My writing during these past five years is filled with memories of my long journey with God over a lifetime; but very ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering ...

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

Pain isn't just a physical sensation-it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering. Researchers at the Salk Institute have ...

I'm a longtime admirer of Maria Popova. Her essays have moved and startled me more than once, and I’ve underlined her ...

“Whether you are suffering from the stresses of the modern world or the pain of a broken heart or simply need a tonic for the ...

In her memoir “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” Yiyun Li tries to honor the lives, and accept the unfathomable deaths, of her two sons.

Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

We could all use a happy poem right now. I didn’t bring you one. I brought you this one that speaks to me about the suffering I can hear “vibrating outwards,” as Giménez writes. This is the ...

One poem also delved into the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, from “wishing for another week of weekends” to forgetting what day it is.