Magazine
Alive, Together
A letter from Mindful Magazine's 2026 Editor, Amber Tucker. Read More 
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.
Eating & Body Image
Coming Home to Heal
Traveling the path of body grief isn’t weakness. We can deeply embody our life as it is, finding our way to self-compassion and body trust. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The Reluctant Host: How I Left Loneliness By Inviting People In
Navigating life can be an intensely lonely experience—but sometimes the world is just waiting for you to invite it in. We can not only learn to host a bigger, more connected community, but we can also embrace deeper confidence and self-compassion—through extending a friendly invitation. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
You Can Trust Yourself
Stephanie Domet digs deep into her own journey toward building real, unshakable trust in herself, what that even means, and how you can discover your ability to meet the moment. Read More
Magazine
Growing (Apart)
What happens when one person in a partnership goes on a journey of personal growth…and the other doesn’t? Read More
Magazine
What Unexpected Chronic Back Pain Taught Me: 4 Takeaways That Matter
Mindfulness teacher Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely shares how sudden-onset back pain turned her life upside-down, and what she discovered on the long journey towards healing. Read More
Gratitude
Thanks for the Stuff that Isn’t Just Stuff and Gratitude for What Matters Most
Barry Boyce, Mindful's founder, reflects on the ravages of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and is thankful for people who remember what matters most, especially in trying circumstances. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Where To Start When There Is So Much Suffering
When everything feels like it’s in total chaos, it can be difficult to know where to even begin addressing the overwhelm. Wendy O’Leary offers tender and practical wisdom for facing personal and collective suffering, starting with self-compassion. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How I Stopped Terrorizing Myself
Mindful’s managing editor Stephanie Domet explores how choosing self-compassion in the face of things that go bump in the night, made for kinder days and easier nights. Read More
Magazine
The Self-Improvement Trap: Can You Let Go of the Results from Mindfulness?
The results from mindfulness are real, but fixating on self-improvement and how well we're doing isn't the goal. Read More
