Ariel Gore's Blog

Personal Perspective: "I can't imagine what you're going through" isn't helping. Mentally rehearsing grief—like actors practicing for opening night—might be the key to facing loss.

What unique challenges do people in the adoption constellation face?

We don't "move on" from grief but rather learn to make room for it. A new novel explores the necessity of friendships and connections in that process.

When study participants could keep their level of curiosity pretty consistent throughout the day, their entire sense of well-being bloomed.

"I realized that as a Mexican living in California, a state which was once a part of Mexico, I am not the foreigner or the outsider."

Is the pandemic getting you down? Here's how women are tapping into joy and resilience.

Claiming the witch archetype is a means of self-empowerment.

"To grieve is to stand in the surf. If you understand the ebb and flow of tides, of wave sets, you can move with it." —Rebecca Fish Ewan, author of By the Forces of Gravity

Teenage pregnancy gets a new narrative.

Want to write through trauma and mental illness? Chelsey Clammer illuminates the art and craft making excellent essays out of tough experiences.