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Do... Nothing? Maddie Crum on Myths of Self, Help,<br> and Self-Help

Do... Nothing? Maddie Crum on Myths of Self, Help,
and Self-Help

Let the Studied Indifference Flow Through You

By Maddie Crum | May 13, 2019

How the Bubonic Plague <em>Almost</em> Came to America

How the Bubonic Plague Almost Came to America

A Pompous Doctor, a Racist Bureaucracy, and More!

By David K. Randall | May 9, 2019

Who Do We Become When We Survive Our Pain?

Who Do We Become When We Survive Our Pain?

Karen Havelin: "Having a body is not for the faint of heart."

By Karen Havelin | May 2, 2019

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

Junk Science, Paternalism, and a Misplaced Faith in 'Expertise'

By Anne Harrington | April 25, 2019

Lizzie Post Got Stoned Every Day to Write About Pot Etiquette

Lizzie Post Got Stoned Every Day to Write About Pot Etiquette

On the Manners Around Cannabis Use

By Eric Vilas-Boas | April 11, 2019

The Misunderstood Consequences of Electroconvulsive Therapy

The Misunderstood Consequences of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Mary Cregan on Doing Whatever It Takes to Deal with Depression

By Mary Cregan | April 8, 2019

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Walking the Longest Path in England, Death on the Horizon

By Raynor Winn | April 5, 2019

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How the Contemporary Cancer Memoir<br> is Reconfiguring Grief

How the Contemporary Cancer Memoir
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Anna Leahy on Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Coping with Death Before It Comes

By Anna Leahy | March 29, 2019

Did Seneca Write a Treatise on Anger in Response to Unstable Leaders?

Did Seneca Write a Treatise on Anger in Response to Unstable Leaders?

"Your anger is a kind of madness." The Ancients Talking About Twitter, Probably

By James Romm | March 26, 2019

Group Sex Therapy at the Local Synagogue?

Group Sex Therapy at the Local Synagogue?

On Reading the Sexy Bits of the Bible

By Nadia Bolz-Weber | March 22, 2019

When the Eeriness of Trauma Can Only Be Understood Through Fiction

When the Eeriness of Trauma Can Only Be Understood Through Fiction

How Kelly Link Helped Me See Things a Little More Clearly

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How Do You Talk to Your Patients About Death?

How Do You Talk to Your Patients About Death?

Doctor Sunita Puri Recalls Her First Days in Palliative Care

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How Deborah Levy is Getting Me Through New Motherhood

How Deborah Levy is Getting Me Through New Motherhood

On Sleepless Nights and Dreams of My Own Shed

By Szilvia Molnar | March 7, 2019

Virginia Woolf's Depression Shouldn't Define Her

Virginia Woolf's Depression Shouldn't Define Her

How We Often Overlook the Writer's Otherwise Happy Life

By Maggie Gee | March 6, 2019

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