Personal Essays

First-person stories about what mindfulness looks like in real, messy, everyday life. These essays are honest, personal, and often funny - written by people who've found that paying attention changes everything.
Point of View Podcast Episode 16 - Woman sitting on a couch watching tv with cookies and a cup of tea
Expert Interviews
It’s Funny Because It’s (Sometimes) True 

Founding Editor Barry Boyce and Managing Editor Stephanie Domet talk (via Zoom, while socially distancing during COVID-19) about a recent spoof of mindfulness in the hilarious BBC series Fleabag. Plus, what’s on the Mindful Vulgarian’s mind during these strange and often sad days. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce and Stephanie Domet
  • May 25, 2020
5 Ways to Reimagine Quarantine Life - Wood craft houses on a grey background
Magazine
5 Ways to Reimagine Life in Quarantine 

How we respond during COVID-19—either sliding into a rut, or dreaming bigger—defines whether we’ll be able to thrive collectively on the other side of the crisis. Read More 

  • Jay Vidyarthi
  • May 23, 2020
4 Ingredients for Human Well-being - Woman with glasses flexing arms
Eating & Body Image
4 Ingredients for Human Well-Being 

Feeling trapped inside? Or completely anchorless? A psychologist explains how we can intentionally build more freedom, structure, and connection into quarantine life. Read More 

  • Elizabeth Markle
  • April 29, 2020
The Strength of Interconnection - Anne Alexander, Editor of Mindful, sitting at table in a sunny kitchen
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The Strength of Interconnection 

Mindful editor Anne Alexander reflects on the new realities of COVID-19 and encourages us to embrace loving-kindness. Read More 

  • Anne Alexander
  • April 22, 2020
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