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True Joy: Kathryn Budig
Kathryn Budig empowers her yoga students to find authentic pleasure and meaning in what matters to them.
What to Try Now: Heifer International
Consider giving the gift of livestock to a family in need this holiday season.
How to Experience More Awe
Discover how the feeling of awe can make us humbler, kinder, and more altruistic.
How Toxic Anger Can Harm Your Health
Emerging research has shown that there are many science-based reasons to keep your cool.
How to Let Go of Childhood Trauma
Burdens from the past can linger, creating stress and anxiety today. Here’s how you can take empowered steps toward healing.
The Miracle Morning
Insights from Hal Elrod’s best-selling book that can help transform your days — before 8 a.m.
The Unexpected Gifts of Imperfection
By confronting our scarier emotions — vulnerability, fear, and shame — we can learn to lead a more “wholehearted” life. Brené Brown shows us the way.
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.
How Happiness Improves Heart Health
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.
Use Technology More Mindfully 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.