An Anarchist Quaker鈥檚 Prayer to Soothe Anxiety
What my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus.
Mental health
Teen Wellness Starts Inside High Schools
Planned Parenthood鈥檚 new Wellbeing Centers in Los Angeles offer much-needed resources and care for teens and their parents.
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
In the face of climate change, children need positive stress as well as compassion to maintain mental health and inform their responses.
Making Health Care Accessible for Somali Women
Somali health care practitioners are addressing the cultural and medical concerns of women in their communities.
10 Years Post-Deportation, 鈥楬ome鈥� Remains Uncertain
Azul Uribe and Nancy Landa have spent the past decade in Mexico, barred by the U.S. government from stepping foot into the United States. And still, reaching across the border,
How to Beat Burnout Before It Begins
The New Year鈥檚 holiday is upon us, a time when many begin to consider goals and resolutions. And while such aspirations are good, far too many of us become obsessed
What Your Domestic Arguments Are Really About
An average couple will have between 30 to 50 significant arguments a year, 鈥渟ignificant鈥� meaning an encounter that departs sharply from norms of civil dialogue, would be uncomfortable to film
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit 鈥渉ealth鈥� industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem鈥攂ut not in the way you might think.
To Confront Effects of Trauma, Start with Self-Care
Resilience practices and culturally rooted health traditions show promise for overcoming trauma in real-life settings.
Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here鈥檚 How to Navigate Them
Experts weigh in on ways to deal with microaggressions that don鈥檛 burden Black, Indigenous, and people of color who experience them daily.
The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination
A walk into the future, in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long.
The Kids Are All Right, But the Adults Are Struggling
While much attention on the rising suicide rate focuses on youth, data shows that it's actually working-age adults who are being hit hardest.
Beyond Coping: How to Find the Strength to Take on Climate Change
Our emotional energy can be a source of power.
Rethinking 鈥淢uffins with Moms鈥� and 鈥淒onuts with Dads鈥�
While student鈥揻amily events are well-intentioned, they can also exclude certain students. Teachers are pushing for activities that include all the important adults in a child鈥檚 life.
In Chicago, Police Violence Survivors Heal Through Song
The Freedom Songbook workshop was designed to provide a creative safe space for survivors, and prevent isolation and other PTSD-related issues permeating Black communities.
Can We Work Less and Save the Planet, Too?
Building a new world will require first reexamining鈥攁nd dismantling鈥攖he cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
How Cultural Differences Shape Your Gratitude
Americans say 鈥渢hanks鈥� a lot, but other cultures may have a deeper understanding of gratitude.
Why Economic Equality Won鈥檛 Fix Mental Health Care
Mental illness doesn鈥檛 discriminate based on your bank account, but treatment is much more difficult to access when you鈥檙e living in poverty.
Fire Survivors Help Each Other鈥攁nd Find Some Healing in the Process
For wildfire survivors, helping and connecting with others is crucial to their ongoing recovery.
Why 30 Minutes of Nature a Day Is So Good for Your Health
Science is showing how immersion in nature speeds healing and acts as an antidote for many ailments.
What This Year鈥檚 World Happiness Report Reveals About Our National Well-Being
When governments take care of us, we take care of each other. And the U.S. is struggling.
This Is How Borrowing Things From Our Neighbors Strengthens Society
Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
Look Out, Email. Handwritten Letters Are Making a Comeback
Pen pal clubs are growing across the U.S. But it鈥檚 not just the older generations who are joining them.
The Power of Angry Women
Three different books examine how women鈥檚 anger is deflected in patriarchal society鈥攁nd its political might.
Serotonin and the Garden of Good Eating
The day I joined my community garden marked not just the beginning of my healing, but also the start of my family鈥檚 suburban homesteading journey.
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