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How to Stop Ruminating
These strategies can help you break free from the spiral of negative thoughts.

When Not to Share
Posting about your life on social media is now considered the norm — but there is some information that is best kept offline. Check out these tips on online etiquette.

How to Say Sorry
When you're in the wrong, a sincere apology can go a long way toward healing your relationships — and yourself. Here's how to offer a real apology.

7 Steps to Build Household-Chores Equity With Your Partner
For many couples, the majority of domestic tasks tend to fall to one partner. Sharing the labor can build equity — and enhance your relationship.

How to Lower Your Financial Anxiety
Nearly everyone has experienced money issues, but for some, fretting over finances becomes full-bore anxiety. These three expert tips can help ease your worries.

Childless by Choice
A record number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Learn why it’s a valid choice, and how you might better relate to it.

12 Ways to Experience Holiday Joy
Rediscover the real source of the holiday season’s magic.

Why Physical Contact Matters for Your Health
Welcome touch is good for our health and happiness.

How to Set Boundaries Between Work and Home
In an increasingly digital work culture, holding space for loved ones can be challenging. These expert tips can help you invest in the connections that matter most.

Unhack Your Smartphone
Keep your relationship with your device healthy and mindful by turning it into an ally rather than an adversary. Here are three easy smartphone-addiction hacks.

How to Be a Citizen Scientist
Participating in research projects can connect you with nature, fight climate change, and strengthen your community.

The Mindful Food Journal
If you track what’s on your plate as well as what’s happening in your mind and body, you can learn what doesn’t work for you — and build on what does.

4 Ways to Find a Hobby
Try these tips for finding a pastime that's right for you.

How to Embrace Your Innate Creativity
The world needs more creative people — including you.

The Good-Enough Holiday
Let go of perfectionism and find more joy in the season.

6-Week Meditation Guide for Athletes
Think you would benefit from a meditation practice but hate to sit still? Try this new approach.

5 Ways to Become a More Engaged Citizen
There are surprising benefits to serving on a volunteer advisory board. Here's how to get started.

A Change of Habit
Our lives are in many ways defined by unconscious habits and ingrained behaviors. How much do you know about the structures that hold you together, and those that hold you down?

Reclaim Your Weekends
Setting aside time for restoration isn't just good for your health — it just might help you be more productive and creative, too.

Why Adults Can — and Should — Learn a Second Language
Learning a second language can expand your opportunities for health and happiness. And it’s never too late to start.

Which Is Right for You: A Therapist or a Coach?
Therapists and coaches use distinct tools to help us heal from past traumas or embark on new life adventures. Discover whether professional counseling may be helpful for you.