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The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. – Jane Addams, founder of the social work profession in the USA, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, activist, reformer, author, and social worker. Those who…

Every informed adult knows that we are in a serious position right now: US election data reveals a stunning disparity in the philosophy and politics of our nation’s population; the world suffers from an ongoing threat of extremist terror; unresolved crucial human rights issues proliferate; and economically, the gap between…

I came from a musical family and had been performing since I was a teenager, and I sang every single day and night. I can’t relate to it now, but I can remember being happy only when I was singing. Outside of singing there were only tiny, tiny moments of…

At an event in Morocco in late June, First Lady Michelle Obama stated that 62 million girls around the world today are being denied a basic education. This is an incalculable loss to humanity. Statistics show that one educated girl in a family can break the cycle of poverty in…

Every day we hear about gun violence and it’s self evident that something needs to be done. The question in the media is: are people responsible and guns merely proximate causes? (e.g., “Stop blaming the guns and start blaming the person.”) Whether or not we regulate access to guns*, a…

I recently read that there is an initiative amongst some health and spa leaders to focus on wellness (health) rather than well-being (happiness and emotions). This gave me pause. Half a century ago, the concept of a mind-body connection didn’t even exist, not to mention such a nuanced distinction between…

Australian cartoonist Michael Leuning offered a profound insight regarding modern life when his cartoon character Mr. Curly declared: I believe the world is sick with exhaustion and dying of restlessness… the prolonged ongoing state of fatigue to which our world seems to be rapidly adapting is ultimately soul destroying as…

“There is a force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.” – Mahatma Gandhi When I think about nature, I think about my childhood, which was spent constantly out-of-doors. As a family we were campers, picnickers, hikers. If we could do…

Ellen Dolgen has devoted the last ten years of her life to helping other women through the often difficult transition of menopause. With her many TV appearances, Menopause Mondays blog posts, books, and social media outreach, she has helped millions of women experience a healthier and happier life transition. Here…

Iris Zaki is an Israeli filmmaker based in London. She recently created an award-winning documentary called “Women in Sink” including a 7-minute segment called “The Shampoo Summit.” Set in an Israeli hair salon called Fifi’s that is patronized by both Jewish and Arab women, the film is an intimate, fun,…