Mental health | Mindfulness The People Behind Your Tech Addiction Are Now Trying to Curb It A group of former tech insiders wants to make our relationship with digital media healthier, and maybe even harness our devices for good. Miles Schneiderman | Jun 28, 2018
Gender justice | Masculinity | Women Real Gender Equality Includes Femininity (and the Color Pink) As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we’re trying to break down the gender binary. But what’s wrong with skirts and baby dolls? Anne Thériault | Jun 13, 2018
Empathy | Mental health | Mindfulness Depression and the Healing Desert Nature offers solace for a man living with depression—and a lesson in acceptance for his anxious partner. Jana Richman | Jun 13, 2018
Mindfulness | Empathy | Health care | Aging and dying Why Mister Rogers’ Message of Love Is Good for Your Health Evidence has mounted that he was on to something—people who express love and kindness really do regularly lead healthier lives. Richard Gunderman | Jun 8, 2018
Racial Justice My Life-Changing Switch to Only TV Shows That Feature Real Black Lives Three years ago I left behind television’s traditional White male narrative and found shows that affirm Blackness. Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jun 7, 2018
Health care | Aging and dying Barbara Ehrenreich: Why I’m Giving Up on Preventive Care How contemporary American medicine is testing us to death. Barbara Ehrenreich | May 29, 2018
A Lesson From the Fireflies Biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber takes a walk on a spring night—and experiences the interconnected relationships of nature. Andreas Weber | May 3, 2018
6 Habits to Add More Compassion to Your Life Contrary to what many may believe, compassion is considered to be like a muscle that, as any other, can be strengthened with relevant exercises. Hooria Jazaieri | Apr 27, 2018
Health care Why Are We So Sleep Deprived, And Why Does It Matter? Not many things matter more to our health than a good night’s sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting one. Michael S. Jaffee | Apr 18, 2018
Reproductive rights | Empathy | Women 8 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who Has Just Given Birth Why you shouldn’t ask about sleep, weight loss, or breastfeeding. But especially sleep. A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez | Apr 17, 2018
How Compassion Lowers Health Risks for Pregnant Women With Trauma Mothers who experience toxic stress in childhood are more likely to have gestational diabetes and hypertension. But they can benefit from the right supports. Nicole Racine, Sheri Madigan, Suzanne Tough | Apr 12, 2018
How Reminiscing About Baseball Can Help People With Dementia Simply hearing others talk about a sport they love clearly triggers enjoyable memories. Michael Ego | Mar 30, 2018
Mental health | Health care What Everyone Gets Wrong About Lonely People Those trying to cure a loneliness epidemic by bringing people physically closer to their neighbors are oversimplifying its modern meaning. Amelia S. Worsley | Mar 22, 2018
Why Americans Score Lower on Happiness Every Year—And What to Do About It Thanks to the U.N.’s World Happiness Report, many countries are realizing that economic growth doesn’t necessarily equal personal happiness. George Ward | Mar 20, 2018
Imagine a Board Game Where You Still Like Your Friends at the End Forget Monopoly. There are new games that challenge us to turn our competitive drive toward solving social problems. Stephanie Van Hook | Mar 9, 2018
Why You Really Should Disconnect From Your Phone Every Day If you want to enjoy feelings of closeness, connection, and intimacy with your friends and family, put away your phone. Jamie Gruman | Mar 8, 2018
The Ways Gratitude Can Also Make You Physically Healthier Some research suggests that grateful people may have better sleep, healthier hearts, and fewer aches and pains. Summer Allen | Mar 7, 2018
10 Films That Would Win If the Oscars Had Awards for Empathy, Resilience, and Forgiveness These films go beyond achievements in acting, directing, and editing. Amy L. Eva, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Jeremy Adam Smith, Jesse Antin, Jill Suttie, Maryam Abdullah | Mar 2, 2018
3 Ways You Can Find More Happiness at Work The trick to being happy with your job doesn’t necessarily lie in earning more money. Jill Suttie | Feb 22, 2018
Reclaiming African Herbalism As an Act of Resistance Plant medicine has been gaining popularity in recent years, but this herbalist wants to decolonize it. Danielle Dorsey | Feb 15, 2018
One Isn’t Always the Loneliest Number What ancient spiritual practices can teach us about turning loneliness into joyous solitude. Kim Haines-Eitzen | Feb 12, 2018
A Feminist’s Guide to Rom-Coms and How to Watch Them You can acknowledge their problems and still enjoy them (probably not Woody Allen’s, though). Ayu Sutriasa | Feb 9, 2018
One More Benefit of Nature: It Makes You Like Your Body Better Researchers say the outdoors can help mute internal criticism. Tom Jacobs | Feb 8, 2018
When It Comes to Your Health, Your Local Economy Matters Research shows community traits such as quality of housing and employment can influence wellness. Jessica Young | Jan 30, 2018