Personal Development

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Our fitness editor reflects on her favorite children’s book and what it can teach us about heeding our bodies’ intuition in the gym.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Attitude/Mindset Personal Development

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7 Simple Random Acts of Kindness Ideas to Try

Here are seven ways to connect with others through kindness.

By Frank Lipman, MD

Community Healthy Communication

Designing Happiness

Best-selling author Dan Buettner shares insights from the world’s happiest people that can boost the well-being of communities and their citizens.

By Heidi Wachter

Community Emotional Intelligence

Phyllis Jones’s Success Story

After recovering from a life-changing brain aneurysm, one woman discovered a workout program that helped her change her lifestyle and lose nearly 70 pounds.

By Phyllis Jones

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

How Do I Talk to Someone With Dementia?

The key, say experts, is to adapt your communication in these five ways.

By Jon Spayde

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Healthy Aging

THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Purpose vs. Pleasure

Is it possible to live a purpose-centered life and still enjoy an ample supply of pleasure?

By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas Hartwig

Personal Development

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8 Fun Summer Activities to Channel Your Inner Child

From water parks to campfire s'mores, here are eight playful ways for adults to reconnect with their inner child and have more fun this summer.

By Laine Bergeson

Attitude/Mindset

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5 Ways to Practice Happiness

When it comes to the quest for greater happiness, waiting and hoping are out. Learning and practicing are in. Here’s how to create your own happy reality — starting now.

By Joseph Hart

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

How a Change of Habit Can Transform Your Life

Our lives are in many ways defined by unconscious habits and ingrained behaviors. How much do you know about the structures that hold you together, and those that hold you down?

By Cat Thompson

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

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The Loneliness Trap

Feeling cut off from others can do more than make you sad - it can even make you sick.

By Jon Spayde

Mental Health Personal Development

Tips for Reinventing Retirement and Exploring Your Passions

You work and work, and then what? Best case: You step into a reality designed around your passions and priorities. Here are some tips for making it happen—when and how you choose.

By Sarah Moran

Healthy Aging Personal Development

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6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life

A functional-medicine pioneer explains how to make small choices that build lasting well-being.

By Frank Lipman, MD

Active Aging Happiness/Joy

10 Tips for Your Best Fourth of July

Here are our top 10 tips for the ultimate July 4th celebration.

By Experience Life Staff

Attitude/Mindset

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How to Reclaim Your Weekends

Setting aside time for restoration isn't just good for your health — it just might help you be more productive and creative, too.

By Karen Olson

Attitude/Mindset Play/Recreation

My Massage Therapist Talks Too Much. How Can I Politely Let Them Know?

A veteran massage therapist offers some tips on communication.

By Jon Spayde

Healthy Communication Personal Care/Beauty

Bill Heyman’s Success Story

How one man — after losing his wife to leukemia and surviving his own cancer treatment — reclaimed his health and completed a 365-mile bike ride through Israel.

By Bill Heyman

Motivation & Inspiration Sports & Recreation