Calm
We Don’t Need Silencing, But We Do Need Silence
Communicating in an authentic way, so that we’re not just adding noise, is going to take a lot of disrupting silence.
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Relationships
Mindful.org's relationships category offers a treasure trove of mindfulness-based insights and strategies to enrich your connections with others. Whether it's strengthening family bonds, deepening friendships, or enhancing romantic partnerships, our resources guide you through the art of mindful communication, empathy, and compassion. Learn how to navigate the complexities of relationships with grace and intention, fostering healthier, more meaningful interactions in every area of your life.
Compassion
How to Keep Your Smartphone from Hurting Your Relationships
A mindful relationship with our phones is the key to balancing in-person interactions and online activity. Here are six ways to limit screen time in order to be more present in our real-world relationships.
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Compassion
How to Know if You’ve Married the Wrong Person
Sometimes we marry people for reasons that don’t pan out over the long haul—and that's OK. Christine Carter provides three ways to embrace the reality of an imperfect partner.
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Anxiety
Embrace the Cringe of an Awkward Situation
Why awkward moments make us grind our teeth in despair and how we can train ourselves to embrace the cringe.
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Calm
Could Mindfulness Help You Control Your Anger?
New studies suggest that mindfulness may help us keep our cool during relationship conflicts.
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Compassion
Truly, Madly, Deeply in Love… with Myself
Narcissism has fascinated and bedeviled researchers for decades. While people encountering them may consider it a disorder, narcissists themselves are quite content with their gargantuan self-regard.
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Calm
What “The Good Place” Says about Good and Evil
Here is what the NBC series looks like when we watch it through the lens of the science of a meaningful life.
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Audio
4 Strategies for Mindful Parenting
Tips to keep your sanity and enjoy your time as a (mindful) parent.
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Compassion
What is Your Phone Doing to Your Relationships?
New research is exploring how phubbing—ignoring someone in favor of our mobile phone—hurts our relationships, and what we can do about it.
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Calm
Feeling Isolated? Try This 20-Minute Connection Practice
Turning toward panic or anxiety can help us feel more anchored in the present—and more at home in ourselves and the world around us. Here is a 20-minute meditation for cultivating inner and outer connection.
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