Three high-protein desserts that actually taste good

October 23, 2025
If you're trying to get more protein into your day, desserts might not be the first place you look—but it's certainly a fun way to add protein! Whether you’re trying to keep blood sugar steady, build strength, or just stay fuller longer, protein plays a key role. Here are three high-protein...

Three high-protein desserts that actually taste good

October 23, 2025
If you're trying to get more protein into your day, desserts might not be the first place you look—but it's certainly a fun way to add protein! Whether you’re...

How to make a marriage work

October 21, 2025
We often imagine successful marriages as seamless unions—two people gliding through life in harmony But anyone who's been married for a while knows that a strong...

Can we hold differences gently when hatred burns?

October 17, 2025
Someone recently said to another, "Thank you for holding our differences with such gentleness." Thing is, I know people who feel hatred and a desire to harm others...

For the love of cars

October 13, 2025
There’s a certain poetry in the way a car hums beneath your hands—that low, purring promise of motion and freedom. Some people say it’s just metal and rubber,...

The growing body of evidence for an afterlife

October 12, 2025
The Case for an Afterlife: A Growing Body of Evidence Here's the thing about so-called "skeptics." They think in limited ways. They act as if the state of science...

The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a feel-good series everyone’s talking about. I wrote about it...

Life after disability: can it be a new kind of wholeness?

October 7, 2025
We’re not always prepared for the ways life shifts. One day, we move through the world as we always have—walking with ease, using our hands without thinking,...

Practical ways to fight depression

October 3, 2025
How to Fight Depression: A Compassionate Guide for the Journey Depression isn’t just sadness. It’s a heavy fog that can roll into our lives and cloud everything we...

How to avoid a trip and fall

September 29, 2025
I've been lucky. I've taken at least three falls during which I could have been hurt and wasn't. So it's made me aware of the tripping hazards all around me. That's...

7 ways to protect your mental health during challenging tim

September 25, 2025
Not long ago, I found myself standing at the kitchen counter, staring into my coffee like it might reveal all of life’s answers. Outside, the news blared...

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