After Wildfires, Community Gatherings Offer Emotional Support
In California, free bilingual group sessions help people who don’t have access to therapy.
Mental Health
The Mental Toll On Us All
As the coronavirus upends lives, another public health crisis arises. New research shows eight times more people are under serious mental distress now.
Need a Good Quarantine Laugh? Watch This Video Series
“Quarantine Life” is a collection of comedic shorts from Appalachian filmmakers that is both funny and relatable.
Grieving My Way Into Loving the Planet
Being fully present to what is happening in the world is a radical act that can transform grief into action.
What Happens When We Lose Our Social Rituals—and How to Make New Ones
By understanding the purpose of shared rituals, we can try to preserve their intent and create a sense of shared emotion and connection.
Balancing Grief and Joy in a Time of Uncertainty
Be it through mutual aid, healing circles, grief rituals, or direct actions, we grow our resilience when we gather with the intention of holding one another’s wholeness.
Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here’s How They’re Supporting Each Other
Therapists, counselors, and social workers are providing vital community support despite also experiencing elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression themselves.
Sheltering in Place: How I Find Stillness During Crisis
For a few moments each night, my husband and I are transforming our rather ordinary little house into a sanctuary.
An Anarchist Quaker’s Prayer to Soothe Anxiety
What my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus.
Teen Wellness Starts Inside High Schools
Planned Parenthood’s new Wellbeing Centers in Los Angeles offer much-needed resources and care for teens and their parents.
High School Health Workers? It Works
A medical school and Georgia students partner to reduce public health disparities.
A Health Breakthrough that Depends on People, Not Drugs
A surprisingly effective way to help improve Americans’ health can be found in a place you’d least expect—the Woodhill Homes public housing complex in Cleveland. That’s where I meet Marilyn
How to Beat Burnout Before It Begins
The New Year’s 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
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit “health” industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem—but 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.
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.
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