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.
Health & Happiness
7 Strategies to Turn Trauma Into Strength
Survivors discover surprising benefits in the process of healing from a traumatic event.
Searching for Words in Indian Country
A non-Native journalist encounters a tribal-managed forest and an indigenous garden. “I had no idea how to use the English language to describe what I was seeing.”
If They Die of an Overdose, Drug Users Have a Last Request
Thousands of drug users across the country signed their names to a sort of last will and testament, requesting that prosecutors not file homicide charges against their loved ones.
World to Flint Kids: We Still See You
An 11-year-old social media celebrity collects thousands of encouraging letters from around the globe to remind her Flint schoolmates they are not forgotten.
Why Childbirth and Abortion Are Not Separate Issues
While we debate abortion, women are dying in childbirth.
Harry Belafonte and ‘The Long Road to Freedom’
On the anniversary of the March on Washington, we revisit an interview with the musician and civil rights activist about his anthology of Black music.
Why We Need to Stop Saying “Man Up”
This outdated, gender-specific, and illogical phrase is disrespectful and avoids the real issue.
I Inherited My Grandfather’s Trauma—and His Healing Culture
Returning to culture is a duty my grandfather believed Native elders had to their communities. He passed this on to me, along with his trauma.
What Is Barbershop Therapy?
Barbers in the South are training as first responders to assist the men in their chairs with their mental health concerns.
5 Ways Communities Are Coping With Climate Anxiety
From action-oriented toolkits to talk therapy and meditation, these responses facilitate recovery, hope, and activism.
Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home
Entrepreneurs have limited access to capital and business education on the reservation. A Navajo incubator wants to change that.
Why Mister Rogers Is the Role Model We Need Right Now
The unconventional children’s television pioneer celebrated dignity and kindness in the age of mass media.
What All That Noise Is Doing to Your Health
Our mental and physical well-being suffer from the sonic overload of modern life.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Can a Strict Vegetable Diet Cure Cancer?
A review of the documentary “The Food Cure,” which follows patients undergoing an intensive and controversial nutritional therapy.
Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul” and Civil Rights Icon
The legendary singer’s voice came to represent the emotion, frustration, and strength of the civil rights era.
I Stopped Playing the “Strong Black Woman”
We are paying for this myth we’ve bought into with our lives.
The Surprising Links Between Your Mental Health and Everyone Else’s
Why are anxiety and depression on the rise? Our environments have changed. Our food. Our stress. Our relationships—our “lost connections.”
How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools
Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” rather than “Why are you acting this way?”
The Best Medicine for My Climate Grief
A climate scientist talks to a psychologist about coping with the crushing stress related to climate change. Here’s what he learned.
What Wildfires Do to Our Minds
A Northern California community offers mental health first aid to survivors of devastating fires.
Research Shows Entire Black Communities Suffer Trauma After Police Shootings
Police killings of unarmed African Americans have created a mental health crisis of enormous proportions.
“I Have No Need of an Enemy”
A prisoner’s story of finding a third way—of finding meaning, truth, hope, and wholeness.
How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse
The key to sobriety is giving students experiences that go beyond pub-crawling or tailgating.
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