Have you been told you’re “too sensitive?” Our editor explores the truth behind this statement and offers insights on what it means to embrace one’s sensitive spirit.

We all need a bit of creative inspiration from time to time, and a writing retreat offers space and solitude for just that. Here are a few tips to plan your very own.

One editor questions if her big dreams are worth pursuing as much as the small satisfactions—or if there’s room for both.

Going out for drinks is a popular pastime for coworkers and friends alike—but should that be the only way we socialize with one another? Our editor makes the case for skipping happy hour for a shared sober activity to try instead.

For sensitive people, it’s important to nurture our feelings and encourage them forward. Our editor shares five tips to help embrace who we are and take care of our wellbeing.

One editor, the oldest of four siblings, writes a letter to her fellow oldest siblings. She shares advice for when it’s time to let go of control, while still offering support and love.

As we grow up, we’re often focused more on seriousness and less on playfulness. One editor shares on why play is healing—and so much more.

One editor explores the dangers of the hedonic treadmill and the feeling of always wanting more or doing better. Instead, she suggests that perhaps we are exactly where we should be.

In a time where we can’t physically be together and our energy reserves are low, one editor makes the case for offering what we can to each other, when we can, as a model for good friendship.

Straight from publishers, librarians, and bookworms alike, here are six tips to curate the perfect at-home library unique to you.

Though loneliness is a universal feeling, it’s rarely discussed—one editor shares how she’s dealing with the stigma and vulnerability of being lonely, and how she’s working through the experience.

Writing isn’t just for authors, nor is it reserved for people who get paid to write. With these tips from our editor, anyone can pick up a pen and start a writing practice.