What My Mother’s Death Taught Me About Saving The Planet. We Can’t, And Here’s Why.
As environmentalists, we often refer to our work as “saving the planet.” This is unhelpful for a couple of reasons.
10 Innovative Projects From Around The World That Reduce Loneliness
The case studies from “Sharing Cities” show how people are coming together while meeting other vital needs.
Self-Care And The Essential Practice Of Cultivating Selfishness
Selfish. I used to fear – even dread – being called or perceived as selfish. Nothing seemed worse to me. The very word sent chills down my spine, made my stomach turn, and activated all sorts of defense mechanisms within me.
What Is Mud’s Dirty Little Secret?
For thousands of years, it’s been wallowed in and slathered on for both medicine and beauty. Science says it works.
Featured Events: The Art of Lucid Dreaming Workshop with Dr. Andrew Holecek
Lucid dreaming offers unparalleled opportunities for mental, physical, and spiritual growth…
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?
To be human means your heart will be broken (and repaired) over and over again throughout your lifetime as it endlessly searches for love in every direction. Tell us how you mend a broken heart for the next issue of Spirit of Change.
Good News Headlines 4/16/19
All of the students at this experimental Ohio school had been declared “irredeemable” because of their behavioral issues or social circumstances – but their latest test scores showed that they just needed a little bit of love.
How Social Media Is Helping Big Tobacco Hook A New Generation Of Smokers
Big Tobacco is increasingly using social media to find new ways to hook young people on smoking, circumventing decades of laws restricting the marketing of traditional cigarettes to minors.
7 Everyday Tonics That Help Your Body Adjust To Stress And Anxiety
We’ve all been there — feeling like there’s just some pep missing in our step. Thankfully, there’s a natural (and tasty!) solution in your pantry.
Four Basic Steps For Effective Creative Visualization
There is nothing at all new, strange, or unusual about creative visualization. You are already using it every day, every minute, in fact.
10 Plant Forward Cookbooks That Make Greener Eating Easier
Having a diet that is more plant forward may have environmental benefits, according to recent reports and many world-renowned chefs have taken note of the importance of plants because they add flavor and color to dinner tables.
Good News Headlines 4/9/19
National Pollinator Garden Network surpasses goal of 1 million registered pollinator gardens…
Five Mindfulness Tools For Pain
One Buddhist meditation teacher is fond of asking his students, “Why does your knee hurt when you meditate?” After entertaining a few answers, he smiles impishly and laughs, “Because you have a body.”
Birding Is Booming. So Where Are The Black Birders?
Raising the profile of Black birders could help foster a healthy connection between Black communities and the natural world.
Earthtalk: “Zero Waste” Grocery Stores
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about “Zero Waste” grocery stores in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of these here on this “side of the pond”?
How To Optimize Your Recovery After A Stroke
Stroke is a massively pervasive problem in the U.S., with an estimated 795,000 strokes occurring each year. It’s the fifth leading cause of death, killing an estimated 142,000 annually.
Tips To Click The Best Travel Photos
It’s vacation time again! And that means travel to exotic places for some or even just local getaways to enjoy nature, the culture and people wherever you go.
Good New Headlines 4/2/19
New York State lawmakers agreed to a ban on single-use plastic bags Sunday, making the Empire State the second in the nation to do so.
Five Core Practices For Meaningful Conversation
There is one activity we each do every day, all day long, in every area of our lives—at home, at work, with friends, even when we’re alone. The success of our relationships, our work, and life in general rests heavily on it, yet few of us ever receive explicit training in this area.
Serotonin And The Garden Of Good Eating
The day I joined my community garden marked not just the beginning of my healing, but also the start of my family’s suburban homesteading journey.
Acid Reflux Meds Lead To Disease
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most prescribed medications in the world.
Organic Farms Are Under Attack From Agribusiness, Weakened Standards
For the health of our planet and agrarian justice—consumers need to become co-producers, learning about why it is such a struggle for smaller farms to thrive, and acting in solidarity by paying fair prices, buying direct or seeking out meaningful labels.
Good News Headlines 3/26/19
Boston City Council passes groundbreaking food justice ordinance that will have ripple effects throughout the entire nation.
Health Freedom Bill Update and Rally Dates
You can help preserve alternative and complementary health care freedom in Massachusetts right now!
A Shopper’s Guide To Home Tissue Products
In the United States, we consume more than 15 billion pounds of tissue each year—more than 50 pounds per person. It’s taking a major toll on forests like the Canadian boreal.
Seven Principles Of Cancer Treatment
Ninety-two percent of Hope4Cancer’s patients arrive with Stage 4 cancer or have severely metastasized cancers.
By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal The Planet And Ourselves
Enslavement and sharecropping cannot erase thousands of years of Black people’s sacred relationship with the land.
Arsenic In Your Fruit Juice? Tests Say Yes.
Are there heavy metals lurking in your fruit juice? Yes, according to a recent analysis by Consumer Reports (CR). CR tested 45 fruit juices in four popular flavors—apple, grape, pear and fruit blends—sold in the U.S. and found “elevated levels” of arsenic, cadmium and lead.
Good News Headlines 3/19/19
California conditions have been improving since 2017 when experts happily reported an abundance of rain and snowfall during the winter season.
Creating Heaven On Earth
Back in the 1960s and 70s, there arose a magical community in Northern Scotland called Findhorn, founded by Peter and Eileen Caddy and their friend Dorothy Maclean. At least it seemed magical…
