Three Ways Cooking Is Good for Your Well-Being
Food is more than sustenance. Whether cooking at home or sharing a meal with others, I’ve learned that food can be a powerful pathway to greater well-being. Yet for many years, I’ve observed that food, particularly cooking, occupies a paradoxical space. On one hand, we romanticize cooking as a wholesome, nourishing activity. On the other, […]
Greater Good Resources for Women’s Well-Being
March 8 is International Women’s Day, which celebrates women’s achievements and calls us to action for gender equality. Here, we’ve gathered articles, practices, and videos from Greater Good that offer tips and resources to support women’s well-being, whether you’re taking care of yourself, supporting the women in your life, or advocating for women in your […]
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2024
Here are the 20 best original Greater Good articles from the past year, as determined by a combination of reader popularity and staff votes. 1. What Inside Out 2 Reveals About the Diversity of Emotions, by Demond Hill Jr.: The new Pixar film explores adolescence by bringing its complicated feelings to life. 2. Six Misconceptions […]
Transitioning Into Deep Old Age: The Good News and the Bad
I just read two fascinating articles about aging, one of which confirmed my deepest hopes and the other of which activated my deepest fears. I’ll start with the optimistic research: Under the headline, “Study finds slowing of age-related decline in older adults,” ScienceDaily reported on a new study from England which found that “older adults […]
How the Sea Is Good for Your Mind and Body
Have you ever gazed out at the sea and felt the world become smaller? Perhaps you have swum in its waters and felt that time stood still, that the noise and chatter of the world faded away to a distant whisper, or you have marvelled as the sun slid gently beneath its horizon. In these […]
Is Life Coaching a Good Alternative to Therapy?
Life coach, wellness coach, business coach, weight loss coach, breakup coach—the list goes on and on. All are different titles for similar jobs, with the same limitation: Anyone can claim to be an expert. Health “coaching” alone is a $7.6 billion market in the United States, linked to the wellness and lifestyle medicine industries, as […]