Breaking Up With the Bottle

It turns out, youth may not be wasted on the young after all. Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) has emerged as an influencer generation, turning Dry January and Sober October into a year-round lifestyle choice known as the sober-curious movement.  The sober curious have drastically changed views around drinking, spiking the interest in […]

Living With Less

In 2020, when the pandemic plunged the world into isolation, Laura Forman, a mom of four from Chicago, Illinois, found solace in online shopping. “It wasn’t a healthy coping mechanism,” she says. “I was spending money on stuff I didn’t need.” In January 2021, Forman decided enough was enough and challenged herself to abstain from buying […]

What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say

When a friend or family member is struggling with something deeply painful, it can feel overwhelming—for them and for you. Sometimes we don’t want to say the “wrong thing,” so we say nothing at all. Much of human pain and suffering is because we feel lonely and isolated during difficult situations. Instead of staying quiet, consider […]

5 Reasons to Go Meat-free

Look at all the meat alternatives on restaurant menus and the array of plant-based products at grocery stores, and it’s clear that the number of people choosing to eat less meat is steadily increasing. While a vegetarian diet has historically been associated with plain salads, bland tofu, and the fear of malnutrition, this outdated perception […]