“The ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.”
Mental health
Stitching mantas—tortilla covers—is a traditional craft among Latin American women. As migrants wait out the U.S. immigration bureaucracy in a Mexican border city, mantas are increasingly a lifeline.
“Slow work is an exercise in doing less, and more aspirationally, doing nothing.”
For years, horror—a sort of safe danger I knew had an end—got me through some seriously traumatic situations.
Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.
Many in this generation are aware of what they have lost by having grown up on social media, so they’re logging off and working to create a safer, healthier future.
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“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
“Could it be that the fragmentation of our relations has been a fundamental cause of our exhaustion?”
Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families.
People are calling for a more nuanced discussion of climate change and mental health—one that centers the experiences of marginalized communities.
“To thrive, we must embrace both our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and give ourselves permission to be human.”
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