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3 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Emily Smith |Jon Spayde |Ashley Neese
Trauma can be physical, mental, emotional, generational, or institutional. A traumatic experience can be acute or chronic. Examples of trauma include illness, accident, assault, neglect, natural disaster, torture, and war. But even life events that most people welcome, like childbirth, can be traumatic. Without resolution and healing, trauma can persist in our minds as well as our bodies, which remain primed to react long after the original threat has passed.
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1 week ago | 
craftcouncil.org | Jon Spayde
Opened to the public in June, 2023, the West Wing at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York, has a special room that represents the kind of community outreach that’s very much of the moment in the museum world. The Community & Partnership Gallery is dedicated to presenting themes of interest to the Westchester community and showcasing emerging artists from the region. And according to Karintha Lowe, who programs the space, makers are vital to the effort’s spirit and mission.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Jon Spayde
Feeling stumped? Taking a break and going for a walk or heading to the health club may be just what you need to get your creative juices flowing. In a 2014 study, Stanford University researchers tested college students’ creative thinking abilities when walking and sitting. They found their creative output was 60 percent greater while on the move, whether they walked outdoors or indoors.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Heidi Wachter |Jon Spayde
My Lovely Wife and I earlier this year finally got around to preparing our descendants for our eventual demise by drafting a will, power of attorney, and healthcare directive. We are not normally as forward-looking as we probably should be, so we left the lawyer’s office feeling like responsible adults for a change. But results of the latest National Poll on Healthy Aging suggest that we — and most of our contemporaries — may not be as ready for the end as we think we are.
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3 weeks ago | 
craftcouncil.org | Jon Spayde
West Coast CraftFort Mason, San Francisco, CaliforniaJune 7–8, 2025Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion will host this craft extravaganza featuring more than 275 artists and vendors. Along with craft items like jewelry by San Francisco–based Natalie Klapper, Hataguchi Collective paper goods, and Jessica Bovert’s fiber works, visitors will be able to sample curry from Curry Up Now, Aki Drinks’ juices, and other edible options.
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3 weeks ago | 
craftcouncil.org | Jon Spayde
The careers of two plainspoken, masterful Southern craft artists, 85-year-old twin sisters Cynthia and Edwina Bringle, are the focus of Bringle, an hour-long documentary by Atlanta artist and filmmaker E. Vincent Martinez. Made in collaboration with North Carolina–based Toe River Arts, the film, which screened at NorthCarolina’s Tryon International Film Festival in 2023, is now available to watch online.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Jon Spayde |Lola Mendez |Erin Peterson
If you’re a parent, you’ve likely taught your kids to brush their teeth and eat their veggies. But have you talked with them about saving for a rainy day? “Financial literacy” refers to the skills and knowledge that enable us to manage our money effectively. Teaching kids sound monetary habits from an early age sets them up to make smart, confident financial decisions as they grow — and can improve their overall well-being.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jon Spayde |Jessie Sholl |Cat Thompson
Secrets are powerful. You might feel energized while keeping news of an upcoming proposal or promotion under wraps. But if you’re holding on to a heavy secret about yourself — a distressing diagnosis, a violation of someone’s trust, a legal issue — it can lead to rumination, loneliness, and worry. Revealing your secret to someone else can provide relief as well as build intimacy and trust between you and the person you share it with.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Jon Spayde |Alexandra Smith
Activity trackers allow us to measure our fitness progress, so could similar wearable devices allow us to effectively monitor — and even improve — our mental health? That’s the question researchers are exploring. They’re intrigued by the gradual embrace of telehealth and the widespread acceptance of digital trackers among people of all ages. And some researchers, including Nuno Gomes, PhD, and Matilde Pato, PhD, believe the answer is a resounding yes.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Jon Spayde
My Lovely Wife is five years younger than me, but I’ve come to believe that her brain may be even younger. It’s not just that she’s smarter than I am; I’ve known that forever (though it took me a while to admit it). But she also tends to absorb and retain information more reliably as she grows older than my own aging gray matter can manage.
