Editor's Note by Jamie Martin

Lessons Learned

Experience Life's editor in chief on what she's learned in the pages of EL over 25 years.

By Jamie Martin

Renewed Strength

Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on how a change in her fitness routine led to a stronger body and renewed mental health.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Easy to Digest

Experience Life’s editor in chief reflects on how the eighth annual Food Issue brings EL’s food and nutrition philosophy to life.

By Jamie Martin

Columns General Health

Looking Back, Moving Forward

Experience Life’s editor in chief reflects on the magazine’s ongoing evolution — and the enduring pillars of a healthy life.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Less Is More

EL's editor in chief on how to slow down — and why simplifying is more important than it’s ever been.

By Jamie Martin

Emotional Intelligence Mindfulness/Meditation

Precious Time

Experience Life editor in chief Jamie Martin on the importance of slowing down and spending time with your people.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Finding Her Way

Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on the sweet spot where purpose, belonging, and contentment meet.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Finding My Peace

Experience Life’s editor-in-chief shares her goal of carving out time to develop a more consistent meditation practice.

By Jamie Martin

Mental Health Mindfulness/Meditation

Nourishing Nostalgia

Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on food, community, and weekly Sunday suppers at her grandparents' house.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

5 Lessons for 2025

What lessons from last year are you taking into 2025? Experience Life's editor-in-chief shares five lessons she learned from her first marathon.

By Jamie Martin

Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

A Place Between

Experience Life's editor in chief on how to slow down and just be when life feels hectic.

By Jamie Martin

Stress

Play It Again

What do Taylor Swift and Experience Life have in common? Read this to find out.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Ready to Expand

Experience Life's editor in chief shares her goal of running a marathon and the steps she’s taking to prepare her body — and her mind.

By Jamie Martin

Running

Origin Stories

Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on her rural upbringing and how growing up on a family farm allows her to feel more connected to — and appreciative of — the food she eats.

By Jamie Martin

Sustainability

The Strength Within

Jamie Martin, Experience Life's editor in chief, on how health and wellness practices can nurture and support resilience.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

Reality Check

Experience Life's editor in chief on the problem with all-or-nothing resolutions — and how to set intentions for the New Year.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

In a Word

Experience Life's editor-in-chief reflects on celebrating the whole you — including the parts that are vulnerable, challenging, and hard to acknowledge.

By Jamie Martin

Columns Coworkers