Surprising ways to get better sleep at night If you’re still not logging in the recommended seven hours of Z’s per night (and most Americans aren’t, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), here are two unexpected tactics to try: Go Camping A study from the University of […]
Author: Jennifer Ruf
Listen Up
Why sound bath meditation could be music to your ears (& soul) Some people like to escape in a soothing bubble bath to relax and rewind. Others prefer to “bathe” amidst the transcendental tones of the Tibetan singing bowls. Sound bath meditation, a therapy that uses sound during meditation (rather […]
Power Couple
Hassan and Sydnee Sleiman When Hassan Sleiman first learned about THRIVE, he was working erratic hours, alternating between day and night shifts at an automaker and guzzling six energy drinks plus four cups of coffee each day to stay alert. At the same time, Hassan watched his wife, Sydnee, drag […]
Sharing the Wealth
Mitzi Driver Five years ago, Mitzi Driver found herself settling into an uninspiring routine. On her days off from her job as a flight attendant, she would take her three children to school and then collapse on her couch, where she would stay until she had to get them off […]
Wake-Up Call
Cristina Meacham About three-and-a-half years ago, when Cristina Meacham became a mom for the third time, she remembers feeling more exhausted than she’d ever been in the past. Her other two children were nearly adults, “and all of a sudden I was a new mom again, staying up all night […]
No More Fear
Leanna Hargrove Like many brand-new moms, Leanna Hargrove found herself fretting about child care after she gave birth to her daughter Gracelyn just over a year ago. “I needed to work, but the thought of getting a babysitter just made me so depressed,” says the young mom. “I couldn’t imagine […]