A Balanced Approach to the New Year Happy New Year, welcome to 2026. This is the season of resolutions, bold goal setting, and the familiar promise to reinvent yourself. A new year often arrives with a burst of motivation, determination,...

I'm 63 and I've been an athlete my whole life. Running, skiing, cycling, Pilates—if it involved movement, I was all in. But somewhere in my mid-50s, my body started sending me different messages. The endless cardio that used to work...

The Art of Unwinding For athletes, stress is part of the terrain. The pressure to perform, the weight of competition, and the constant pursuit of improvement can stretch even the most disciplined minds. While rigorous training and recovery protocols are...

This is a featured excerpt from my book Tech-Life Balance: 101 Ways to Thrive in a Digital World. Here are my tips for the holidays. The plan will look different for everyone, but the key is to take control and...

“It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”… Is it? It’s that time of year again. The air is getting colder, and you can feel snow is on the way. The stores are filled with holiday must haves (that you...

Rage bait has become the Internet’s latest viral sensation. In exchange for being offensive and outrageous, posters get clicks and comments. Use of the phrase has tripled over the last 12 months, according to Oxford University Press, which has named...

Life’s challenges arrive with terrible timing. Nobody schedules a crisis, a setback, a detour, or an unraveling. Yet across countless stories—ordinary people, public figures, and the quiet heroes living next door—difficulty often becomes the spark that reshapes identity, opens possibilities,...

It’s well established that expressing gratitude can have a powerful impact on your mental health and overall well-being. Practices like gratitude journaling, daily reflection, and mindful appreciation have become part of many people’s wellness routines. But what makes gratitude so...

Do you know that your attention is a scarce resource being “mined”? We live in an age where we have an extreme abundance of information, which can be a good thing, but can also be overwhelming. Especially since a human’s...

It’s true that you can’t diagnose anyone on the spot, but this guide will help you spot a narcissist, or at least someone with those tendencies, quickly. Narcissists can mask well, present polished personas, and mirror your energy to seem...