Sophie Wagner is a poet and short story author who was first published at the age of 16 with this very piece, “Reclaiming My Life”,…
In this startling oil painting entitled Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck, we see an ewe standing protectively over the corpse of her child, defending it…
The poem The Guest House by the 13th-century poet Jalaluddin Rumi is a timeless invitation to welcome every emotion, pleasant or painful, into our lives….
Maid (2021), based on Stephanie Land’s memoir, follows Alex, a young mother who leaves an abusive relationship with her two-year-old daughter. Played by Maragaret Qualley,…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/an5q8ki4acfeuqde/Japneet_Podcast_279fva.mp3 In today’s episode, contributing writer Japneet Kaur speaks with Dr. Norman Farb, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, and co-author…
Stephen Covey, in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, uses the following analogy: “Suppose you wanted to arrive at a specific location in central…
According to national surveys conducted in 2017 and 2020 by Kevin B. Smith, Professor of political science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 40% of U.S….
The asylum process for refugees is often portrayed through statistics and policy debates, but behind the headlines are deeply personal stories of fear, resilience, and…
Girl, Interrupted, based on the memoir by Susanna Kaysen, is a powerful film about mental illness and being a young woman in a world that…
In the video titled Why You Can’t Just ‘Get Over’ Trauma: The Science Behind Healing, Dr. Erica Lee, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School, delves…
