Life Examined

Robert Macfarlane: "Is a River Alive?"

When to medicate the mind with Laura Delano

Yale happiness guru Laurie Santos on the power of time off and modern parenting traps

Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor of Gladness"

“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis

Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow

Brainwashing; the history and complexity of coercive persuasion

Midweek Reset: The Myths of Meritocracy

Fred Luskin: ‘forgiveness is being at peace with your life.’

Midweek Reset: Super communicators

Jillian Turecki; ‘when it comes to love, it begins with you.’

Midweek Reset: The Gift Economy

Are we wired for discovery? Alex Hutchinson on the Explorer’s Gene.

Midweek Reset: On having kids

Unlocking the teen brain: Lisa Damour’s guide to raising emotionally balanced kids

Midweek Reset: On Mind over Body

What it's like to be an alcoholic: a renowned philosopher’s struggle with addiction

Midweek Reset: On failure

Life lessons from history’s greatest explorers

Felicity Ashton on solo skiing across Antarctica: Lessons in survival and self-discovery

Midweek Reset: Connecting with teens

Poet David David Whyte on death, anxiety, and MDMA

Midweek Reset: Marriage Actually

Understanding anxiety — and its surprising upside

Midweek Reset: Toxic Positivity

Baratunde Thurston: how black communities are reclaiming their connection to nature

Midweek Reset: Sleep

The Black Utopians; vision, history, and legacy

Midweek Reset: On Attachment Styles

Dan Winter’s End; dementia and the controversial decision to accelerate one’s death.

Midweek Reset: On The Cosmos

Learning from Silence; Pico Iyer on the Transformative Power of Solitude & Monastic Life

Midweek Reset: On Arrival Fallacy

L.A. on Fire: trauma and the psychology of loss

Midweek Reset: On Trauma and Resiliency

Endurance and the edge of death: unraveling the mysteries of human resilience

Midweek Reset: On Variety

Exploring the cosmos: Astronomer Kelsey Johnson helps unravel the mysteries of the universe

The Japanese art of happiness: From ikigai, to ritual, to embracing old age

Winter wisdom: Katherine May on grief, loss, and the power of celebration

Tragic optimism and the male identity crisis with Brad Stulberg

Is digital addiction fuelling a teen suicide crisis?

Midweek Reset: Finding a way (or path)

Renowned psychologist Tara Brach on the power of Buddhism in modern therapy

Midweek Reset: On legacy letters

‘The Serviceberry’: Robin Wall Kimmerer’s guide to the gift economy

Midweek Reset: On Awe

Food, Farming, Faith and Hip Hop; Black earth wisdom and the fight for environmental and racial justice

Midweek Reset: On Resilience

Ryan Holiday: A Stoics guide to doing the right thing