Why I Prefer to Start the New Year Refreshed
For many years, I was the life of the party on New Year’s Eve. It was one of my favorite holidays and usually involved champagne,…
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4 Ways You Can Help Those Grieving During the Holidays
Amid all of the decorations, cheer, and Christmas jingles, many people are fighting a secret battle: grief. They suffer in silence, fighting depression and overpowering…
Feeling Sluggish? How to Cope with a Seasonal Slump
When I moved from sunny southern California to Prague last year, I was ecstatic. After all, I’d just traded suburban sprawl for a stunning medieval…
8 Easy Ways to Have a Healthier Holiday Season
Between indulgent appetizers, stockings stuffed with sweets, and cookie exchanges galore, the holiday season isn’t exactly known for promoting healthy eating. And even though the average…
Dare to Self-Care: 5 Tips for Treating Yourself Right
I headed into this summer ready for relaxation and fun. With the sun shining, I wanted to pack my schedule with social events and spend…
Don’t Just Survive, Thrive: How to Be Productive When the Stress of School Overwhelms You
During my time as both an undergraduate and a graduate student, I inevitably found myself feeling overwhelmed by my workload, deadlines, and upcoming exams as…
What Happened When I Quit Coffee for a Month
Let me be transparent: I write this article while sipping my dear, iced “Jungle Espresso” from the cafe down the street, so you could say…
5 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Lonely
When my wife and I moved to St. Louis, 700 miles away from our friends and family, we were pretty lonely. I was going to…
5 Tips for Beating Back-To-School Anxiety
When I received an email from my professor listing all the textbooks we needed this semester, I did a double take. I glanced at the…
5 Ways to Make the Most of Summer Foods
Juicy berries, fresh corn on the cob, cold cocktails by the pool—food is one of the greatest pleasures in life, and never more so than…
