My Work

As a health journalist, I’m a big fan of scientific studies. They are an endless source of good article fodder — in part because they involve a goodly amount of…

Have you noticed that the cover lines on most fitness-oriented magazines seem to alternately channel our inner drill sergeant and our inner seductress? First come the shame-based exhortations: “Lose Your…

Recently, at a healthy-living conference, I had one of those quickie-checkups. In five minutes, you get a blood-pressure reading; plus a finger-stick blood draw; a computerized printout of your triglyceride,…

I’m a fan of Rilke’s wise advice to “live in the questions.” But lately, ever since we launched our popular “101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy” app, I am getting…

It took a lot of hard work and focused choices. But here you are — perhaps weeks or months into your fitness program — and you’re beginning to see and…

The first time somebody suggested we turn Experience Life magazine into a TV show, I just about spewed my tea. I am notoriously camera shy. And I have never been a huge…

I had a great time a few weeks back chatting with the brilliant and witty Dara Moskowitz (Beard-Award winning food critic, senior editor for Minneapolis St. Paul magazine — and…

During my talk at the 2012 Skinless Conference (you can watch the video here), I talked about the sources of personal power. Sorry you can’t see my slides (which, annoyingly, I refer…

Interested in designing a better life for yourself? Start by envisioning your ideal day with this guided meditation from award-winning health journalist and author Pilar Gerasimo.

Pilar Gerasimo shares her final thoughts as editor in chief of Experience Life.