Huffington Magazine Issue 62 | Page 5

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ers with the respect. A majority of plus-size women complain that they have trouble finding desirable clothing styles and pieces of high quality, according to a new report. As Kim writes, “The dearth of plus-size products reinforces an implicit message that larger Americans have been absorbing for years: Shop only at select retailers that welcome your body type.” Elsewhere in the issue, Margaret Wheeler Johnson follows four couples that have taken steps to make their lives, as one couple puts it, “a little bit simpler.” The result is a series of portraits of couples at different stages in life, united by their desire to find a more humane and sustainable definition of success — making time for exercise, rest and renewal, while rejecting definitions of success that, not so long ago, had left them feeling burned-out and unfulfilled. We meet the newlyweds Meghan and Josh, whose daily routine includes morning meditation, evening trips to the farmers market, yoga, and bike-riding. For another couple, Sarah and Jeff, HUFFINGTON 08.18.13 it was graduating from college that gave them new perspective — and with it, the will to change their lives. According to Sarah, “when you’re not carrying around a bunch of frustration, that au- The dearth of plus-size products reinforces an implicit message that larger Americans have been absorbing for years: Shop only at select retailers that welcome your body type.” tomatically puts you in a better mood and carries over into the relationship that you have with your partner; we’re a lot closer as a result.” Finally, as part of our ongoing focus on stress, Gregory Beyer writes about Charlie Rose, and the napping habit that has allowed him to be more productive and more present on the air. ARIANNA