It’s 2010 and I’m 30 minutes into my flight between Newark, New Jersey and Mumbai, India. I’ve somehow angered the travel gods because I find myself in the middle seat, in the middle row. On a flight that’s nine hours long. I bend forward to dig...

I'm clicking through one of those quizzes people share on Facebook, feeling preemptively smug. Click. Click. Click. Self-congratulatory back pat. My results appear on the page and I grimace. Apparently, that self-congratulatory back pat was not...

It’s an overcast spring day and my friend and I are walking our dogs around Lake Nokomis. We’re drinking takeaway coffees and engaging in one of those it’s-been-too-long-tell-me-evvvvverything conversations. To be totally honest, I was busy...

You're smart. You already know that good habits will get you closer to the life you want.  And you're totally aware of the bad habits that are pushing you further from your goals. But you just can't seem to make habit change stick. You drink...

Welp, it happened. Donald Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord, the agreement that 195 countries signed to slow climate change. NORTH KOREA SIGNED IT FOR PETE'S SAKE. But here's the 'good' news: [bctt tweet="Donald Trump...

It’s only 6 am and I already hate everything. I’ve been awake for three hours and I’ve already tangled with my Lyft driver and spent $9 ill-advised dollars on airport donuts. I’ve battled for the armrest and been called ‘honey’ by the guy sitting...