6 Habits of Highly Grateful People
Wearing yourself down with worry? It’s time to thank outside the box.
Health & Happiness
Italy’s “Slow Food” Pioneer: How My Love for Food Ripened into a Life’s Work
“Our philosophy is good, clean, and fair food: Good because it is healthy and tasty; clean because it is produced with low environmental impact and with animal welfare in mind; and fair because it respects the work of those who produce, process, and distribute it.”
After This Indian Nun Witnessed a Woman’s Murder, She Saved Thousands More from Domestic Violence
As India honors the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape that rocked the nation, YES! talks with Sister Lucy Kurien—whose life was changed forever when she saw a young woman set on fire.
This Christmas, Try Compassion at the Dinner Table
In the spirit of the season, Reverend James Forbes shows us how compassion at the dinner table can bring people from all walks of life together—and reminds us that our work isn't done until that happens.
How a Cup of Nettle Tea Taught Me How To Live Well and Remember the Past
I am a Muckleshoot Indian, but little of what I used to eat bore much connection with the landscape I lived in, which had fed my ancestors for many generations. When I discovered nettle tea, it was as if I were remembering what it was like to feel well.
This Farmhouse Cookbook Will Show You How Gathering at the Table Can Revive Your Spirit
Visit the remote kitchen of a writers' refuge where Dorothy Allison, Ruth Ozeki, and other women discovered radical hospitality for the body and soul.
Wild Eats, Resilient Farms, and Freedom From Money: 3 Holiday Reads for the Radical Homemaker
Books should light up our lives—especially during the dark days of winter. Here are a few to pass along.
The Surprising Healing Qualities … of Dirt
A doctor discovers exposure to healthy farm soil holds keys to healthy bodies.
Can Football Teach Boys Compassion Instead of Aggression? Two Videos Show Us It Can.
Two videos making the rounds online show us what happens when boys embrace their vulnerability and support one another's emotional needs.
Photo Essay: Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Joins the Green Museum Movement
LEED certification is tricky for museums, which must carefully regulate temperature and humidity. That makes this brand new building in small-town Washington all the more remarkable.
Infographic: The Link Between Cooking at Home And Living Longer
We spend less time in the kitchen than ever. But here's why Michael Pollan says cooking could be an important solution to our public health crisis.
The Movement to Live More Simply Is Older Than You Think
What might history teach us about living more simple, less consumerist lifestyles?
The King of Portland’s Deli Scene Cured His Diabetes Through Diet
After I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, I figured out how to get healthy without giving up my favorite foods.
How I Got My Husband to Take Care of His Body (Even Though He Just Wants to Take Care of Me)
If it takes being a "controlling wife" to make my husband value his own health over his love for his family, I'm going to do it.
Delicious Food Is Not an Indulgence—It’s a Way to Solve Our Ecological Crises
Food became my teacher, and I aligned my taste buds with what the people and planet need.
What Occupy Oakland Taught Me About Healthy Eating
We came to Occupy because of America’s dangerous gap between rich and poor. But equally distressing was how many of us suffered from diseases created by a food system that makes healthy food inaccessible to the poor.
Stand Up to the Food Industry: Rediscover the Pleasures of Cooking and Eating Real Food
Junk food may have captured the American palate, but a few simple ingredients and techniques can win it back.
8 Courageous Things Harry Potter Fans Did to Fight Real-Life Dark Forces
If Harry Potter were a real person, he’d fight child labor, voter suppression, and poverty. Here are our favorite ways Harry's fans have taken his values from the page to the real world.
“Beauty Feeds a Different Kind of Hunger”: An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
"I used to ask the question, 'Am I an activist or a writer?' I don't ask that anymore. I am simply a human being engaged."
“Escape Fire” Doc Explores the Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Beyond the Affordable Care Act, the film explores how to make a healthier America.
How To Eat Like Our Lives Depend On It: Rediscovering the Many Joys of Food
It's time to reclaim the well-being and exuberance that is part of healthy food culture.
Being Kind
KarmaTube music video on kindness.
These 5 NFL Players Are Changing What It Means to Be a Man in Football
Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin is not the only NFL player to challenge the league's bigotry and misogyny. These five men stand for a new kind of masculinity.
Dryhootch: A Milwaukee Coffeeshop Where Vets Help Vets Survive—At Home
Returning vets often struggle with relationships, housing, PTSD, and more. Dryhootch founders say the best mentors for people returning from our latest wars are other vets who have been through it before.
How a Small California Town Curbed a Teen Suicide Epidemic—By Talking About It
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for 10- to 14-year-olds in rural America, and Native American kids are hit the hardest. After Indian Valley lost its sixth teenager, residents started talking about suicide out in the open—and it's working.
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