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2019 Nov/Dec
Featured Artist: Estée Preda
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with this issue’s featured artist, Estée Preda, about winters in Québec, her past life filming snowboarding movies, and much more.
2019 Nov/Dec
From the Editor
The letter from the editor kicks off each issue and helps set the tone for the magazine. Over the next six issues, members of the S&H team will be writing the letter. This issue’s writer, Kalia Kelmenson, is our editorial director and resident book lover, surfer, and mind-body explorer.
Wild Quest
Quests are fundamental to the human experience. Read to discover why four days in the woods can change everything.
The Healing Gift of Cats
“Both Orange and I ate the same food every day. But I ate it with resentment and he with gratitude.”
2019 Nov/Dec
Is Love a Solution?
Is our capacity for compassion and kindness enough to resist the ‘dark psychic force’ threatening us?
After the Removal of 30 Types of Plants and Animals from the Junior Dictionary
The author was inspired by the removal of words from the dictionary to make more room for technology.
2019 Nov/Dec
re/VIEW: Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye is a celebrated poet, anthologist, and novelist. S&H speaks with her about her life, her work, and her faith.
2019 Nov/Dec
Awakening the Wisdom of Grandmothering
"She never set foot in a school and could neither read nor write. She sat with people as they entered the world and as they left it. As I am writing about her to you, she becomes alive again."
2019 Nov/Dec
Our Walk in the World: Fitting Things Together
The word art comes from the Latin ars, which means craft or skill. But what kind of skill? If we look further, the word’s Indo-European root means to fit together. At the heart of …
Chronic Inflammation: Risk Factors and Signs
“Don’t rely on your doctor to point out possible chronic inflammation to you; it doesn’t share the same visible symptoms as acute inflammation.”
What the Heck is a Death Café? (And yes, cake will be served.)
“The objective of a Death Café is to increase awareness of death in order to help people make the most of their finite lives.”
2019 Nov/Dec
Eat Well, Laugh a Lot
Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul.
