Murmurations: Growing Through Grief
A note from adrienne maree brown: Jonathan McCrory is part of the leadership team for the National Black Theater, and, to my knowledge, was the first person to interpret emergent strategy…
Sarah Carpenter on Making time for Herself Through Creativity
By Sarah CarpenterArtist, photographer and designer Introduction Having spent a long time with so many things on my mind, my recovery has cleared space in my mind and life for…
Rejecting Shame and a Decade of Change
Ten years ago, Jess Thom made a conscious choice to access the creativity Tourette’s syndrome gave her. That decision changed her life. Here she argues powerfully for an open-minded society…
How to be poor and Happy
It has been assumed for centuries that the wealthier you are, the happier your life will be. As far back as ancient Greece, Aristotle was arguing that things like material…
The Meaning of Happiness
How do we describe what it means to be happy? In this extract from ‘The Book of Human Emotions’, cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith charts how the definition of happiness…
Living with less for Spiritual gain
Can throwing out possessions make you happy? Some professional declutterers garner millions of followers online and preach the satisfaction of a pared-down environment. Kate Wilkinson finds this is nothing new…
The Problem with Mindfulness
Mindfulness aligns itself with science and academia to be seen as credible but it lacks any real evidence. By Dr. Masoumeh Sara RahmaniLecturer in the Study of ReligionTe Herenga Waka — Victoria University…
How Stories Bring us Together
Ours is an age of contagious anxiety. We can feel overwhelmed by the events around us, by injustice, by suffering, by an endless feeling of crisis. In ‘How to Stay…
What the Ancient Indian text Bhagavad Gita can Teach About not Putting too much of our Identity and Emotions into work
One lesson from the text, ‘nishkama karma’ – or acting without desire – may be useful for navigating the contemporary workplace. By Dr. Robert J. StephensPrincipal Lecturer in ReligionClemson University Introduction A 2023 Gallup poll…
How Being in Nature makes us Appreciate our Bodies and Reject Unrealistic Beauty Standards
Research suggests that those struggling with negative feelings about their bodies should spend more time in the great outdoors. By Dr. Viren SwamiProfessor of Social PsychologyAnglia Ruskin University Nature is good for us –…
