Grieving My Way Into Loving the Planet
Being fully present to what is happening in the world is a radical act that can transform grief into action.
Mental health
“Think in Circles Rather Than Straight Lines”
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, circle back to this email.
Or just get around to it right now!
Why We Turn to Gardening in Hard Times
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom to satisfy our hunger for physical contact, hope for nature’s resilience, and a longing to engage in meaningful work.
Stuck at Home? Try Making a Comic
In her new book, beloved comics artist Lynda Barry encourages your inner storyteller.
What Happens When We Lose Our Social Rituals—and How to Make New Ones
By understanding the purpose of shared rituals, we can try to preserve their intent and create a sense of shared emotion and connection.
Language Matters!
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Balancing Grief and Joy in a Time of Uncertainty
Be it through mutual aid, healing circles, grief rituals, or direct actions, we grow our resilience when we gather with the intention of holding one another’s wholeness.
Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here’s How They’re Supporting Each Other
Therapists, counselors, and social workers are providing vital community support despite also experiencing elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression themselves.
7 Quarantine Playlists to Soothe Your Corona Blues
The YES! editorial team shares some music that has been getting us through these challenging, weird times.
Sheltering in Place: How I Find Stillness During Crisis
For a few moments each night, my husband and I are transforming our rather ordinary little house into a sanctuary.
Stewing on Doing
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Still Here
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
50 Ways to Stay SANE During the Coronavirus Pandemic
SANE stands for strong, active, neighborly, and energetic.
An Anarchist Quaker’s Prayer to Soothe Anxiety
What my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus.
Teen Wellness Starts Inside High Schools
Planned Parenthood’s new Wellbeing Centers in Los Angeles offer much-needed resources and care for teens and their parents.
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
In the face of climate change, children need positive stress as well as compassion to maintain mental health and inform their responses.
Making Health Care Accessible for Somali Women
Somali health care practitioners are addressing the cultural and medical concerns of women in their communities.
10 Years Post-Deportation, ‘Home’ Remains Uncertain
Azul Uribe and Nancy Landa have spent the past decade in Mexico, barred by the U.S. government from stepping foot into the United States. And still, reaching across the border,
How to Beat Burnout Before It Begins
The New Year’s holiday is upon us, a time when many begin to consider goals and resolutions. And while such aspirations are good, far too many of us become obsessed
What Your Domestic Arguments Are Really About
An average couple will have between 30 to 50 significant arguments a year, “significant” meaning an encounter that departs sharply from norms of civil dialogue, would be uncomfortable to film
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit “health” industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem—but not in the way you might think.
To Confront Effects of Trauma, Start with Self-Care
Resilience practices and culturally rooted health traditions show promise for overcoming trauma in real-life settings.
Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them
Experts weigh in on ways to deal with microaggressions that don’t burden Black, Indigenous, and people of color who experience them daily.
The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination
A walk into the future, in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long.
The Kids Are All Right, But the Adults Are Struggling
While much attention on the rising suicide rate focuses on youth, data shows that it's actually working-age adults who are being hit hardest.
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