It’s never easy to talk about the end of life, including options for care. If you encounter resistance (whether you’re the one facing mortality or you’re helping someone else do so), these suggestions from our experts may help.
Editor in chief Jamie Martin on the bittersweet beauty of her nephew’s short life.
Nine design principles that support collective well-being.
Popular attitudes about end-of-life care and death are changing, making it easier to thoughtfully prepare for the inevitable. Learn how to protect your quality of life — and that of your loved ones — all the way through.
We might all be a little happier if we invited everyone over for olives, anchovies, and peppers more often.
José González nunca tuvo la intención de iniciar un movimiento. Ahora lidera el camino para conectar a la comunidad latina con las actividades al aire libre aprovechando sus raíces culturales.
Finding love and connection after seeing violence on social media feels difficult — and even more confusing to me as a biracial woman.
When our social lives unfold largely in the digital realm, it can damage our relationships and health in surprising ways. Discover why face-to-face connections count.
Niceties sometimes become more elusive when there’s a new mom in your life — but kind words are needed more than ever.
Learn how to transform conversations into healing connections.
A new study suggests Facebook users rely on few friends during a real-life crisis.
Look and feel better, sure. But also think better, smell better, give better, love better, live better, be better.
A new 30-minute television program offers a compelling look at efforts to increase healthier foods for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Four tips for a more thoughtful and positive approach to your next customer-service call.
Americans are more digitally connected than ever before, yet numerous studies show that we are increasingly unhappy. Why is that? Dallas Hartwig and Pilar Gerasimo help us unpack the challenges of social health in the digital age.
Dallas Hartwig shares his top five tips for social health.
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
How special interests concoct “grassroots” movements online, mobilizing mobs that help shape the public conversation about health.
Maintaining relationships with friends and loved ones who live far away can be challenging. But you can bridge the gap — and perhaps become closer than ever.
A new poll shows the changing social norms around cell-phone use and the challenges of maintaining mobile-phone etiquette.
A new study finds adults believe fat stigma is the leading cause of childhood bullying.