Therapist: Trauma Is An Experience Of The Body. And We're All Feeling ItMy work as a psychotherapist feels different since the onset of the pandemic, writes Elissa Tosi. Putting my own stuff aside is far from effortless, it’s sometimes impossible.CognoscentiMay 14, 2020
Why America Can’t Stop COVID-19The GOP spent 50 years turning Americans against government, writes Steve Almond. That was a deadly mistake.CognoscentiMay 13, 2020
I Left For Australia Three Months Ago. Now I'm Mourning The Boston I Left BehindAmy Gorel expected the city would be the same when she returns next year. Now, she writes, "I’m missing a home that doesn’t exist."CognoscentiMay 12, 2020
Self Care Isn't A Privilege. It's An Act Of 'Self Preservation'Being “worthy of care” has morphed into “I’m worth it," writes Julie Wittes Schlack. It's a phrase made all too literal by the relentless shilling of extravagantly priced products by...CognoscentiMay 12, 2020
Our Pandemic Puppy Was A Terrible IdeaWally chewed up rugs, shoes and time, writes Hinda Mandell. She realized she couldn’t care for another being.CognoscentiMay 11, 2020
The USPS Is Always There For Us. It's Time To Return The FavorThrough rain, sleet and now a national pandemic, United States Postal Service workers remain essential to our way of life. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch and Ayanna Pressley urge congressional action...CognoscentiMay 8, 2020
On The 75th Anniversary Of VE Day, We're Still Fighting To Protect The Dignity Of Every Human Life Our best tribute to the dead and the survivors of the war 75 years ago, is to do everything we can to protect the dignity of every individual, writes Julie...CognoscentiMay 8, 2020
I Love My Kids But I Loathe Mother’s Day — Especially This YearMost days, people accuse moms of doing it wrong -- but suddenly, for one day, every mother is a saint. Sharon Brody calls out the hypocrisy.CognoscentiMay 8, 2020
What It's Like To Be A Paramedic During A PandemicMany people who work in emergency medicine say this is the most challenging moment in their professional lives. Today, in our ongoing series of dispatches from the front lines, we...PlayCognoscenti03:26May 7, 2020
Listen To Essential Workers First. Then, We Can Consider Reopening The EconomyThe only way out of the COVID pandemic is to put people before profit, and make sure that every member of our society is able to protect themselves from infection,...CognoscentiMay 7, 2020
How To Write A Sympathy Note In The Time Of CoronavirusSending a card has always been a way of showing up, writes Anita Diamant. And it has the added benefit of maintaining a safe distance.CognoscentiMay 6, 2020
You May Not Realize It, But Chelsea Makes Your Life Better. Now It's The Epicenter Of COVID-19 In Mass.There needs to be a new appreciation for essential work, write Roseann Bongiovanni and Leslie Dominguez-Santos. Chelsea’s service workers must be recognized for their sacrifices, protected from further harm at...CognoscentiMay 5, 2020
I Live Alone. But This Is A 'Master Class In Solitude' I Didn't Ask For Living solo, without touch, without contact, without sharing physical space with another human being, ever, is a whole new level of solitude, writes Judah Leblang.CognoscentiMay 5, 2020
COVID-19 Won't Let Us Forget Our Maddening, Precious MortalityWe work so hard to uphold the boundary between life and death, writes Anita Hannig. Now that line appears unnervingly thin.CognoscentiMay 4, 2020
When I Allow Myself To Hope, This Is The World I ImagineMaybe in all that’s upturned and difficult, we can spot new hope for our future, writes Janna Malamud Smith. CognoscentiMay 1, 2020
Applauding Nurses From The Windows, Exploiting Them On The JobThe profession has been shaped by women's historical obligation to take care of the ill and vulnerable, writes Nell Lake. But now, we’re not taking care of the nurses.CognoscentiApr 30, 2020
Tara Reade’s Bad Timing Isn’t Her Problem — It’s OursWe have to listen to survivors, writes Leigh Gilmore, not only when it serves a political agenda, but precisely when it seems too costly politically to do so.CognoscentiApr 30, 2020
What The Pandemic Lays Bare: Life's Twins Of Hope And SorrowWriter Bill Eville found helpful advice from a nun who lived 800 years ago. CognoscentiApr 29, 2020
America Doesn't Work, And Hasn't For A Long TimeAmerican exceptionalism has always been central to our collective identity, writes Jeremy Gerard. And now it is dead.CognoscentiApr 28, 2020
Why I Won’t Sacrifice My Sanity To My Kids’ Online SchoolingOur kids are learning more important lessons than academics this spring, writes KJ Dell'Antonia. PlayCognoscenti02:28Apr 27, 2020
