Birth

As a Childbirth Educator and Doula, I hold space for over sixty expectant parents each week. We meet in small circles and it’s an opportunity for them to ask questions and discuss the impending arrival of a baby in a safe, non-judgemental space. Despite doing this for over a decade…

by Vivi Sojorhn A millennium and more years ago, there was a Lama who was the right hand to his life-long friend, the emperor. They lived in a large empire surrounded by craggy mountains, so that it was very difficult to get to or away from. Sometimes it is known…

It all began in an incubator and ended with a diary clutched in my hands. I didn’t want anyone to see my School Diary when I was in school. Even less someone who didn’t know me, as they would think crazy things about me. It was the most precious thing…

A Common Theme Across All Religions — This is part of a weekly series of over 50 common themes across religions. Stay subscribed to read about next week’s theme! Many parts of the Buddhist world will celebrate a very special day on Sunday, May 8: the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founding prophet of Buddhism. …

Is it just me or is the word Hysterectomy ridiculous? I can just hear the discussions now… Medical Man1: Oh dear this patient* is behaving irrationally. They seem to be struggling and have unexplained ‘things’ going on with their body. Medical Man2: Gosh yes I have a patient who is…

What happens after death was always a fascinating question to humans. What is really death? Death is that the absence of life? Since we don't actually know we started believing in many things. Even with this advanced technology and science we still don't know what happens after death. …

Anna Slattery is the Manager of External Affairs at The Hunger Project, a global development organization that transforms the systems of inequity that keep hunger in place. One year ago, my husband and I were sitting in traffic in the tunnel under Boston, heading to the Labor and Delivery Unit…