Healthy conflict can leverage our differences, harness our passionate energy, and strengthen our relationships. Learn why conflict can be helpful, how your relationships can benefit, and where to begin.

Carole Ames is a counsellor, consultant, and group facilitator with <a href="https://haven.ca/">haven.ca</a>

Emotional Health

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

A broken heart can bring the world as we know it to a halt. Here we explore how the cracks of a broken heart can let the light in. We’ll also provide tangible and actionable steps that can help you heal.

Carimé Lane is a Toronto-based freelance writer and lawyer.

When is the last time you truly rested? Unfortunately, many of us don’t make time for real rest in our everyday lives, even though it’s so important for our well&#x2d;being. As the year draws to a close and a new one is set to begin, let’s recommit to rest.

Leah Payne is a writer, author, and editor based in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Get-Outside-P7924">Get Outside!</a> and <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Less-Is-More">Less is More</a>. (Headshot credit: Notting Hill Photography). 
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Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Winter is coming! Explore the various ways we shift physiologically, emotionally, and behaviourally as we enter the winter season. Learn how to minimize discomfort while maximizing the potential of the season.

Mental Health

The only certainties in life, the saying goes, are death and taxes. Most people are still far more comfortable talking about the latter. While end&#x2d;of&#x2d;life care and planning can be fragile and fraught topics, they’re also vital for everyone’s well&#x2d;being, caregivers in particular.

Joanne Peters is an award-winning journalist.

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Self Reflection

Wellness podcaster and Instagram influencer Liz Moody emphasizes the importance of social bonds for wellbeing. Her digital communities—and her joyful energy—are spilling over into real life.

Rachel B. Levin is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer covering food, health and sustainability. Follow her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachelbethlevin/">@rachelbethlevin</a>.

It’s easy to get serious in our lives, given all that is unfolding in the world. The good news? There is mounting evidence that a good sense of humour, including laughing out loud, can lighten our load.

Laughter

Most parents would agree that parenting seems easy enough before we actually have our own children. Our little ones’ emotional well&#x2d;being and preparedness for life depends a lot on our ability to teach them about emotions, healthy boundaries, and, yes, failure too.

Daniela Ginta, MSc, NNCP, is a freelance writer who lives in Kamloops, BC.

love

Family comes first. We equip you with the tools to create a holistically healthy family now, and for generations to come.

Family

Want to move toward a happier, healthier “you” in the new year? Journal writing can help—because writing about your deepest thoughts and feelings has been shown to boost mental health and reduce your chances of physical illness.

Journaling

Whether this was a banner year or one you’ll be happy to see in the rear&#x2d;view mirror, December often feels like a turning point. Before rounding the bend into the new year, take the time to check in on your well&#x2d;being, and whether you need to change tack going forward.

Lisa Petty, PhD, is a health advocate, writer, and educator who aspires to be the healthiest possible version of her human self.

Confusion and shame too often still surround conversations about mental health. This is no less true for folks who identify as male.

Deena Kara Shaffer, PhD, is a learning specialist and lecturer at Ryerson University, co-creator of the Thriving in Action initiative, and owner of Awakened Learning, resilience-based educational coaching and consulting.

Long&#x2d;term stress can wreak havoc on our minds and bodies, but there are many natural ways to reduce stress and find relief.

Gina Kelly is a freelance writer and editor located in New Jersey, US. She is a certified health coach and writes about health and wellness.

Avoid running on empty with these strategies to combat parental burnout and leave you feeling refreshed and revitalized.

Parenting

Burnout and occupational stress and wreak havoc on our health. Tune into the physical and emotional signs you need a mental health day.

More and more is being understood about the ways our hearts, minds, and contexts are interconnected. How we feel affects our health, and so, too, does our environment. Keep reading for a heartfelt exploration of the many dimensions of emotions and well&#x2d;being.

Here’s how to help keep well in body, heart, mind, and spirit this (and every) holiday season.

It might seem unlikely, or impossible even, but sometimes life’s toughest curve balls—hurdles, injustices, and knock-downs—can lead to remarkable positive transformation. Read on to learn about post-traumatic growth (PTG).

Post-Traumatic Growth: Can Major Life Stressors Inspire Growth? | alive

Stress and strife can arise in response to another’s curtness or cluelessness. Intentional hurtfulness or unconscious button-pushing can fuel our emotional flames. Read on to learn more about emotional intelligence, what underlies challenging feelings, and tips on how to cope.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It's the Key to Understanding Others | alive

When you’ve been hurt or wronged, how do you react? From frustration to outright fury, how do you cope with seeing red? Read on to learn how to recognize and release your anger.

Seeing Red: How to Mind, Manage, and Mend Angry Feelings | alive

Our emotions can require a surprising amount of attention and care. Luckily, emotional intelligence can be cultivated at any age or stage of life.

Can Emotional Intelligence Be Learned? (Hint: Yes!) | alive

Amy Green is a writer, counsellor, and registered psychologist based in Salmon Arm, BC

Balance

We know friendship is healthy—how often have you felt better after venting to a bestie? But the health benefits of friendship go beyond emotional support.

The Unexpected Health Benefits of Friendship | alive

Gail Johnson is an award-winning journalist. 

Vanessa Annand is an editor at alive.

Friendship

Finding yourself gleefully counting down the days before your next vacation? Learn how to maximize the happy feeling of trip planning.

Could Trip Planning Be the Best Part of Your Vacation? | alive

Happiness

Getaways can leave us refreshed, but we can't always take a vacation. Incorporate mindful meditation as a no-cost way to “escape,” right in your own home.

Emotional Health

Healthy Conflict

Healing from a Broken Heart

The Renaissance of Rest

Thriving in Winter

The Cares of End of Life

Nurturing Self-Awareness

Tribe Vibes

Why So Serious?

Feeling Loved Matters

Writing Toward Wellness

Finishing 2022

Men and Mental Health

10 Simple and Natural Ways to Reduce Stress

10 Ways to Combat Parental Burnout

10 Signs You Need a Mental Health Day

Open-Hearted Health

A Healthy, Whole Holiday Season

From Trauma to Transformation

Emotional Intelligence

Seeing Red: Getting Past the Anger

Get Smart About Emotions

Are Your Friends Saving Your Life?

Ease Into Escape

Escape Into Mindfulness