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Mothers Need More Than a Mom Squad—They Need a Grandma Tribe
Here’s how to find one.
6 Tips for Stress-free Hosting
This winter, confidently open your heart and your home.
Youth Soccer Taught Me So Much More than How to Win a Game
Years later, I can appreciate the lessons I learned from my team.
Novelist Claire Swinarski Cooks Up a Satisfying Summer Read
Our review of “The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County”
3 Tips for a Smoother Transition to Summer
Strategic ways to shift from high intensity to a more relaxed pace
Why Abolishing the Family Structure Doesn’t Address Our Deeper Struggles with Relating
Responding to feminist Sophie Lewis’ manifesto on abolition of the family
Announcing Our Summer 2024 Issue Contest: Nominate a Dreamer!
Celebrate the women in your local community who are dreaming big and making positive change happen.
Winter Survival Guide: Bolstering Friendships
There’s nothing like the warmth of friendship to fight those winter blues.
Gen Z’s Search for Fulfillment: Less Sex and More Porn—and a Deep Desire for Friendship
What exactly has changed in the way that young people relate to sex and relationships?
Gift Guide: Tabletop Games for Family and Friends
Build connection with the gift of a game.
Why I Go to Movie Theaters Alone: Solitude Meets Community
Getting comfortable with myself—and connecting with others
Heart to Heart: A New Way to Enjoy Verily in Community with Other Women
Introducing our new membership program, a collaboration with Girl Talk
Announcing Our Fall Issue and a Special Launch Event
Let's have better conversations.
Suicide Prevention and the Crisis of Self-Worth
You are enough. You are worthy. You are loved.
3 Tips for Creating a Modern Village
A little ice cream and courage can go a long way.
Starting Small: Five Steps to Getting Involved in Your Community
How to show up for your city or neighborhood when you don't know where to start.
City Mindfulness: Seeing Your City Through Travelers’ (and Urbanists’) Eyes
How adopting a traveler’s curiosity can help you rediscover your city
The Importance of Proximity in Community
Learning to love my (literal) neighbor
How I learned to make friends again
How I learned to overcome the awkwardness of introducing myself to peers, post-college.
Rethinking Normal: How to Make Car-Free Living Work for You
Regain a sense of place in your local area by trying these alternative forms of transit.
Five Recent Films with Humanizing Scripts for our Times
Movies that offer a glimpse into different cultures' human stories.
The Rise of the Gift Economy
Take advantage of popular online gifting groups to find camaraderie with your neighbors, reframe your consumption and spending habits, and be more resourceful in your everyday life.
Ballots Are Simple, But People Are Not
Choosing nuance and neighborliness over political polarization