Meaning of life
Making new friends in adulthood often isn’t as simple as it was in childhood. MiNDFOOD looks at how to cultivate new friendships, the grown-up way. “The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep…
How many times this week have you heard yourself saying “I’m stressed?” Chances are when you said it, you were trying to convey something about a state you didn’t like and didn’t think was good for you: maybe a tense neck and shoulders, maybe a racing mind, maybe difficulty sleeping. But what if everything you…
The psychology of boredom In adulthood, boredom can signal a lack of meaning in your life. But we show you how that frustrating feeling can be used to spark creativity and act as a catalyst for growth and change. Who has had this experience? Wandering into the kitchen, starting to do the dishes, leaving them…
“The only constant is change.” It may be true, but that doesn’t make it any easier to cope with. Long before it was popularised by ’60s band The Byrds, one of the most oft-quoted Biblical passages at celebrations of births – and commemorations of lives passed – was this: “For everything there is a season,…
We spend our lives looking for contentment – but is it even possible? Understanding what satisfaction is and how we should respond when we feel as though it’s slipping away can help us navigate a path to greater happiness. I didn’t think my life would turn out like this,” 39-year-old Maggie said. “I should have…