stress relief

Health & Wellness

Inhale meditation, exhale stress

Is your mind cluttered with overwhelming thoughts, internal dialogue and distraction? Read how some basic breathing techniques can...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

The science of laughter

You know what they say is the best medicine. Check out some fun facts you might not have known about laughter!

Child Development & Health

A mother’s voice can lower stress

From childhood and well into adulthood, all of us experience stress in varying degrees. Because anxiety and tension are just a part...

Décor & Style

6 Simple ways to create your own bathroom spa

Craving the tranquility of the spa but not its impact on your wallet? Discover six simple ways to transform your bathroom into a zen...

Conceiving

Acupuncture for infertility: On pins and needles

A common and effective practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) today is to have an acupuncture treatment immediately before...

Mom & Dad

Give yourself more time

Your day starts in a rush and continues on pretty much at the same pace until the end of the day when you collapse on your bed and...

Stress

Stress relief through technology

It might seem contrary to conventional wisdom, but when you’re stressed, technology can help!

Mom & Dad

The secrets of happy women

Have a friend who seems totally put together and cheerful all the time? That woman can be you. Find out what six real moms do to...

Super Moms Guide: Time Management

How to reduce the stress of the holidays

With the countdown until Christmas in full swing, your stress levels are likely out of control. But don't let this festive time of...

Exercise & Fitness

The best mind-body workouts for the New Year

The new year means starting a fitness program to slim down and shape up. But after a few weeks, the New Year's resolution to work...

Stress

No more meltdowns: Easy ways to ease holiday stress

Feeling a bout of seasonal stress coming on? It’s perfectly normal, but it doesn’t have to drag you down. This year it’s time to...

Stress

5 Ways to find peace in the holiday chaos

The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but the holiday season seems to be the most stressful time of...

Super Moms Guide: Cooking & Cleaning

5 Ways to stress less about housework

As a mom you can often feel like a gerbil scrambling in its wheel. No matter how furiously you wash and fold the laundry, you can...

Home How-tos

How to turn your bathroom into a home spa

Having a relaxing spa experience doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. Steal a few hours for yourself and create your own...

Time Management

Working Mom 3.0: Live in the now

When you’re a stay at home working mom, you're constantly doing, but there are huge benefits to taking time to stop, be present and...

Travel

Readers reveal their ideal vacation destination

What’s your idea of a perfect vacation? That’s what we asked our readers, and the results were somewhat surprising.

Diet & Fitness

10 Places you should go for stress relief

Everyone needs to get away to get relief from stress at some point. However, actually getting away can be difficult. Sometimes a few...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

5 Best foods for tax season stress relief

Not only is preparing your taxes stressful enough, if you don't have the luxury of getting a refund, financial strain can also send...

Stress

DIY Massage for sore muscles

In a perfect world, chocolate would be calorie-free, high heels comfortable and we'd all have personal massage therapists to unkink...

Happiness & Friendship

6 Blues-busting strategies

On days where nothing seems to go right, when you’re feeling down and you can’t bear the thought of facing the day (or even going...

Stress

6 Simple stress-busting strategies for summer

Summer is no time to let stress get the best of you. There’s fresh air to enjoy, sunshine to soak up (while wearing sunscreen, of...