It’s acceptable for people to feel “joy” because it is “part of the human experience”, Stephen King has said. King, who is ...

There’s a poem from Mary Oliver I’ve been meditating on lately: “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. There are plenty of lives and towns destroyed or about to be.

Given the state of the world, many of my clients and friends are struggling to find joy—or even hope. Take Jim, for example. He’d been feeling down and “blah,” so he decided to take ...

I can’t seem to feel any joy in life. Am I depressed? What should I do about this? One of my patients recently asked me this question. Despite having no major stressors, life had lost its luster ...

I have friends and family who have as well. One of the questions I often face is how can you feel joy and sorrow at the same time? Is this even possible? I have been a Licensed Mental Health ...

Finding community is the “holy grail” to keep going when you’re trying to solve social problems against what seem like ...

It opens up a new world for me and, at each stage, regardless of the result, I feel lucky, thankful. I find joy in picking them out on TV when they’re pulled into the celebrations with the ...

As someone who has found joy in the freedom to be, Dolde exemplifies what the Pride movement is about. Celebrated during the ...

The older I get the more I value joy, and kindness. One tends to follow the other. Many conversations with friends and relatives currently feel weighted with worry, that there is a dark spiral at ...