Soul-Talk: Are You Self-Actualizing Or Just Self-Conceptualizing?

Karl A. Pillemer, Ph.D., 06/11/12

Professor of Human Development, Cornell University; Author, "30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans"

In our surveys of the life wisdom of the oldest Americans, I was particularly interested in their advice about finding a life partner and staying married. Many of the elders we talked with in the Legacy Project had been married for 30, 40, 50 or more years. Here are their three top lessons.

William D. Chalmers, 06/11/12

Writer, philanthropist and professional traveler

The consensus is that it may be time for that proverbial wakeup call and pressing the reset button in regard to our nation's incredible shrinking vacation time.

Terri Cole, 06/10/12

CEO, Live Fearless and Free; transformation coach and licensed therapist

Reframing failure as an expected part of the process of living life normalizes the experience and takes some of the charge out of it.

Kristin Neff, 06/10/12

Associate Professor of Human Development

Don't beat yourself up for beating yourself up in the vain hope that somehow it will help you stop beating yourself up. Instead, take a step back and give your inner critic some slack. In its ineffective, counterproductive way, your inner critic is actually trying to keep you safe.

EatingWell, 06/10/12

Where Good Taste Meets Good Health

Getting a great workout goes beyond the number of reps you do or the miles you log on the treadmill (though that does help too). Regardless of what type of exercise suits your fancy, here are some tips on what to eat before, during and after a workout.

Meredith Melnick, 06/10/12

Fitness Editor, The Huffington Post

My father taught me to swim, to bike and to blast a soccer ball from the right corner of a goal box past the midline. I think it's fair to say that on their own, these have not been his most important lessons, but they are revealing of one message that was essential to my development: I am capable.

Rhonda Britten, 06/09/12

Author, "Fearless Living"; Emmy Award-winning life coach; Founder, Fearless Living Institute and FearlessLiving.org

I know the destruction of keeping a secret that is stopping you from being true to yourself. A secret that takes away your right to be you. A secret that you punish yourself with and blame yourself for. See, when you keep that kind of secret, it says there is a part of you that is unacceptable to yourself, or to anyone else. Let me tell you right now: That is a lie.

Ben Greenfield, 06/09/12

Fitness and Triathlon expert; Get-Fit Guy podcast host

Even if you don't plan on doing a triathlon or marathon in hot weather, high temperatures can make your workouts uncomfortable, inhibit performance, cause dehydration, and leave you feeling under the weather. Why does hot weather throw such a wrench into our workouts?

Marlo Thomas, 06/08/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

I hope you will be as inspired by this bright teenager as I was.

Ranit Mishori, M.D., MHS, 06/08/12

Physician; Writer; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

There is an odd logic that diminishes the status of family doctors. It is also faulty logic. People think that the more a physician knows about a specific medical problem or body part and the higher that physician's salary, the better care they will receive.

Nancy Deville, 06/08/12

Author, "Healthy, Sexy, Happy"

Although factory foods promise good health, beauty, and satisfaction, they lack the life-sustaining nutrients necessary to maintain healthy metabolic processes.

Ariane Zurcher, 06/08/12

Writer & Blogger of Emma's Hope Book

Emma is without inhibitions. She is without embarrassment. She is without shame. Female neuro-typicals could learn a thing or two from Emma. I could learn a thing or two from Emma.

Dr. Frank Spinelli, 06/08/12

Board-certified internist; author, "Advocate Guide to Gay Men's Health and Wellness"

Shouldn't we be focusing on preventative health care instead of discouraging patients to see their doctor annually? Aside from the unnecessary tests, over-prescribed medications and needless scans, what's so wrong with fostering this basic human interaction?

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., 06/08/12

Public Health Editor at HuffPost and Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General

While obesity is traditionally considered a public health and medical issue, the rapid increase in the national prevalence of obesity and overweight is affecting America's ability to defend itself militarily and perform competitively in business.

Ian K. Smith, M.D., 06/08/12

Bestselling author, "The Fat Smash Diet" and "The Truth About Men"; creator and founder, The 50 Million Pound Challenge

"I can't find Mr. Right." This is the most common complaint I've heard over the last several years from friends and strangers from all walks of life. Women are searching for acceptable male companionship, and too many are having a difficult time of finding it.

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., 06/08/12

Psychotherapist, author, www.stephaniesarkis.com

Texting can be a great getting-to-know-you-tool, but it's also a source of several common dating pitfalls.

David Katz, M.D., 06/07/12

Director, Yale Prevention Research Center

We can make health a prevailing cultural meme by replacing our unconscious adaptations with conscious choices. It's true, we are adapted to like sweet. But we are also adapted to be terrestrial -- yet can learn to swim, and to hold our breath under water.