The Bittersweet Truth About Friendships

In The Atlantic, Julie Beck takes an interesting look at how friendships change in adulthood. "As people enter middle age, they tend to have more ...

Our Brains Are Wired to Connect with Others

A 72-year-long study conducted at Harvard tracked what really makes human beings happy. The study's longtime director, George Vaillant, when asked ...

Actress on Her New Role—Motherhood

Actress Sarah Drew, who has appeared on Grey's Anatomy and in the film Mom's Night Out, had this to say about her new role as a mother:

The stay-at-home ...

Dying Man Longed for Work-Life Balance

After his inoperable brain cancer was diagnosed, Eugene O'Kelly, the 53-year-old CEO of a major accounting firm, wrote a guidebook on how to die. ...

Marriages Strengthen Our Country and Ourselves

A small article in The Week, a secular source for world and American news, made the following statement:

Want to help America's economy and yourself ...

Moms Are the Most-Quizzed People

A survey from the U.K. involving 1,000 mothers found that moms may be the most quizzed people on the planet. On average, from breakfast to afternoon tea ...

Our Brains Can't Handle Unlimited Multitasking

In her book Maxxed Out: American Moms on the Brink, Katrina Alcorn asks mothers, "Do you ever feel as if being a parent has turned you into an expert ...

We Weren't Meant to Suffer Alone

In her funny, off-beat memoir, journalist and writer Heather Havrilesky reminds us how community (whether in a family or a church family) implies carrying ...

Humanity's History of 'Breaking Bread' Together

An issue of National Geographic explored how sharing food together has always been part of the human story. The article points to a cave near Tel Aviv ...

Our Instant Gratification Society Has a Cost

An article in The Boston Globe claims that our "demand for instant results is seeping into every corner of our lives." The need for instant ...