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3 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Jill Metzler Patton |Maggie Fazeli Fard |Emily Smith |Jon Spayde
From the outside, it seemed that American long-distance runner Kara Goucher was on top of the world. After medaling at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, securing her place on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, and finishing top three at the New York City Marathon, Goucher was at her career peak. She was part of the Oregon Project, an elite, Nike-sponsored professional training team coached by running legend Alberto Salazar.
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3 weeks ago | 
craftcouncil.org | Jon Spayde
In all of these mini-documentaries, John says, “The person is primary, the craft secondary.” To that end, his subjects reflect at leisure on their goals and values, and he includes interviews with friends and associates that tease out what makes these subjects special. That said, there is plenty of attention paid to the process: close-ups of Fitzgerald welding and polishing; McVicar selecting and planing fine woods before finishing his one-of-a-kind cutting boards and furniture.
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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
