When a gifted artist and media producer near Los Angeles is stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease), a community of friends comes together to support him as he develops ingenious ways to continue cre

The story of a bright inner city high school student from Boston, who has launched a series of citywide clothing drives inspired by the needs of fellow students who are homeless or displaced. To see a

The story of a bright inner city high school student from Boston, who has launched a series of citywide clothing drives inspired by the needs of fellow students who are homeless or displaced. To see a

The power of a patients self-reflection as a tool for coping with illness is explored by a nurse scientist who has studied meditation as a health technique, and by a cancer survivor who teaches other

We consider the plight of tens of millions of Americans in families and relationships with alcoholics. How does the destabilizing influence of active addiction affect family systems? What emotional an

Author Eileen Flanagan discusses her powerful essay on the lessons about life that can be derived from parentingpatience, unconditional love, and how to handle a child who decorated the white carpet

We explore the duties and challenges of military chaplains from two nations: Britain and Canada. Ian Wheatley, recorded at the Defence Ministry in Westminster, London, serves as Chaplain of the Fleet

How exactly can we build a future based on understanding and connection among people of diverse backgrounds rather than prejudice, misinformation and suspicion that are the fuel for violence? To see

The human survival instinct prods us to outlast afflictions and, if circumstances permit, to reach old age. Nothing, of course, could be more quintessentially natural than aging. Physician Andrew Weil

New research suggests that people who actively cultivate gratitude in their lives become both more content and physically healthier, but Oakland, California writer Catherine Price wanted to find out f