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.
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
Self-care in a pandemic - Cozy flatlay of woman's bed with pink sheets
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Rethinking Our Self-Care During the Pandemic 

Shelly Tygielski, who has connected 10,000 families (and counting) to support each other during the pandemic, explains why intentional care for yourself is also needed, now more than ever. Read More 

  • Shelly Tygielski
  • March 31, 2020
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