August 2021

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3 Ways to Be Kind to Yourself When You’re Feeling Blue
Feeling unwell can be hard work sometimes—and that might be a sign that it’s time to stop trying so hard. Taking the mindful path means making room for suffering, too. Read more
  • Jan 16,2023
  • Elaine Smookler
Why Does My Anxiety Keep Coming Back?
Sometimes willpower and reframing aren’t enough to break a habit. Here’s how to break the cycle. Read more
  • Jan 5,2023
  • Oyinda Lagunju
Honesty: The Often Missing Ingredient in Community
Even tight-knit, caring groups of people can be susceptible to cliquiness and even cruelty. Founding editor Barry Boyce considers what we can all do to hold each other accountable. Read more
  • Nov 16,2021
  • Barry Boyce
3 Ways to Be Kind to Yourself When You’re Feeling Blue
Feeling unwell can be hard work sometimes—and that might be a sign that it’s time to stop trying so hard. Taking the mindful path means making room for suffering, too. Read more
  • Jan 9,2023
  • Elaine Smookler
This Is What Fierce Self-Compassion Looks Like
Researcher and Fierce Self-Compassion author Kristin Neff on how to empower ourselves—and change the world—through caring authentically for ourselves. Read more
  • Jan 10,2022
  • Kristin Neff
Can a Mindfulness-Based Therapy Replace Opioids?
As opioid addiction rates continue to climb, some chronic pain patients find that mindfulness helps by opening up space for acceptance and curiosity. Read more
  • Jan 26,2022
  • Caren Osten Gerszberg
What Nature Teaches Us About Well-Being
The natural world and its processes has much to teach us about the flexibility, creativity, and resilience that’s already within us, just waiting to unfurl. Read more
  • Jan 27,2022
  • Kelly Barron
How Your Brain Falls for the Wrong Ideas
Our own cognitive biases, combined with a fast-paced chaotic environment, wear down our ability to discern false narratives from facts. Amishi Jha explains the science on how to shift away from divisiveness and boost your brain’s resilience. Read more
  • Jan 27,2022
  • Amishi Jha
A 2-Minute Practice to Calm Anxiety and Nurture Curiosity
Anxiety often contributes to keeping us stuck in habits we don’t want. This mindfulness practice lets us soothe racing thoughts by letting us tune in to embodied awareness. Read more
  • Nov 2,2021
  • Judson Brewer
Most Habit-Change Tools Fail With Anxiety—Here’s One that Works
Our automatic reactions are the result of unexamined habits, including anxiety. In his new book Unwinding Anxiety, neuroscientist and psychiatrist Judson Brewer explores how mindfulness can plant the seeds for a calmer mind. Read more
  • Jan 26,2022
  • Judson Brewer
The Peaceful Mind Issue