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The Brain as It Lay Dying
The Brain as It Lay Dying
Science reveals that a flash of brain waves occurs at the point of (and even after) death; what can that tell us about life?
Brandy L Schillace
Mar 25, 2022
How To Hold On in Hard Times
How To Hold On in Hard Times
Preserving your mental health when the world is on fire
Brandy L Schillace
Mar 15, 2022
Anti-Trans Bill Endangers Lives for a Vote
Anti-Trans Bill Endangers Lives for a Vote
Medical systems are being hijacked for political gain, and the health of our children is at stake
Brandy L Schillace
Mar 10, 2022
It’s Okay to Be Fat
It’s Okay to Be Fat
The stigma surrounding weight gain has blinded us to the real problems of health care
Brandy L Schillace
Mar 8, 2022
Why Your Brain Needs Boundaries
Why Your Brain Needs Boundaries
And how modern life is ripping them down
Markham Heid
Feb 3, 2022
Is Suffering a Habit?
Is Suffering a Habit?
Just like all habits, we can make sure it serves us instead of hurts us.
Nir Eyal
Oct 12, 2021
Our Two-Week Battle with the Covid Delta Variant
Our Two-Week Battle with the Covid Delta Variant
Fighting Covid taught me more than reporting on it ever could
Elad Simchayoff
Aug 5, 2021
Why I Choose to Perform Abortions
Why I Choose to Perform Abortions
Because humans have sex. Because I believe in God. Because I am pro-life.
JT Nakagawa
Jul 17, 2021
How Too Much Comfort Is Making You Miserable
How Too Much Comfort Is Making You Miserable
Roughing it now and then may be the secret to a more contented life
Markham Heid
May 12, 2021
The Pandemic is Improving. Why Are You Still So Miserable?
The Pandemic is Improving. Why Are You Still So Miserable?
It’s okay if your mental health is not bouncing back. Here’s why.
Melinda Wenner Moyer
Apr 6, 2021
My Therapist Says To Try an Elimination Diet for the Soul
My Therapist Says To Try an Elimination Diet for the Soul
As the pandemic recedes, I’ve got to decide what kind of life I actually want to live
Michele Bigley
Apr 6, 2021
How the Physical Body Holds Mental Tension
How the Physical Body Holds Mental Tension
The connection between mind, body, posture, and stress
Tami Bulmash
Apr 6, 2021
How to Create a Sense of Purpose, According to Science
How to Create a Sense of Purpose, According to Science
Training your mind to find meaning in everyday life
Cortland Dahl
Mar 31, 2021
For Some, There Is No Such Thing as Safe Drinking
For Some, There Is No Such Thing as Safe Drinking
There are plenty of people whose health can’t afford a daily drink
Gillian May
Mar 30, 2021
How to Build a More Resilient Brain
How to Build a More Resilient Brain
Your executive control center has helped your mental health survive the pandemic thus far. Here’s how to strengthen it for the future.
Dana G Smith
Mar 24, 2021
A Glute-Wake-Up Exercise Every Runner (and Frequent Sitter) Should Know
A Glute-Wake-Up Exercise Every Runner (and Frequent Sitter) Should Know
Is your butt dead? This move will bring it back to life.
Anna Maltby
Mar 14, 2021
This Past Year Has Humbled Me
This Past Year Has Humbled Me
I’ve made mistakes. We all have.
Dana G Smith
Mar 11, 2021
We Can Hoard Soap and Toilet Paper, but We Can’t Hoard Time
We Can Hoard Soap and Toilet Paper, but We Can’t Hoard Time
How the pandemic made time a treasure of the privileged while it was stolen from everyone else
Emily Willingham
Mar 10, 2021
I Lived My Pandemic on Medium
I Lived My Pandemic on Medium
There is always a new voice, always a new idea. It never quiets here.
Kate Green Tripp
Mar 9, 2021
The Year I Forgot How to Trust My Gut
The Year I Forgot How to Trust My Gut
The pandemic got me stuck in emergency mode. Here’s how an actual emergency-room visit snapped me out of it.
Anna Maltby
Mar 8, 2021
How to Untangle Anxiety, Step by Step
How to Untangle Anxiety, Step by Step
An overlooked idea from the 1980s yields a promising new treatment approach that anyone can use
Jud Brewer MD PhD
Mar 8, 2021
What Hurts and What Doesn’t
What Hurts and What Doesn’t
How we respond to pain
Kate Green Tripp
Mar 1, 2021
Food Allergies Remain a Mystery. Why?
Food Allergies Remain a Mystery. Why?
The rise in food allergies has been weighing on the health system for a couple decades now — with little understanding of where it came…
Tom Roston
Mar 2, 2021
A Simple Stretch to Ease Upper-Back Pain
A Simple Stretch to Ease Upper-Back Pain
No time for a whole yoga session? Give this a shot instead.
Anna Maltby
Feb 28, 2021
Has Your Pandemic Drinking Become Problematic?
Has Your Pandemic Drinking Become Problematic?
How choice justification distorts our view of reality
Jud Brewer MD PhD
Feb 28, 2021
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