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Take my youngest son. Despite his intelligence, kindness, and great sense of humor, he’s shy about reaching out to others. In comparison to many of his peers, he seems to spend a lot of time alone and rarely joins group activities. Now that he’s about to go off to college, I worry that he may have trouble adjusting to a new community of strangers. Having good social relationships is important to health and well-being, of course, but the best way to cultivate them isn’t by pretending to be someone you’re not....

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A snow globe or glitter jar is one of the most powerful visual metaphors for that connection; it illustrates how mindfulness—the cultivation of stillness in the face of swirling chaos of life—affects us. At first I used to do this practice only with young kids, but I’ve since found that even teens enjoy it. How to Make a Glitter Jar How to Make a Glitter Jar You can use a mason jar, a spice jar, or even a plastic water bottle for this practice....

Marriage Problems Marriage Problems The first step in how to fix a broken marriage is identifying the core issues. What are the hotspots that make both of you tense and unwilling to compromise? Have you taken time to step back and see it from your partner’s point of view? Just about every disagreement could benefit from one, or both, of you taking a moment to step back and fully understand where your partner is coming from....

“I think the average workday is not mindful,” he said. “It’s full of ongoing distraction, mistrust, multitasking, a wide range of emotions that can change from a text to a cell phone call to a Slack message.” In an interview with Greater Good Science Center, he explained how modern offices produce a domino-effect of distraction, which is damaging to everyone involved. “People [distract] each other all the time: They go into each other’s offices and cubes—Can I interrupt you?...