A new book investigates how the U.S. criminal justice system targets survivors of domestic violence to prosecute them for ...

Confronting your unmet expectations can clarify what matters to you, strengthen your resilience, and spark creativity.

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you build a better future together. To open the clickable calendar, click on the i ...

A major driver of age-related health decline is inflammation. Inflammation is our immune system’s response to injury, ...

When "the Compassion Guy" was killed, his sister was presented with the ultimate test of forgiveness and compassion.

Rituals seem to be declining in modern life. Finding ways to gather together meaningfully can help us combat loneliness, pain, and division. Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ...

She believes she is treated unfairly. “I feel like you’re giving my older brother much more privileges. It’s not just my age, ...

Layered representations on TV that expose kids to people and experiences they may not see or have access to otherwise are an opportunity for transformative education and community building. Meanwhile, ...

Hustle culture is back for good, if you take some overachievers’ word for it. The temporary pandemic slowdown, with its emphasis on well-being and flexible scheduling, seems like a fleeting mirage.

It was midnight, and my son, Zade, was three months old in his crib, crying. I would rock him to sleep while singing “Hush Little Baby” and “You Are My Sunshine,” while begging the universe to quiet ...

Imagine two ship crews marooned on opposite coasts of the same wild and inhospitable island. One group drops seafaring formalities and coalesces around collective survival. They tend to each other, ...

I sat around a table with a group of fourth graders learning to be mentors for younger students, and a girl looked at me and said, “Now whenever I am upset, I have Buddy and Snuggles in my head.” ...