Many of us are wary about making New Year’s resolutions for fear that we may well experience failure, yet again. But here’s an approach to change that involves designing your own path forward—one that puts your own dreams first.

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

New Year's Resolutions

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

Move your holiday celebrations from frenetic to restorative with Indigenous values focusing on the collective. The well&#x2d;being of the whole nurtures our individual well&#x2d;being to foster peace, love, health, wealth, and happiness.

Karen Lee White is a Dak`laweidí, Tuscarora, Salish, Chippewa, and Scots writer and lifelong student of traditional medicines and healing.

Mental Health

The holidays are a time for joy and celebration; however, there is often stress associated with these events, particularly for older adults, their families, and their caregivers. Taking the time to make small incremental improvements in diet, exercise, and social connections is an evidence&#x2d;backed way to improve your resilience to these stressors.

Theodore D. Cosco, PhD (Cantab) CPsychol, is an Assistant Professor of Mental Health and Aging (Simon Fraser University) and Research Fellow (Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford).

Stress management

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailjohnsonvancouver">@gailjohnsonvancouver</a>

Holidays

Coming to terms with a life&#x2d;changing diagnosis is a complex emotional journey. Developing healthy coping strategies, building self&#x2d;sufficiency, and surrounding oneself with positive support systems are helpful for reducing diabetes distress and encouraging the successful management of diabetes.

Dr. Cassie Irwin, ND, works with soul-led women who are ready to expand their intuition and calibrate to their ultimate state of being.
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Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Take time in your mornings with a routine designed especially for you that will help support your mental health and make every day a little better. Try these seven steps that will help you make the most out of every morning.

Paul Marlow is a mental health advocate and the founder of Never Alone. You can re read insightful mental health help articles at <a href="http://weareneveralone.co">weareneveralone.co</a>

wellness

With all of today’s distractions, maintaining your concentration can be a constant battle. Luckily, there are some natural tricks for staying focused.

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.

focusing

Depression can happen to anyone, at any age or stage of life. If you’re battling depression, these 10 everyday strategies could help.

Laura Newton is a writer and editor based in BC's Sea to Sky Country.

Silence plays a significant role in healthy physiology, well&#x2d;being, and spirituality. Since it’s not feasible to go on a silent retreat every time you feel stressed, here’s how you can bring intermittent silence into your everyday hustle and bustle.

Meditation

Anxiety affects some more than others, but we all face it at some point. The good news is that there are ways to help calm the storm of anxiety, many that you can do in 5 minutes.

relax

Logging in every day to read harrowing statistics and worrisome stories does no favours to our mental health. How do we control our intake of endless information and preserve our mental well&#x2d;being?

Fraser Hamilton is a writer, editor, and communications coordinator at alive.

coronavirus

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.

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Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time Vancouver-based freelance writer, alive contributor, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2L8h6s2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back</a> (Baker House Publishing, January 2019).

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

A healthy relationship with food starts with understanding. Learn more about how diet impacts women's health through the years.

Food

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Giving thanks when you receive benefits everyone. Learn more about how graditude affects mental health.

Big city hustle and bustle got you down? Learn more about how nature affects your mental health.

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

Nature

Stress got you reaching for your smartphone? Learn more about the latest in technology for mental health.

Brain Health

How to keep your mental health in check and fight depression, lonliness, and anxiety during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Depression

Feeling stressed? We asked several experts on how to protect your mental health during this time of COVID-19.

Amy Wood is a freelance writer and former editor at alive magazine.

Environmental Concerns

Protect our planet better. Sustainability is the foundation of natural health. We teach you how to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, one step at a time, because a healthier planet means a healthier you.

Sustainability

Body Image

To learn more about the nuances and impacts of reflection, we interviewed Jean Tsai, registered psychotherapist and counsellor at Ryerson University, and Morgan Cowie, founder and director of Mosaic, an inclusive, multidisciplinary yoga and movement centre in Toronto.

Mental Health

Are You Afraid of Making—and Breaking—Resolutions this Year?

Indigenous Values

Stress and Your Aging Parents

Ways to Conquer and Rise Above Stress During the Holidays

The Diabetes Grieving Process

Take Back Your Mornings

10 Natural Tricks for Staying Focused

Everyday Strategies to Help Treat Depression

Putting Stress on Silent

Strategies to Ease Anxiety in Under 5 Minutes

Mental Health and COVID-19: Finding Your Calm In The Storm

What is Hedonic Adaptation?

3 Natural Ways to Boost Your Brain Health

5 Mental Health and Wellness Apps

Real Food for Thought

Golden Gratitude

Rewilding Urban Spaces

Brain Breakthroughs

MENtal Health

Dealing with Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness During COVID-19

Expert Advice for Protecting Your Mental Health During COVID-19

Hacking Activist Burnout

#BoPo

Revive the lost art of reflection