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  1. “how to heal”: A Poem

    From Rarasaur: “Pack your cells with joy until it is what they know best, and what they trust most.”
    Health
    rarasaur
    by Ra
  2. How NOT to be an academic a**hole during Covid

    “Just as talking about mental health does not make you weak, making a space for people to talk about quitting the PhD does not make more people leave.” At The Thesis Whisperer, professor Inger Mewburn writes about mental health, quitting the PhD, and toxic positivity in academia.
    Academia
    The Thesis Whisperer
  3. I AM ALS

    I AM ALS is a patient-led, patient-centric movement ready to lead the fight for a cure.
    Education
  4. Tabitha Farrar on Eating Disorder Recovery

    Tabitha Farrar, one of the founders of World Eating Disorders Action Day, shares her experience of blogging about recovery — and supporting others in their own journeys.
    Education
    Neural Rewiring for Eating Disorder Recovery book cover, tabithafarrar.com
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  5. Blue House Organics

    Blue House Organics is a 20-acre organic vegetable farm that offers harvest boxes online.
    Food
    Blue House Organics
  6. Help Colorado Now

    Help Colorado Now is a hub to organize health care professionals, volunteers, supplies, and monetary and blood donations to help people across the US state of Colorado during the COVID-19 crisis.
    Current Events
  7. Not Every Pandemic Is the Black Death

    Dr. Eleanor Janega, a Medievalist, dives deep into the history of pandemics and dispels common mistakes about one of the most notorious (and deadly) ones — the 14th-century Black Death.
    Current Events
    Going Medieval
    by Dr. Eleanor Janega
  8. Tell Us How Your Site Is Adapting to COVID-19

    With a pandemic raging across the entire world, many are finding solace in their online communities.
    Current Events
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  9. Mapping 2019-nCoV

    An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real-time, courtesy of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University.
    Health
  10. We Can’t Travel, But the World Is Still Ours to Explore

    With the coronavirus pandemic bringing global tourism to an abrupt halt, travel writer Shivya Nath shares her ideas for safe, responsible exploration.
    Current Events
    The Shooting Star
    by Shivya Nath
  11. Blue Ocean Mariculture

    Blue Ocean Mariculture, the only offshore fish farm in the United States, is the sole producer of Hawaiian Kanpachi, a sashimi-grade white fish, which is raised sustainably in the waters off Hawaii.
    Animals
  12. Gratitude When It’s Not Expected

    Alzheimer’s is a painful, drawn-out disease, especially for a child caring for a parent in decline. But in a fraught mother-daughter relationship, the disease’s emotional shifts also create moments of unexpected beauty where once there was only tension.
    Family
    LoriLoo

  13. Years ago I trained to be a doula for the dying, a companion for those in the last stages of life, visiting an hour or so a week or a day. That did not prepare me for living with someone who tells me regularly she only has two weeks to live.  
    Family
    only the jodi
    by Jodi Sh. Doff
  14. The New Food Economy

    We all have to eat. At The New Food Economy, a nonprofit newsroom, in-depth reporting helps us understand what we eat, why we’re eating it, and the forces that influence those choices, for better and worse.
    Animals
  15. The Wellness Almanac

    The Wellness Almanac is a community almanac from Pemberton, Lil’wat, Area C and N’Quatqua in Canada. The site is a project of the Winds of Change Steering Committee to help promote healthy relationships and respect between the First Nations and farming communities that reside in these areas.
    Health