Mental health

These nonprofits and therapists harness the healing properties of campfires to help veterans, trauma survivors, recovering addicts, and at-risk teens

Frustrated by work, climate anxiety, and the noise of daily life, I grabbed my paddleboard and set off on a 1,200-mile-long journey through North America’s waterways. What I found wasn’t just adventure, but proof that water has the power to calm the mind, connect people, and remind us what really matters.

I walked into my first silent meditation retreat thinking I’d entered the zombie apocalypse—blank stares, slow steps, and an eerie quiet. But by the end, I discovered a kind of peace I never knew existed.

In a world obsessed with longevity and eternal youth, I choose old age

Recent studies point to travel as a way to increase your longevity. As if we needed another excuse to hit the road.

After two recent court cases addressed whether incarcerated people deserve access to the outdoors, a man who served 22.5 years reflects on the importance of allowing human beings to breathe fresh air

Ultrarunner Yassine Diboun found his own unique way to help those in recovery move through darkness together. It’s working. 

Turkey trots are supposed to be fun—not punishment for eating

Brain fog doesn’t have to keep you from feeling your best. You can combat the unpleasant effects of brain fog by changing what you’re eating.

The relationship between mental health and running is complicated. Understanding it can be a game changer.

For endurance athlete Dillon Quitugua, ultramarathons became a way to work through the pain of the abuse he’d suffered as a child

The correlation between physical contact with a bovine and good mental health

How failing in training and racing can make you a stronger runner