This category highlights the role of connection, belonging, and shared responsibility in wellbeing. It features stories and insights on community-based support, peer connection, and initiatives that strengthen collective resilience.
Intermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular method for weight loss and disease prevention, despite the need for more rigorous research (via Healthline). It’s an eating plan characterized by specific periods of fasting followed by designated hours for eating, according…
Mental health can take a serious toll on your work, relationships, mood, and your physical body. If that’s not enough to make mental health a priority in your life, you might be surprised to know that mental health can also…
Navigating feelings of overwhelm is never easy — but for the 40 million Americans living with an anxiety disorder, it can make the ebbs and flows of everyday life feel almost insurmountable. Luckily, anxiety disorders are highly treatable, particularly when…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that affects between 1.6% and 2.5% of the population, according to the Yale School of Medicine. People with the disorder experience obsessive and intrusive thoughts that often trigger anxiety and distress. Even…
Although we don’t always realize it, scrolling through social media can take up a large chunk of our day if we let it. Consistently opening Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter to check levels of engagement with our content can be an…
In the conversation about what happens in the final moments before death, there is a lot of focus on the physical and even slightly unexplainable phenomena. While the physical elements entail loss of appetite, slowing down of internal organ function,…
In his 1998 novel “Veronika Decides to Die,” bestselling author Paulo Coelho examines the idea of madness, and the toll that conforming to life’s strict guidelines can take on the human spirit. After a failed attempt on her own life,…
In our society, the term “the holidays” almost always feels synonymous with social gatherings. And with that time of year fast approaching, it feels like everyone around us is making plans. In a 2024 survey commissioned by Joy Organics, an…
For some, going home for the holidays is a gift wrapped in warm nostalgia and cherished tradition. But for those with strained familial relationships, the idea of spending the holidays with family can be daunting — bringing up feelings that…
Picky eating is common among kids (and even adults), with most people eventually growing out of it. But when this doesn’t happen — and you go as far as to refuse to eat an entire food group to the point…