Life Kit

Gearing up for fall, health officials are recommending a new round of booster shots. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

Sarah Comer demonstrates the game Beat Saber using a virtual reality headset in Washington, D.C. During the pandemic, Comer and her family had a competition from their respective homes across several states to see who could rack up the most points on some of the exercise games on their VR headsets, "as a motivator for us to exercise and stay connected," she says. Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

Melissa Clark and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe pose with the cheesy baked pasta. Shannon Rhoades/NPR hide caption

An illustration of a black women juggling several different tasks: exercising, talking on the phone, carrying packages and typing on a laptop. Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR hide caption

Only when the caller cannot or will not collaborate on a safety plan and the counselor feels the caller will harm themselves imminently should emergency services be called, according to the hotline's policy. d3sign/Getty Images hide caption

Harlan shares a collage of images from a family beach trip. She knew she wanted photos of a sandcastle, her family at the beach at dusk, downtime at the house and the cousins playing together in the pool. Creating a "shot list" in advance of images she hoped to capture helped her "leave her trip with no regrets," she says. Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

Adventurer Bear Grylls is the host of National Geographic's Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge. National Geographic/Ben Simms hide caption