Personal Development

Instead of following complicated, unsatisfying diet regimens, tune in to your own senses and instincts.

When you retire your perfectionist tendencies, you can start living a richer, happier life. Here’s how to get started.

Having a peaceful meal isn’t just about setting a mood, it actually helps you digest and assimilate your food better.

Enjoying humor and engaging in laughter have serious—and positive—consequences for our health, happiness and chances for success. Here’s the lowdown on laughter and how you can trigger its practical benefits in your own life.

Weary of your workouts? Ditch the drudgery and the long face, friend! You’re due for an amusement infusion.

Smart, super-practical reasons to build more idleness, downtime, and moments of enjoyment into your busy life.

Approaching meals mindfully isn’t just about upgrading your awareness—it can enhance your digestion, satisfaction and metabolism, too.

Feeling caught in the electrical current? Maybe it’s time to connect to the real world.

Is a hectic work life taking up all your time and energy, leaving little or nothing for your loved ones? Here’s how—and why—to create space for the relationships that matter most.

In an environment of economic contraction, many of us are looking for meaningful ways to cut back. Here’s good advice on how to get by with a little less, and enjoy it more.

The worry, distraction and shame associated with debt can take an emotional and physical toll on our health. Here’s a look at the confounding factors that make debt such an oppressive source of stress, and some tips on how you can break free.

Personal experience led finance guru Jean Chatzky to discover the deep link between financial security and a healthy, happy life. Now she’s helping the rest of us make the connection.

When the economy takes a hit, we’re prone to making panicked decisions about money. Here are four common money mistakes people make in lean times — and how to avoid them.

Lofty goals all begin with a single step. Here’s how to plan — and sustain — the small changes that matter.

Thoughts on Experience Life and the quirks that make it appealing to more than 3 million readers. No gimmicks, no hype, no kidding.

When it comes to creating the conditions for optimal health, we know that managing stress is important. But it turns out that dealing with our anxieties and negative emotional reactions is only half the battle. Discover why an ample supply of enjoyable, positive experiences is equally essential to your well-being — and how you can go about giving life’s pleasures the healthy emphasis they deserve.

Turn your body loathing into body loving.

How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.

We all succumb to finger pointing from time to time, but targeting others rarely produces good results. Here’s how you can move from fault-finding to empowered problem solving.

A healthy and happy life is within your reach, says Marianne Williamson — if you’re willing to change your way of thinking.