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Our Five Biggest Pieces of the Year (and What They Taught Me About What We All Need Right Now)

Christmas in Florence: 11 Paintings of the Birth of Jesus from the Uffizi Gallery

A Holiday Surprise: A Wave Of New Inclusive Ads Shows That All Americans Deserve To Be Celebrated

6 Ways To Prevent Your Child From Becoming a ‘Present Monster’ This Holiday Season

A Simple Way To Collect Family Stories This Holiday Season

This Bestselling Author Says Avoid Personal Topics Over the Holidays. I Disagree. We Debate.

Holiday Book Bag: 11 Gift Recommendations for Readers of Any Age

The World's Mental Health Moment: Why Simone Biles Will Be TIME’s Person of the Year

The Secret History of Broadway's Greatest Song: Inside the Genius of Stephen Sondheim

There Was No Oil. It Did Not Last Eight Days. Debunking the Biggest Myth of Hanukkah.

What to Say to Someone Who's Grieving, One Simple Question, and Holiday Table Topics for Every Family

12 Foolproof Table Topics for Any Thanksgiving Gathering

The Simple Question That Will Make Your Thanksgiving Dinner a Success

‘Why Is a Cranberry Called a Cranberry?’ And Other Thanksgiving Questions Answered

Tomb of the Unknowns Turns 100. The Shameful Story of How We Long Forgot Our Fallen Soldiers

Her Husband Tried to Kill Her. Now She Helps Free Abused Brides.

What to Say to Someone Who’s Grieving

What the World Series Taught Us About Men. They Love Pearls!

The Upside of Getting Angry

“It’s Good to Be Back”: The President, The Pope, and the Future of Faith

Best of the Month: Eulogy for My Father, Words for a Young Survivor, The Book That Saved a Life

The Forgotten Psychological Tool That Can Make You Happier Today

Ozymandias: The Secret History of the Internet’s Hottest Scandal

Letter to a Young Patient

Life Transitions: From High-School Dropout to Ph.D.

My Eulogy for My Dad

This Life: Can Religion Save America?

The Pileup

Tips for Prolonging Pandemic Family Togetherness

Are You Facing a Tame Problem or a Wicked Problem?

Best of the Month: Forgiveness, Mechanical Pencils, and Three Magic Words

‘The New Normal:’ The Problem with Everyone’s Favorite Phrase

The Noticing Game

You’re In An Autobiographical Occasion. Now What?

The Three Most Important Words to Say to Someone in a Life Crisis

Three Questions to Ask Your Children Every Week

The Hardest Part of Forgiveness

Adult Back to School

How 9/11 Transformed Interfaith Relations

Helping Families Transition to Fall

Best of the Month: A Nameless Cake, The Most Overused Word of the Year, and My New Ted Talk

Blueberries, Dark Chocolate, and Repairing the World

A Fun & Easy Family Tradition

Finding Strength in Our Shared Lifequake

Paperback Writer: The Secret History of a Publishing Blockbuster

The Cake with No Name: How the Pandemic Supercharged Time-Shifting Holidays

The Deck of Disruptors

My New TED Talk

Regrets, Have a Few

Embracing the Nonlinear Life

“Burnout:” The Good News About the Most Overused Word of the Year

Farewell to the Linear Life

Live the Questions

The #1 Secret of a Successful Life Transition

I Was Diagnosed with Cancer 13 Years Ago Today. Here's What It Taught Me About Celebrating Life Milestones.

INTRODUCING: THE NONLINEAR LIFE. A Newsletter About Navigating Life's Twists and Turns