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Having fun isn't "extra" but an "act of radical self-care," argues Mike Rucker, author of "The Fun Habit." The book reveals compelling evidence for the benefits of prioritizing pleasure.

Author Thomas Hübl says the growing pattern of personal isolation, alienation and division on a global scale is the “manifestation of collective trauma.” Healing is possible—and necessary—to create real change.

Expert forager and herbalist Lisa M. Rose offers guidance on identifying, gathering and preparing edible flora that grow wild in most major US cities.

“Good inside” allows parents to follow their intuition with interventions that help in the short term and build the skills our kids need in adulthood.

The slogan “Good Vibes Only” makes “a cute saying for a mug but a pretty ominous interpersonal standard,” says Nora McInerny, author of "BAD VIBES ONLY." She suggests honesty and underachievement as goals better suited to reality.

Condemning modern medicine’s failures, Dr. Haider Warraich calls for a more holistic, interdisciplinary approach to chronic pain.

Shame's evolutionary function—to reengage people with their communities—has been hijacked by parties seeking profit and power, O'Neil contends.

Holistic psychiatrist and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety, Ellen Vora, shares how you can take steps to get your body into better balance, which helps ease anxiety symptoms.

As Covid-19 infection rates fall, doctors and patients are sifting through the wreckage of symptoms left behind. Poet and author Meghan O'Rourke's call for medical system changes could help people struggling with chronic illness as well as the increasing ranks of those affected by long Covid.

We know changes in the weather and seasons can affect mood, causing run-of-the-mill rainy-day blues and seasonal affective disorder. Now, it's also important to recognize the harmful mental and physical health effects of long-term climate change.

Self-care alone is not the only ingredient for happiness and peace of mind, said "The War for Kindness" author Jamil Zaki. Helping others provides a fast track to improving our own well-being.