Personal Development

Compassion and Health: An Interview With James Doty, MD

How compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.

By Margret Aldrich

Emotional Intelligence Personal Development

Revolutionary Act 9: Safeguard Your Juju

Don’t let yourself get run down, depressed, negative, or reactive. That’s when immunity drops, inflammation rages, and unhealthy tendencies strike.

By Pilar Gerasimo

Personal Development

17 Common Fitness Excuses and Tips on Overcoming Them

Don’t hit the snooze button on your fitness goals. Here are 17 of the most common obstacles to exercising — and expert advice on how to overcome them.

By Andrew Heffernan

Attitude/Mindset Fitness Tips

How to Begin a Daily Meditation Practice

Ten simple tips for making meditation a part of your life — starting now.

By Ashley Turner, MA, MFTI

Healthy Habits/Goal Setting Mindfulness/Meditation

How to Make a Vision Board

Clarify your direction for this year (and beyond) with this inspiring art project.

By Experience Life Staff

Personal Development Work

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The Art of the Relapse: How to Stop Falling Back Into Old Habits

Instead of feeling like a failure when you fall back into old, unhealthy behaviors, consider embracing your relapses as mile markers on your route to success.

By Cat Thompson

Emotional Intelligence Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

Why Thinking Positively Doesn’t (Always) Work

How to stay emotionally authentic — without becoming a grouch.

By Jon Spayde

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

Digital Detox

An Experience Life staff member unplugs her devices and enjoys some old-school fun at adult summer camp.

By Heidi Wachter

Mindful Technology

10 Benefits of Meditation for the Brain and Body

The influences of meditation stretch from head to toe, positively affecting your brain, heart, and immune system, and helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and depression. We’ve rounded up some intriguing recent research showing that meditation is a powerful ally for mind, body, and spirit.

By Experience Life Staff

Brain Health Mindfulness/Meditation

6 Ways to Discover Real Gratitude

Why you should not overdo gratitude exercises, plus five more tips on how to nurture authentic appreciation.

By Courtney Helgoe

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

Marie Forleo: The Life You Want

Marie Forleo wants to help you build a life you love — by developing the gifts that are uniquely yours to give.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Personal Development

How To Reinvent Yourself: 10 Tips for Transformative Change

Want to move beyond your life’s current limits? Shift your motive from self-presentation to service.

By Steve Chandler

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

Behind the Scenes With Marie Forleo (Video)

An entrepreneur, Web celeb, and the host of MarieTV, Marie Forleo has found her calling in helping others pursue their dreams and identify their passion and purpose. Hear more from her about the importance of embracing our individual greatness and how owning our strengths can help change the world in our exclusive video.

By Experience Life Staff

Personal Development

Why I’m Re-Embracing My Morning Ritual

I've rediscovered the reason it's totally and utterly worth rekindling my fondness for the best part of the day.

By Experience Life Staff

Attitude/Mindset Personal Development

How to Be 10 Percent Happier

After an on-air panic attack, ABC newsman Dan Harris embarked on a journey of faith — and discovered a path to well-being.

By Grace Labatt

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

The Art of Joy

It's not a rat race for money, success and achievement. The quest for true happiness has far more value – for you and everyone around you.

By Cat Thompson

Emotional Intelligence Happiness/Joy

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How to Shift from a Judger to a Learner Mindset

The questions we ask can lead us down paths of discovery and delight, or down corridors of doom and gloom. Unlock the power of questioning with Marilee Adams' transformative tool, the Choice Map, and decide which path will you choose.

By Pilar Gerasimo

Emotional Intelligence Mental Health