<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>



<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title><![CDATA[Lifestyles - ArcaMax Publishing]]></title>
	<link>https://www.arcamax.com//healthandspirit/lifestyles/rss</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Lifestyles News Feed]]></description>
	<language>en-us</language>
	<copyright>Copyright 2026 ArcaMax Publishing</copyright>
	
	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[On Gardening: Extraordinary beauty from Dawn to Dusk]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weather pattern going into early July was nothing short of
brutal, and I hope that by the time you read this, it will have passed.
But I am in Georgia and not counting on it. If you are wondering what
plant can exist with such heat and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4248238</link>
		<previewImage>https://www.arcamax.comhttps://resources.arcamax.com/newspics/cache/lw640lh480/388/38888/3888849.jpg</previewImage>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Is my partner protecting me -- or controlling me?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m 28 and have been with my girlfriend for about a year and a
half. Things are really good between us overall, but we keep hitting a
wall over one specific issue: I occasionally text with an ex from about
four years ago. And I do ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4248223</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Wait, it's a candle? Her beeswax fruit and veggie ones look so real, you'll want to take a bite]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the
recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering
questions and packaging her beeswax candles.

It's hot on the grounds of the Los Angeles State Historic Park in
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4248221</link>
		<previewImage>https://www.arcamax.comhttps://resources.arcamax.com/newspics/cache/lw640lh480/388/38888/3888826.jpg</previewImage>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[5 lessons from marathon training that have (almost) nothing to do with running]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve heard the joke: How do you know if someone ran a marathon?
They’ll tell
you.

How do you know if they’re running another one? They’ll tell you
again.

Hi, it’s me. Telling you I’m running another one. Again. Chicago
in October. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4247827</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Study examines whether low dopamine levels are tied to teen substance use]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- What makes some teenagers more likely to experiment
with drugs and alcohol? A new study from Pitt theorizes that one factor
may be tied to their levels of dopamine, also known as “the pleasure
chemical.”

The study, published in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4247622</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[At Mindful Archery, women take aim at their exes, toxic jobs and Donald Trump]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Give a girl a bow and arrow, take her to the woods,
and anything feels possible.

That’s what I was thinking as I positioned myself in front of bales
of hay in an open field at the Woodley Park Archery Range in
Van Nuys. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4247348</link>
		<previewImage>https://www.arcamax.comhttps://resources.arcamax.com/newspics/388/38876/3887631.gif</previewImage>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: He's only been separated for 6 months. Is this a deal-breaker?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have questions today about someone’s potential readiness to be
in a relationship, one-word answers in the dating apps, making a good
first impression and how to know when it’s time to get back out there
after a breakup.

Question: I met a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4247346</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[For years, this chaplain helped people cope with death. He also removed brains]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO -- For 26 years, Joe Davis has been a one-man support
system for people who work daily with death.

He was a volunteer chaplain in the county Medical Examiner’s
Office, providing help for staffers and grieving families.

Over the years...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4247335</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[The Kid Whisperer: How to decide what behaviors you want from your kids]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Kid Whisperer,

I have been using your strategies with my kids, and their behavior
has improved so much that I feel like I am able, for the first time, to
really get them to act like I want them to act. But now I think I need
to consider ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4246477</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Getting along]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. How do I get along with my ex without fighting? We can barely
stand each other and I can tell our kids are being affected. She thinks
they are “just fine.” I think they are struggling. I tell her what
the kids say and how they have trouble ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4246475</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: The girl who cried wolf]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fortunately, I didn’t see the late-night text from our son until
early the next morning. I wouldn’t have slept a wink if I had.

His two youngest girls spent the night with us. They live in the
country, know all the plants and trees and animal...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4246463</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Emmett Till would've been 85 this year. A Chicago exhibit reflects on his legacy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- The “what ifs” are many when it comes to social
justice.

What if Emmett Till had lived and not been a catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement because the
14-year-old Chicagoan wasn’t murdered in Mississippi in 1955 by two
white men...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4246461</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[At Chicago's Pride South Side, LGBQT+ festival offers 'a place where I can be myself']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- The pride flag poking out of Jordan Scott’s backpack
fluttered with every step.

As he danced to a DJ’s tunes Sunday at Pride South Side, he felt
something he couldn’t feel anywhere else.

“I skipped Pride events on the North ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4246103</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Jerry Zezima: The long and chatty road]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to talking the talk and walking the walk, the talk is
that I do more talking than walking, even when I’m on a walk.

That’s why I won’t walk back the fact that I talked my way
through two recent walks, one on which I had a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4245609</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Battle over free public yoga classes pits 'NamaSteve' against a SoCal city]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The battle between a yoga teacher and the city of San Diego is
heating up.

Steve Hubbard, known as "NamaSteve," recently filed a third
lawsuit alleging the city has violated his rights by citing him for
teaching free public yoga classes.

And in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4244070</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Heidi Stevens: Megyn Kelly threw a lot of 'we' and 'us' around in her unhinged rant about immigrants. But she doesn't speak for me]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s tempting to ignore Megyn Kelly’s latest rant, given her long
and storied history of inane rants.

From insisting back in 2013 that both Jesus and Santa are
white (despite Jesus Christ being born in the Middle East and Santa
being born in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4243362</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: Is this love bombing? And should I play matchmaker?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’ve been messaging someone I met on a dating app for about three
weeks, and we finally have our first date this weekend. We’ve had some
really fun conversations, and I’m genuinely excited to meet her. The
other night she ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4242615</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Steve Lopez: Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks. I'm not sure I want to be around that long]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to congratulate Mel Brooks on making it to the age of 100,
but I'm not sure I want to duplicate his achievement.

I try not to focus on aging, not that there's anything wrong with
getting older. But sometimes I feel exhausted by the daily...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4242386</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[On Gardening: Let the good times roll with Superbells Double Mardi Gras]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Superbells calibrachoas made their debut, no one could have
imagined where we would be today, not only in colors but with the
addition of double-flowered selections. Last year Superbells Double
Vintage Coral made its debut with an incredible ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4241951</link>
		<previewImage>https://www.arcamax.comhttps://resources.arcamax.com/newspics/cache/lw640lh480/388/38809/3880946.jpg</previewImage>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: Why do they send these texts before we've even met??]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[About 10 years ago, when I was in the first few years of running my
business, I was working out of a co-working space. A great place to get
work done … and meet people. I remember very clearly when someone I
met at the office asked if I’d like...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4241939</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	 
	<item>
	  <title><![CDATA[More from Lifestyles on ArcaMax »]]></title>
	  <link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles</link>
	</item>
	
  </channel>
</rss>

