If the Sun Don’t Shine…
by Beth Aldrich

…You still need your vitamin D. With the transition to cooler weather, naturally, you’ll be spending a little less time outdoors. But that doesn’t mean you need less vitamin D, which skin produces when exposed to sunlight. It facilitates proper functioning of the body ... Continue reading...

6 Steps to Mental Fitness
by Beth Aldrich

Nowadays more than ever, our brains are in overdrive. On top of a regular work day, we’re using our noggins constantly after hours—on seemingly simple family or social activities, like planning holidays or organizing parties. This never-ending mind work on a day-to-day basis causes some people to ... Continue reading...

EARTH TALK: The Eco Kids Question
by Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

There are many ways to be green around the family that are sure to rub off on the littler ones in your midst—if they don’t beat you to it, that is. With environmental awareness so widespread among younger people in our society, most kids... Continue reading...

Finding and Nurturing Your True Community
by Barbara Govednik

The pull of community—that warm embrace of like-minded and supportive people in comfortable and comforting surroundings—is as intrinsic a need in us humans as the need to breathe. As poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself.” Indeed, now more than ever... Continue reading...

Help Your Daughter Feel Good About Her Body
by Esther Kane

Thanks to Twitter, I’ve been able to connect with some amazing women who also have as their goal helping women love and appreciate their bodies exactly as they are. Continue reading...

7 Ways to Deepen Your Relationship
by Elisabeth Fayt

These days, people spend more time choosing what they’re going to wear in the morning than they do choosing how they’ll connect with people. Here’s a method of conscious intention to lay the foundation for a life of love. Continue reading...

Being Afraid of the Dark, Mom Style
by Sarah Schaffner

I am definitely not afraid of the dark. I’m afraid of all the things that could be lurking about in said darkness, i.e. burglars, crazed stalkers, Freddie Krueger, the ghost of the previous owner of my house. This last one came courtesy of Jeff, who thought it would be funny to relay to me his run-in with the previous tenant of our current home. Apparently she asked if we had seen her husband lately, and when Jeff asked if he still lived in the neighborhood, she promptly responded that he had died in what’s now our bedroom and was most likely wandering up and down the halls, haunting our house. It took Jeff... Continue reading...