• HOW TO SPRING...

    Spring cleaning means a fresh new start! You get to purge what’s holding you back and cluttering things up. You repair what’s broken and take stock of the things that you love and want to keep. You clean up old...

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  • TRAVELING FOR HEALING:...

    Unlike a large percentage of millennials, I’ve never traveled outside the United States, I don’t have aspirations of being a full-time travel blogger, and I wouldn’t use “#wanderlust” to describe my life by any means. This is not because I...

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  • 11 WAYS TO...

    As our parents age and become elderly, they often experience changes that can make their lives harder. When these changes are beyond their control, our parents can be left feeling frustrated, sad and depressed. Often these changes can even make...

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  • OTHER WAYS TO...

    What’s it mean to focus and relax? Do some of us even know?! Relaxing and focusing can be a difficult thing to do when life gets crazy. But it’s important to remember to slow things down, relax, and take time...

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  • WHAT TRAVELING THE...

    On our second date, at an impossibly cozy (and by cozy I mean doll-sized) chocolate shop and cafe on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, my now-husband, asked out of the blue, “Would you go on a two-year-long honeymoon?” Um … yes!...

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  • HOW TO FIND...

    Ever met a woman who runs an orphanage in Nepal and thought to yourself, “Wow, that’s so … meaningful.” And then you thought about your own work and felt underwhelmed by your impact on humanity? Sometimes, it’s harder to see...

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  • 6 TRICKS FOR...

    Ever had a conversation so rich that you walked away smiling? Or inspired? Or challenged? Or wiser? Sometimes it feels like, with all of our social media, our talk is stuck at surface level and great conversations are a lost...

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  • 10 REASONS WHY...

    Feel like your education ended the day you walked across the stage and threw your graduation cap in the air? Learning doesn’t have to be over! There’s so much to be curious about … and so many enjoyable ways to...

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  • 7 EASY WAYS...

    “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles W. Eliot If you’re like me, you have a stack of half-read books on your nightstand....

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  • HOW TO ACTUALLY,...

      If you’re like me, creating a detailed new plan for how you’ll overhaul your diet, organization, workflow, relationships or your workouts is addicting. You journal all of the changes you can’t wait to make and pour over articles, books and...

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  • HOW TO FALL...

    If cooking’s not your thing, chances are you’re convinced that your food won’t be delicious. Or maybe you always run out of time, get stressed and end up cooking in a rush. Or the act of prepping ingredients feels like...

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  • HOW TO HAVE...

      We’re conditioned to get introspective around New Years every year. We set new fitness goals, new travel aspirations, new relationship resolutions and new career ambitions. We commit to being disciplined and better friends and to following through. And all...

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  • WAYS TO BRING...

    The holiday season is like an anchor for families. Busy loved ones, tossed here and there by jam-packed schedules, stop for a bit to spend more time together. It’s natural. Coming back to the things and the people who matter...

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  • 4 WAYS TO...

    Beautiful relationships are all about how your life is interwoven with the lives of the people you love – so when your relationship ends, you can be left feeling literally torn apart. And confused and hurt and angry and hopeless....

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  • 6 STEPS TOWARDS...

    From summer’s heat to hectic holidays with barely a blink…then we wake up to a New Year, feeling disconnected as we scramble to make resolutions to get us back on track, but it doesn’t have to be this way. What...

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  • NAVIGATING STICKY FAMILY...

    The most beautiful part of the holiday season (family!) can also be the most anxiety-inducing, depending on the colorful cast of characters that make up your family tree. We know though, that you love them … and that you’re excited...

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  • FEEL LIKE A...

    Start your day with lemon water. Don’t sit too much. Take the stairs. Be mindful of your breathing. Avoid trans fats. Avoid artificial dyes. Eat lots of kale. Don’t slouch. Don’t eat just because you’re bored. Try oil pulling –...

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  • HOW TO KINDLE...

    In many ways, it’s been a hard year – a hard few months even … from earthquakes to hurricanes to shootings to political unrest. You may be feeling weary. Or maybe your hope is waning and it’s hard to think...

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  • THE SINGLE LADIES’...

    Think you can’t have a magnificent Valentine’s Day as a single lady? Think again. This year’s can be your absolute loveliest yet. Here’s our challenge to you: juice Valentine’s Day.  Juice it of its goodness and throw out the pulp....

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  • 7 MINDFUL PRACTICES...

    With all of our time-saving devices, kitchen gadgets, phones, apps, tablets, and technologies, you’d think we’d have more leisure time than any generation in history … but as we all know, nothing could be further from the truth. Today’s post...

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