Relationships

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9 Questions to Ask Your Partner About Sex and Intimacy

Deepen your connection with your partner with these questions about deepening intimacy.

By John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Dating/Marriage Healthy Communication

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7 Questions to Ask Your Partner About Trust and Commitment

Deepen your connection with your partner with these questions about vulnerability, trust, and commitment.

By John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Dating/Marriage Healthy Communication

How to Be Happy for Others

How cultivating joy for others can help transform scarcity thinking.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Community Coworkers

6 Festive Snacks for Family Movie Night

Nosh on these sweet and savory eats while enjoying your favorite holiday flick together.

By Molly Kopischke

Family/Parenting/Kids Relationships

4 Tips for a Good Date

Going on a date? Here are a few guidelines to make it a good one.

By John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Dating/Marriage Healthy Communication

Talks — S2, EP14 / A Holiday Unlike Any Other: Tips for Navigating the Season

There are a lot of reasons the holidays can be challenging — especially this year. Jen Elmquist, LMFT, director of Life Time Mind, offers a toolbox of tips for handling the holidays in the midst of a pandemic, from changing traditions to complicated relationships to coping with all the other emotions we’re feeling as we approach the season.

With Jen Elmquist, LMFT, director of Life Time Mind

Attitude/Mindset Family/Parenting/Kids

5 Essential Conversations for Any Couple

Deepen your connection with your partner with these conversation templates from two relationship experts.

By John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Dating/Marriage Healthy Communication

Kids laughing while eating school lunch.

Keeping Kids Fed

Learn how the Life Time Foundation is supporting school districts as they continue to safely feed children throughout the United States during these challenging times.

By Molly Kopischke

Community Family/Parenting/Kids

A woman sitting in front of her Christmas tree using a smartphone.

Redefining Holiday Traditions

Not participating in your usual holiday events this year? Consider these ideas instead.

By Molly Kopischke

Family/Parenting/Kids Holidays

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Can a Shared Sense of Awe Help Us Find Common Ground?

Research indicates that feeling awe can help us overcome political polarization and connect more thoughtfully to others.

By Heidi Wachter

Community Relationships

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14 Activity Ideas the Whole Family Will Love

In need of a little inspiration for ways to keep your family entertained and engaged? Check out this mix of at-home and in-club fun everyone will enjoy.

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Family/Parenting/Kids Membership

Why Meaningful Encounters Matter

Loneliness is a huge health risk for us all. Here are ways to create more high-quality connections.

By Henry Emmons, MD

Community Family/Parenting/Kids

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How Kind Are You?

Take our quiz to find out!

By Elizabeth Millard

Family/Parenting/Kids Personal Development

Two building blocks spell out ANTI RACISM

9 Building Blocks to Being Anti-Racist

It's not enough to not be racist. Learn what you can do for yourself, your social circle, and your community to promote anti-racism — and why it matters for health.

By Kara Douglass Thom

Community Healthy Communication

A mother and daughter are both on devices.

4 Ways to Help Kids Change Their Cellphone Habits

Are your children glued to their smartphones? Here are a few ways to help them reclaim their time and focus.

By Helen Martineau

Family/Parenting/Kids Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

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East Meets West

Separated by decades and thousands of miles, a family reunites in Istanbul.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Family/Parenting/Kids Travel

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The Power of Kindness

How being good to others can be good for you.

By Elizabeth Millard

Attitude/Mindset Community

The Power of Language

What if every word you uttered came true instantly? What if you were required to follow through on everything you said? How would your language change? Would you even be able to talk at all?

By Cat Thompson

Community Coworkers