Why Costa Rica Tops the Happiness Index
How a focus on peace is helping this Central American country top the Happy Planet Index.
Mental health
Cincinnati Neighborhoods Cross Cultural Divides With Storytelling
Cincy Stories gives people a platform to share their stories and build connections.
For Cookbook Author, Food Is an Ally Against Dementia
She can鈥檛 remember recipes, and food doesn鈥檛 taste the same, but Paula Wolfert believes that what she eats is key to helping her slow her cognitive decline.
The Instagram Community That鈥檚 Decolonizing Fitness
Here鈥檚 where to find a safe space for queer and trans people to get fit or stay healthy.
Best Books of 2018 for a Meaningful Life
The year鈥檚 must-reads help to weather hard times and make a difference in the lives of those around us.
No, You Don鈥檛 Need to Go to Holiday Parties If You Feel Lonely
There are better ways to find connection.
Why Rituals Are Good for Your Health
Research shows rituals reduce anxiety, improve performance and confidence鈥攁nd even work on people who don鈥檛 believe in them.
The Best Medicine for Confronting Trauma: Be Present
Amid extreme stress and a never-ending stream of bad news, we can reduce harm if we remain connected.
The First Guaranteed Basic Income Program Designed for Single Black Moms
The Magnolia Mother鈥檚 Trust asks participants what they need to not only pay the bills but also to fight generational poverty.
The Power of Sharing Stories
A growing body of evidence points to the mental health benefits of oral storytelling.
Science Says Happiness Can Change Your Brain
After 2,000 years of practice, Buddhist monks know that one secret to bliss is to put your mind to it.
Why Alcoholics Can鈥檛 Be Forced to Stop Drinking
Alcoholics Anonymous was established as a form of benign anarchy. Members have to want to help themselves鈥攁nd one another.
Women in Male-Dominated Harvest Industry Help Each Other
HarvestHER establishes a community for women, recognizing stresses and loneliness of life in conventional agriculture.
Indigenous Culture Reasserts Women鈥檚 Power Through Dance
Native women revitalize ceremony to resist the legacy of patriarchy that supports a long-entrenched history of abuse.
The Ways We Are Healed by Nature (Even Houseplants)
Green growing things heal us in surprising ways. Communities are trying to bring plant life to areas that lack it.
How the Economy Affects Our Mental Health
We evolved to be connected to nature and to one another, but our exploitative global economy is severing those relations.
Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body
These safe spaces offer fitness for people of color and queer folks, the big-bodied and fat-identified, the low-income and differently abled.
5 Myths We Need to Stop Believing About Mental Illness
How to reduce stigma in society? Check your facts.
How Silence Leads Us to Awe
A Buddhist lama and an ex-priest discuss the benefits of turning off the noise in our daily lives.
What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like
Economic justice goes a long way toward improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Mental Health Experts Say Trump Is Dangerous
Thousands of mental health professionals agree with Bob Woodward and the New York Times op-ed author: The president鈥檚 behavior should worry us.
Maternity Care Gets a Racial Justice Focus
Black birth workers give mothers of color healthier, safer options for labor and recovery.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Activists are building meaningful connections among borrowers to counter the taboo of admitting they can鈥檛 pay their bills.
Where Children Discover the Healing Power of Animals
In this sanctuary, at-risk kids begin to understand the parallels between their lives and the lives of injured wild animals.
7 Strategies to Turn Trauma Into Strength
Survivors discover surprising benefits in the process of healing from a traumatic event.
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