Ben Nussbaum
Ben Nussbaum is the editor of Spirituality & Health.
Towards Joy
Ben Nussbaum spoke with Cyndie Spiegel about her latest book, Microjoys.…
Featured Artist: Diana Sudyka
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Diana Sudyka about taxidermy, clayboard, …
From the Editor: Thinking About Sisu This January
Explore what our January/February 2023 issue has in store—sisu, nagomi, and freu…
From the Editor: Zooming Out
Spirituality & Health's head editor talks about ways to find new perspective…
Featured Artist: Katherine Dunn
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Maine-based artist Katherine Dunn about h…
Featured Artist: Lucy Campbell
We spoke with Lucy Campbell about Northern influences, diversity, and her possib…
Friendship Flattens Hills, and Romantic Love for Friends
An Interview and Excerpt with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
Featured Artist: Shelley Kommers
S&H Editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Los Angeles-based artist Shelley Kommers …
From the Editor: A Trust-the-Reader Approach
Our readers know a lot about a lot. And we trust them to explore what they don’t…
Featured Artist: Alena Hennessy
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with North Carolina–based artist Alena Henness…
Featured Artist: Jess Polanshek
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with artist Jess Polanshek about drawing porcu…
re/VIEW: Buffy Sainte-Marie
1960s folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie reflects on her life, career, and breaking …
Featured Artist: Leila Rose Fanner
South African artist Leila Rose Fanner talks about symmetry, race, getting in fl…
Featured Artist: Tracy Verdugo
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Australian artist Tracy Verdugo about evo…
“Through Relationship”
Celebrated writer Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, con…
Featured Artist: Kim Ferreira
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with New Hampshire-based artist Kim Ferreira a…
From the Editor: earth and Earth
“Language is an imprecise tool. Sometimes it buckles a little under the strain o…
Featured Artist: Lisa Muller
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Philadelphia-based Lisa Muller about plat…
From the Editor: Pilgrimage
“Despite the English language’s overstocked lexicon, no other word conveys the c…
Chopra, Mincolla, and Bresson on The Way of Miracles
How do you heal? The Way of Miracles suggests a better kind of recovery. …
Featured Artist: Adrian Landon Brooks
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Wimberley, Texas-based Adrian Landon Broo…
From the Editor: The Transition Is Here
S&H Editor-in-Chief Ben Nussbaum reflects on happiness and transition as the…
The Rest Story
The foundation of mental, physical, and spiritual health is rest. Four rest expe…
Featured Artist: Flora Bowley
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum and Portland-based artist Flora Bowley spoke about t…
From the Editor: Sacred Rest
I don’t think of wellness as requiring a lot of new insights or cutting-edge sci…
Featured Artist: Carmen García Gordillo
With an assist from Google Translate, S&H editor Ben Nussbaum and Spanish ar…
“Radical” at Its Roots
S&H Editor in Chief Ben Nussbaum reflects on the word “radical” at its roots…
How to See (What I See)?
See what I see? It's natural to want to pass our vision of the world onto those …
Featured Artist: Duy Huynh
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Charlotte-based artist Duy Huynh about me…
Featured Artist: Erin Robinson
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Brooklyn-based artist Erin Robinson about…
No, I’m America
“Nobody was shooting at me. I wasn’t afraid of being arrested at any moment. And…
Featured Artist: Alexandra Eldridge
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Santa Fe-based artist Alexandra Eldridge …
Featured Artist: Mary Alayne Thomas
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with Portland-based artist Mary Alayne Thomas…
Featured Artist: Andrea D’Aquino
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum chatted with this issue’s featured artist, Andrea D’…
Some Favorites from 2019
S&H Editor Ben Nussbaum shares his favorite stories from 2019.…
A President Who Thinks Outside the Pew
Will there ever be a U.S. President who sits outside mainstream Christianity? Th…
Featured Artist: Estée Preda
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with this issue’s featured artist, Estée Pred…
Eat Well, Laugh a Lot
Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul. …
The Apostle Paul: A Misunderstood Progressive?
"In this narrative, Paul—the man formerly known as Saul who had a dramatic conve…
Featured Artist: Jennifer Davis
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with Minneapolis-based artist Jennifer Davis …
From the Editor
S&H is increasing its parenting-related content. Editor Ben Nussbaum explain…
re/VIEW: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore talks with S&H about his unusual career and his own pers…
Featured Artist Deedee Cheriel
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum chatted with Deedee about her spiritual journey and …
A Changing Spirituality & Health
A (slightly) new direction for S&H involves a lot of familiar names and face…