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When science and religion reach the same diagnosis on human dignity
On Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas,” brain science, and the common good.
 • Kate Woodsome
The original Mothers' Day was a peace movement
Historian Heather Cox Richardson on the origins of a holiday born to change society.
 • Kate Woodsome
Shots fired at White House correspondents' dinner reveal nervous systems under threat
Inside a moment of public panic, journalists and officials reacted in real time, offering a rare window into how stress, trauma, and perception shape…
 • Kate Woodsome
I buried the lead. Come join me in Spain.
Three ways to build resilience together — in DC, online, and in Sitges.
 • Kate Woodsome
From learned helplessness to people power: Hungary, data centers, and Capitol Hill
Three stories. One pattern. And the science that explains it.
 • Kate Woodsome

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Doomscrolling isn't the cause of your distress. It's a symptom.
On NPR's 1A with Harvard's Dr. Aditi Nerurkar and UVA's Dr. Bethany Teachman — what the news is doing to our mind, body, and civic health.
 • Kate Woodsome
Health is the new wealth. The brain economy can shape how we thrive.
From a Davos Brain House to a Brain Capital Index — a new approach and rationale to investing in physical, mental, and social well-being is having its…
 • Kate Woodsome
A grounded guide to No Kings (and any other protest)
How to show up and take care of yourself in the field — whether you're rallying, witnessing or scoffing on the side.
 • Kate Woodsome
The cause is not the cure
What the César Chavez revelations share with every other abuse-by-crusader story in history — and why the question we’re not asking is the one that…
 • Kate Woodsome
Your words, back to you
What readers told me about freedom, grief and protecting their nervous system in dire times
 • Kate Woodsome
The cause of freedom
A formerly enslaved American, Epstein's survivors and the women of Iran teach us what freedom actually requires.
 • Kate Woodsome
I rushed to hear monks talk about slowing down
Buddhist monks walked 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, DC to raise awareness of mindfulness. It’s harder — and easier — than it seems.
 • Kate Woodsome
A triage guide for Washington Post staff (and everyone watching)
The same betrayal happening inside that newsroom is happening everywhere. Here's how to stabilize your nervous system and disrupt cycles of harm.
 • Kate Woodsome
You're invited to build resilience together this evening
Join me for a Resilience Toolkit introductory workshop Tues. Jan 27, at 7 pm ET.
 • Kate Woodsome
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