Personal Development

A too-busy reality can run you and your loved ones ragged — and do real damage to your family’s happiness in the process. Here’s how to make time for the healthy priorities that really matter.

When we set aside the stereotypes we have about raising teenagers, we can better approach the real challenges that arise – and rediscover the joy in our relationships with our children.

When it comes to enjoying a healthy, happy life, good intentions will get you just so far. Here’s your action plan for assessing and building the skill sets that matter most to you right now.

Clinging to outdated notions of who you are can keep you from reaching your full potential. Here’s how to embrace your true self.

Is your resolve dissolving in the midst of setbacks and challenges? Here’s how to spot the obstacles blocking your way — and then put them behind you.

Frustrated that your fitness efforts aren’t producing more immediate, dramatic results? Tune in and chill out. By savoring and celebrating each small breakthrough, you’ll stay motivated for the long haul.

An unhealthy work-life balance affects not only our health and well-being, but our families and our society as a whole. Here’s what we can do about it.

Envision your ideal reality. Be willing to adjust your action plan. Then harness the power of hope to build a better life – and a better world.

You’ve crafted your New Year’s resolutions with care. Now comes the tricky part: translating intention into action — ideally, the ongoing kind. For this, you need more than a wing and a prayer. You need pragmatic support systems and the good sense to put them to work.

Overcoming barriers to self-care can be difficult, especially for women. Here are some tips to make time and space for ourselves.

Determined to take charge of your finances? Having trouble sticking to a budget — or balancing your checkbook? Try Conscious Bookkeeping.

For years, sophisticated consumers have relied on the latest clinical trials to guide their health choices, but exactly how reliable are these studies? If you’re depending solely on scientific evidence for your health solutions, your assumptions about what’s right might well be wrong.

How do you choose between all the good things going on in your life? By clarifying your values and learning to let go.

“Fight or flight” may be seen as the traditional choice when faced with stress, but your real response may depend on your gender.

For supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, the real beauty in life comes from seeking adventure, embracing new challenges and making healthy balance a lifelong priority.

When we stop focusing on our weaknesses and start playing to our strengths we can transform our lives.

Once perceived as the domain of medical experts tasked with keeping our symptoms at bay, the realm of personal healthcare has expanded. It now includes broader definitions, more integrated, preventive approaches — and, perhaps most important, us.

Forget multitasking. Forget autopilot. The biggest rewards come from skillfully focusing our attention on just one thing at a time.

Tired of making lists and then losing them in a pile of other lists? Try this proven, five-step approach to getting closure on the daily things that matter most.

Most of us know we work too much and rest too little. We long for balance. But with the pressures and pace of modern life always at our back, how do we step off this crazy merry-go-round? Here, we outline the top three barriers to achieving work-life balance — and offer practical wisdom for overcoming them.

Feeling hermetically sealed in your own opinions? Opening your mind to other viewpoints can deepen your personal wisdom and broaden your horizons.