Naturally, transplant centers demand rigorous screening to be sure donors are healthy enough to undergo surgery, and that they’re not being paid to give up their organs (which is illegal in almost every country). But as the number of unrelated would-be living kidney donors rose from 6.5% of the total in 1996 to roughly 23% today, transplant centers got worried. Why were people with neither a biologic nor emotional relationship with a recipient stepping up like this?...

Those are the first words Eleanor Shellstrop (played by Kristen Bell) sees on the wall in front of her when she opens her eyes in the first minutes of the NBC television series The Good Place. Eleanor has died and gone to Heaven, explains an angel named Michael (Ted Danson). There’s just one problem… At this point, anyone who hasn’t watched The Good Place at least to the end of its first season needs to stop reading, because I am about to spoil everything....

Britton’s research is often quoted by traditional media. Here she is, in her own words, talking about some of the messy truths about mindfulness. Meditation is not all peace and calm. Sometimes stuff can come up that needs to be dealt with. Meditation is not the “warm bath” it’s been marketed as in this country, Britton says. “A lot of psychological material is going to come up and be processed. Old resentments, wounds, that kind of thing,” says Britton, “But also some traumatic material if people have a trauma history, it can come up and need additional support or even therapy....

3 Ways Your Emotions Can Support Your Heart Health 3 Ways Your Emotions Can Support Your Heart Health With mindfulness, we can add to our toolbox for a strong and supported heart. Here are three mindful ways to support your heart heath: 1. Notice What’s Present We can commit to developing awareness of emotions in the body through the regular practice of mindfulness of emotions and body sensations. 2. Expand Emotional Intelligence We can work to improve our emotional literacy—our own vocabulary of feelings that can adequately describe our inner experience....

Yep, that’s right! We’ve provided HUNDREDS of fun, flirty and romantic love texts you can send to your spouse over the next year. That’s an ENTIRE YEAR of connection between you and your spouse! This printable bundle features done-for-you text ideas in bright colors and gorgeous modern graphics (designed by one of our all-time favorite designers: Courtney of All Things Bright and Beautiful.) Along with the 365 romantic text messages we’ve also included: Along with the 365 romantic text messages we’ve also included:...