Photo©Andriy Popov/123rf Scroll through TikTok, browse dating profiles or sit at a cafe, and you’ll often hear people reference their astrological sign. Someone might proudly claim their Leo energy; others joke that they would never date a Scorpio. Even in modern...

A green burial honoring Joy Doherty at Larkspur Conservation, a cemetery specializing in eco-friendly funerals about 40 miles outside Nashville, Tennessee. (Orion Pahl/Larkspur Conservation) Our annual family vacation on Cape Cod included all the familiar summer...

A footbridge on the Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. Shari Edelson, CC BY-ND If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside...

Photo courtesy Louis Staples The One Change That Worked: I Abandoned My Cynicism – And Joined Europe’s Biggest Gay Choir by Louis Staples, The Guardian It is April 2022 and I am standing in the middle of the stage at Cadogan Hall in London. As the pianist plays a...

 Photo©WavebreakMediaLtd/123rf In the modern era of medicine, where innovation is often equated with progress, many people assume that the dominant healthcare model in the United States reflects the best that science has to offer. Yet despite this, chronic illness...

Photo©KitsanaphongBurarat/123rf There’s a moment that lives in every person who has ever dared to tell the truth about their pain. It’s the pause before the words come out, the tremble before the leap. Vulnerability doesn’t feel brave in that moment — it feels...

Photo©ta24v/123rf Coffee consumption is at an all-time high. Globally, we drink more than 2.25 billion cups each day. In the United States, roughly 66% of Americans drink coffee every day, making it even more popular than tap water. But rising demand comes with...

Photo©RommelCanlas/123rf When was the last time you woke up truly rested — not just not tired, but renewed and at peace? For most of us, that’s rare. Sleep is the first thing we sacrifice and the last thing we respect. We treat it like wasted time, the thing we can...

Photo©fizkes/123rf Meditation is a ritual that has so much return for the small investment you put in. It is a great way to clear your mind and calm your body, putting them into their best states. Meditation keeps us in the present moment, where life really...

Photo courtesy The Environmental Center Dear EarthTalk: Now that the Trump administration has scrapped the EnergySTAR program, how can consumers make sure they are getting energy efficient appliances? — Brian Longworthy, Puyallup, WA Have you ever seen a little blue...