A quick dispatch from Spain on evolving science and the ties between our brain, body and civic life.

The fight to reclaim a reality we can share.

On the wisdom to act, adapt or pause.

Conflict is flashy. Peace and democracy depend on quieter human capacities — a theme I explore on the Wired for Connection podcast.

What Jason Arday and the USS Abraham Lincoln can teach us about attention, power and agency

What Maine taught me about political identity, dignity, and the healthier forms of belonging democracy needs.

The neuroscience of why smart, well-meaning people excuse leaders they'd normally question — and how to rebuild discernment.

Separated by nearly two centuries, Frederick Douglass and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. understand that democracy depends on telling the whole story, not just the comforting one.

A guest post by Rachael Dietkus, LCSW, on an observable act of care in a Senate committee meeting.

On Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas,” brain science, and the common good.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson on the origins of a holiday born to change society.

Inside a moment of public panic, journalists and officials reacted in real time, offering a rare window into how stress, trauma, and perception shape what we can take in, and how we respond.

Three ways to build resilience together — in DC, online, and in Sitges.

Three stories. One pattern. And the science that explains it.

On NPR's 1A with Harvard's Dr. Aditi Nerurkar and UVA's Dr. Bethany Teachman — what the news is doing to our mind, body, and civic health.

From a Davos Brain House to a Brain Capital Index — a new approach and rationale to investing in physical, mental, and social well-being is having its moment.

How to show up and take care of yourself in the field — whether you're rallying, witnessing or scoffing on the side.

What the César Chavez revelations share with every other abuse-by-crusader story in history — and why the question we’re not asking is the one that really needs answering.

What readers told me about freedom, grief and protecting their nervous system in dire times

A formerly enslaved American, Epstein's survivors and the women of Iran teach us what freedom actually requires.

Buddhist monks walked 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, DC to raise awareness of mindfulness. It’s harder — and easier — than it seems.

The same betrayal happening inside that newsroom is happening everywhere. Here's how to stabilize your nervous system and disrupt cycles of harm.

Join me for a Resilience Toolkit introductory workshop Tues. Jan 27, at 7 pm ET.

Federal agents killed another U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. Beware of the cost of consuming violence.

From shaky hands to social connection, Minnesotans respond to the collective trauma of ICE with collective care.

Our community + nervous system literacy = stronger mental health and democracy.

Join me to learn the science of stress and real-time tools to navigate it.

Resilience is a democracy skill. Practice with me.

What an amazing AMA. I love this community.

Join me for a different kind of Jan. 5 anniversary: Live conversations, hard questions, and practical tools for staying grounded when democracy feels fragile,

A 2025 year in review: Not bad. In fact, pretty good.

Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds to answer audience questions in the wake of Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths from his experience advocating to fix the systems that break families.

The Reiner tragedy shows how little we understand about serious mental illness. Va. state Sen. Creigh Deeds to discuss how we can change that.

After the Brown University shooting, the Bondi Beach massacre, the Reiner's murders, and so much more, we need skills and a plan to face collective trauma without having it consume us.

I joined Bob Woodward and Donald Graham to reflect on leadership, truth, and mental health.

America’s loneliness is a democracy story. We have to "right" it together.

The hidden nervous system crisis straining families (and democracy) — plus 4 ways to stay grounded during the holidays.

To create systems that strengthen us, we first need to understand how we're breaking each other down.

How one era of fear-based politics ended as another began — and what it means for breaking cycles of trauma.

From the shadow of 2017’s hate to 2025’s hope — the science and soul of democratic defense.

Every act of care is an act of resistance.

The first American pontiff calls for a "virtuous circle" between citizens and the press. Here's what's breaking — and how we can fix it.

Why leaving comfort zones is the first step toward building something better.

Good news: Our message just reached millions.

From Charlie Kirk's shooting to arson to genocide, the body politic is fraying. Caring for our nervous systems is key to breaking cycles of fear and reactivity.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking ring stood outside the U.S. Capitol to demand what's been denied to them for decades: accountability, transparency and their humanity.

A recording from Kate Woodsome's live video of the Sept. 3, 2025 press conference.

A recording from Kate Woodsome's live video of the Sept. 3, 2025 press conference, where survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring joined bipartisan members of Congress to demand transprency

From DC's mayor to tech CEOs, leaders aren't just "selling out" — they're using a sophisticated survival mechanism. Here's how to respond.

Martha Mitchell, the conservative whistleblower who exposed Nixon, shows who gets to be ‘credible’ — and how we can build a world where truth-tellers survive.