A group of Belgian researchers endeavored to answer a simple question: Does bad food enable depression, or is it the other way around?
Maartje and Derakshan: Two Girls Who Moved an Entire Nation
Maartje van Winkel and Derakshan Beekzada were two strangers linked by one goal. Together, they changed the minds of a nation.
Envy: The Secret Root of Our Depression?
I believe that the modern trend of presenting the idealized you on social media is adding to our depression. Bare envy sits at the root of this problem.
How Are We Going to Teach Our Kids to Be Balanced People If We Aren’t?
With a new grandchild on the way in 2019, I’m wondering how we good people expect to teach the next generation when we’re anything but.
Happenstance, a Letter, and a New Migrant to Vancouver
I recently met a migrant. In her possession, a letter to her new head of state and hopes for a better life in the country that took her in.
The Paris Example: Can Violent Protest Bring Change Elsewhere?
With Macron buckling to the demands of the Paris protesters, it’s easy to assume that violent protest is the best avenue toward progress. But will it work outside of France?
Musings on My Place in the Era of Exhaustive Identity Politics
The chasm between “us” and “them” has grown ever wider as identity politics has become more and more en vogue – but identity is not static, nor subjective. Nor is it so straightforward.
The Women of Today Are Changing Tomorrow—They Should Be Noticed
It has been said that millennial women are at the helm of some of the most transformative social movements in recent memory. Having met them, I have to agree.
Forget the Dress, the Invictus Games Is Where Our Focus Should Be
Forget Harry and Meaghan’s bump, the opportunity the Invictus Games gives to the impaired should be our focus. One athlete made this clear to me when he shared his story.
Filtered Darwinism: The 259 People Killed by Selfies May Be the Lucky Ones
It was recently revealed that the humble selfie has taken 259 lives. You know what? Of course, they have.