Even after leaving a domestic violence situation, survivors are often saddled with mountains of debt incurred by their abusers. Can a new California law offer protections?
Health & Happiness
Colonization and capitalism have distorted our relationships with food. How do we return to its physical and social sacredness?
Companies like Amazon and Google present mindfulness as a secular technology for stress relief. But authentic Buddhism cannot be harmed.
Harm reduction was adopted by public institutions to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. But it originated in self-advocacy by drug users, sex workers, and trans activists.
Parents and caregivers are a critical link in addressing the urgent mental health crisis among teens.
Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water—so grassroots organizations are stepping in.
A law supposed to protect patients from hidden charges on medical bills is still riddled with loopholes. Only universal health care will fix it.
As the U.S. gets hit with multiple illnesses, public health messaging is critical. Here’s how to ensure it reaches the communities most impacted.
“Along with the power of creation, we were given the power to choose.”
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
adrienne maree brown reflects on the lessons they’ve learned authoring this column for the past year, and lays out a path for what’s to come.
Post-9/11 Islamophobia has triggered a mental health crisis among Muslims. Now, the shift toward seeking mental health care is happening at Islamic centers and mosques.
Capitalism and White supremacy have given us many reasons to hate our bodies because they teach us to be ashamed of them—and to shame others.
In their final “Spell for a Season,” adrienne maree brown explores the beauty and grief that come with a year that felt at once interminable and brief.
Twice a week, at a German skateboarding hall, young Ukrainian refugees can escape from reality.
YES! staff members recommend reads that provoke thought and prompt action.
The pull of solving problems is nearly irresistible, but we should prioritize relationships with our environment.
An ecological card deck offers wise teachings and prompts healing.
Evette Dionne’s new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.
A new book argues that even small things can help grow the world we want.
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the burden of enforcement often still falls on disabled people and their families.
People misuse morality to demonize one another’s choices and actions, letting policymakers and corporations off the hook.
The end of a world built on toxic ideas of supremacy can make way for a better, more collective and connected existence, writes adrienne maree brown.
“My journeys in nature have been profound experiences of Black people coming together to cultivate healing, community, and joy.”
For some, a lack of light and warmth can have a negative impact on mental wellbeing. Here are some ways to navigate this transition.
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