By Megan DiTrolio Sourdough starter and TikTok have nothing on Peloton. The fitness brand, with its fervent following, has owned the quarantine market, raking in $1.8 billion last year and growing in paid digital subscriptions by 472 percent since 2020. Dara Treseder, a former exec at Apple and GE, signed on as SVP, head of global marketing and communications, during the…
Menopause can feel like your body and brain have turned against you. But there are things you can do to ease this transition.
By April Hautea Intentions can be life changing—they’re a force that can help guide our interactions, help us make decisions, and help us set and reset our mood throughout the day. But we tend to think “intentions” are reserved for the person seated in lotus pose, in complete silence, in a salt cave, and/or floating on a whole new frequency. If…
When was the last time you wrote or received a love letter—from yourself? By Martha Tesema We often think of expressing love for others, but rarely take a moment to express some self-love to, well, ourselves. But it turns out, taking a moment for some reflective writing has proven benefits—like decreasing anxiety and increasing creativity and confidence. When you throw in…
By Patricia Martin The word “self-love” can feel elusive. We tend to see actionable ways to love others—listening to them, helping them, appreciating them—but when it comes to ourselves, love is often just a feeling and not something we can practice. So we don’t. Most of the time, this isn’t because we don’t love ourselves; it’s because we don’t know how to love ourselves in meaningful ways.…
By Aisha Beau The phrase “let it go” gets a bad rap these days. feel It can often be a hasty one used to silence someone else’s feelings, especially when they’re standing up for themselves or others. But it can also be your biggest asset. Letting go isn’t about giving up or throwing your feelings to the side. Instead, it’s about preserving…
By Molly Shea We’ve all experienced upwards and downward spirals. Something sets you off: a missed train, negative feedback at work, picking the wrong line at the grocery store. You feel a rush of frustration, mentally kicking yourself for whatever you—or someone else—did wrong. Next thing you know, everything seems to be going downhill. A spilled coffee on the rush from…
By Kira M. Newman In the summer of 2019, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the science of wellbeing. Their findings added depth and complexity to our understanding of the major keys to a flourishing life—and there were several insights presented at the World Congress that…
Scientists have long understood that what truly lengthens your life and keeps your later years healthy are the basics we’ve known about for ages: Eat a healthy diet filled with vegetables, exercise regularly, invest in healthy relationships, reduce stress, and get enough sleep. Now a team of researchers has uncovered a potential key reason these actions are so beneficial: they influence our genes.
By Martha Tesema It’s safe to say we’ve reached peak nostalgia. Whether it’s in the music we listen to (“1999” by Charli XCX, anyone?), the shows on Netflix that are all about various decades, or the proliferation of Timehop screenshots and #ThrowbackThursday posts (who hasn’t participated in at least one?), it’s pretty clear: The past is our friend, and we find a lot of joy in taking…
