When everything falls apart, spirituality becomes medicine — In early May, Tiffany Coffman was talking to me on the phone while sitting on the porch of her new house in North Carolina. I could hear the lilting birdsong of the Pisgah National Forest. …

Juggling work and childcare in quarantine is helping parents redefine their idea of ‘enough’ — The first stage of quarantine parenting was denial. Back in mid-March, just days into lockdown, I was Zooming with my good friend in Toronto, a lawyer who had been juggling full-time work with full-time care for her two young kids, when she told me she’d quickly reached the end of…

“Discernment counseling” is not couples’ therapy — Last summer, Esther was facing down a perfect storm of marital stresses: In addition to a recent death in the family, a move, and the grind of daily life with small children, she was struggling with her husband’s addiction issues. …

How to accept the fact that no one is universally likable — Earlier this year, my boyfriend and I moved to a waterfront lot in the middle of nowhere, Nova Scotia. At first, it seemed like an ideal snapshot of rural charm: We shared a lane with just one other family, a couple and their year-old baby. …

What Stoicism can teach us about feeling slighted — It’s arguably easier now than any other point in history to be insulted. Tone gets lost in translation over text and email. Social media is a breeding ground for backhanded compliments (“You look great, I didn’t recognize you!”). General online incivility runs rampant in Twitter debates and comment sections. While…

Trying to get away from the stress of modern life is far from a modern phenomenon — The luxury spa Canyon Ranch turns 40 this year, capping off four decades in which it has grown from a single Tucson facility to an iconic high-end wellness chain. Canyon Ranch was originally inspired by founder Mel Zuckerman’s epiphany that he didn’t want to simply lose weight—he wanted to adopt…

More dad bods, fewer plastic abs — Zach is new to Kamloops, British Columbia, but he is having trouble making friends. On his new website, he outlines his love of sports, the outdoors and going to the gym. With his brown hair, blue eyes, pouty lips, hairless body, completely impassive expression, and 8.5-inch penis, he is probably…