Loneliness is louder than most people admit. But somewhere between the noise and the rush, compassion and kindness keep ...

Profiles Tarsha Cannon, Melissa Todd, Erik Houston and Overton Park Conservancy. The SPARK December 2025, “The Healing Power of Compassion, Connection and Nature”, features interviews with Tarsha ...

"The increasing global environmental, social and economic challenges we face demand a new worldview that shifts from viewing nature as a resource to nature as a living system. Rather than 'taking' ...

What they found is that, regardless of age or gender identity, connecting with nature unlocks a more positive body image of ...

A major international study has found that contact with the natural world is linked to higher levels of life satisfaction—and ...

In our toughest times, when the world feels cold and dark, kindness can feel like the last thing we reach for. But a small, thoughtful gesture can change someone’s whole day. These real-life moments ...

Ever since I was introduced to mindfulness, I have contemplated the image of the monk spending his days meditating in a cave deep in the foothills of the Himalayas. It seems like enlightenment might ...

Amid a rapid, AI-driven technology boom and all the changes it’s entailed, mental health issues due to social isolation have been on the rise. Researchers in social and clinical psychology have ...

Spending time in nature may help people feel better about their bodies by increasing self-compassion and mental restoration.

Last year I was asked to write the foreword for a book by educator and award-winning author, Andrés Edwards, titled Renewal: How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion, and Joy. I read the ...