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In this interview with Stephanie Jelley, co-founder of the The Center, Jelley says the program is “about making better choices, not just meditation. It’s about learning how to be in any situation and make the right choice.” Newark is still one of America’s most troubled communities. According to Newark police crime statistics, the community is affected by cycles of violence, addiction and poverty, though it has made improvements since 1996–the year Time Magazine declared Newark the most dangerous city in America....

Rising rates of mental distress are probably related to life in a pandemic—the endless news cycle, financial insecurity, and social isolation. Yet North America’s mental health crisis is nothing new. In recent decades, a significant decline in well-being means that people are more anxious and depressed than ever before. The Four Keys to Well-Being The Four Keys to Well-Being A body of research from the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is addressing this well-being deficit by proposing a training-based framework for “the cultivation of human flourishing....

Does Social Media Make Us More Connected? Like many children, I thought the wrist TV was super cool, and my friends and I even pretended we had one. We never dreamed that such a gadget could become a reality. Apparently, engineer Martin Cooper thought differently: The two-way wrist device inspired his invention of the mobile phone, which morphed into today’s smartphone, and ironically enough, wrist phones of all kinds. Now, almost everyone is Dick Tracy—connected to our squad and the rest of the world with a device at the end of our arms....

The stress of caregiving is hard to bear. It leaves many of us heartbroken, overwhelmed, disoriented, and feeling inadequate. Even more sobering is the fact that this intense stress can spiral downward into burnout, marked by utter exhaustion, social isolation, despair—even hypertension, heart attacks, and death. “Jerry, if you don’t care for yourself,” my wife’s physician warned me, “you’ll likely die before Susan.” Caregivers seek ways to stay alive, and self-care is the usual recommendation....

Lo and behold, I finally have a routine that helps me combat frizz and give me the results I never thought possible! ** What Causes Frizz? Now, I won’t dive in too deep on the causes of frizz as there are many and I want to focus on my frizzy hair and the products that saved it. When I would let my hair air-dry, I noticed that it usually frizzed and felt very dry....