Image by yulkapopkova / iStock May 30, 2026 I didn’t start wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) because I wanted to optimize every bite of food I ate. I started because I was curious, and, if I’m being honest, a little confused. Blood sugar balancing has become one of the loudest conversations in wellness, and…
An unhappy marriage at midlife is rarely one thing. It is usually three things stacked: pace mismatch (you are rebuilding faster or slower than your partner), identity drift (one or both of you has become someone neither of you signed up for), and chronic resentment (years of small unspoken trades that compounded into distance). Before…
An unhappy marriage at midlife is rarely one thing. It is usually three things stacked: pace mismatch (you are rebuilding faster or slower than your partner), identity drift (one or both of you has become someone neither of you signed up for), and chronic resentment (years of small unspoken trades that compounded into distance). Before…
When Gottman therapists assess relationship health, we are looking for three things above all else: the presence of trust, the presence of commitment, and the absence of contempt. Most articles you’ll read will help you focus on how to strengthen your relationship by focusing your energy on working on these three pillars: especially contempt since…
Image by Victor Torres / Stocksy May 27, 2026 The American Cancer Society just released its first major update to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines since 2018, and there’s a lot to unpack. The update was prompted by two developments: the arrival of new molecular-based screening tests that have received FDA regulatory approval, and persistently…
Are You in a Midlife Reset, or Just Burned Out? A midlife reset is what happens when a 40 to 55-year-old realizes their life still works on paper but no longer fits in practice. It is a proactive rebuild across work, health, money, relationships, and identity, done on your own timeline, before the drift becomes…
Are You in a Midlife Reset, or Just Burned Out? A midlife reset is what happens when a 40 to 55-year-old realizes their life still works on paper but no longer fits in practice. It is a proactive rebuild across work, health, money, relationships, and identity, done on your own timeline, before the drift becomes…
Given enough years, the unlikely tends to happen. A serious illness arrives. A parent slips into decline. A career bends in a direction nobody predicted. Most relationships meet at least one of these, and many meet several. The capacity to keep moving through them, and to stay turned toward each other while doing so, is…
This Surprising Factor Could Be Keeping You Up At Night, Research Says mbg Spirituality & Relationships Editor Image by Rawpixel / iStock May 24, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. There are so many…
Are You in a Midlife Reset, or Just Burned Out? A midlife reset is what happens when a 40 to 55-year-old realizes their life still works on paper but no longer fits in practice. It is a proactive rebuild across work, health, money, relationships, and identity, done on your own timeline, before the drift becomes…
