The evidence is in. Generosity literally makes you happier and healthier, whether you give money, time, or even just attention.

When you experience stress, your body focuses its resources to deal with the perceived threat at hand. Among other things, your muscles tense up. Your breathing speeds up.

At the end of year I took a good hard look at who had exhibited considerable resilience in 2014, and made a list of my favorites.

You already know you’re better off eating wholesome foods—fresh vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats and proteins. And that’s reason enough to whip up some simple meals at home.

How many articles have you read touting exercise as the antidote to stress? A billion? You know that exercise is perhaps your most potent tool for calming the frazzled psyche and caring for the body.

Let’s face it, even well-intentioned resolutions get played out quickly.

Advice for managing the stress of holiday busyness has just a few variations. Do any these sound familiar? Only take on what you want to take on. Check expectations at the door.

This post by Jan Bruce, CEO and co-founder of meQuilibrium, first appeared on Forbes.com. As the saying goes, ‘If you give someone a hammer, everything is a nail.

There is no time of the year more ripe for forgiveness than the holidays.

Recipe for Meaningful Gifts meQuilibrium Holiday Stress Relief Recipe Swap… Recipe 4! Okay, you’re shopping, you’re shopping.

Perfectionism Tonic Think about a moment when you wanted something (Christmas, perhaps?) to turn out perfectly. And how tense and judgy that made you–how separate from the people you love.

Holiday Nerve Tonic Round about this time, the holidays can start to feel like a grind. Anticipation builds right next to less sleep, more sweets, possible yucky weather, maybe no exercise.