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Death and disease increase after divorce. Journalist Florence Williams, mourning the end of her own marriage, investigates why.
Love changes us at a physiological level, making us more sensitive to joy—and to pain.
The Atlantic
Reeling from her husband’s request to divorce after 25 years of marriage and two kids, Florence Williams was experiencing debilitating grief. An accomplished reporter, she decided to explore the science of heartache to see if she could find a cure. In this excerpt from her new book, ‘Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey,’ she heads out for a 120-mile solo paddle on Utah’s Green River, with a too heavy portable toilet and a shattered heart.
Outside Magazine
Childhood used to come with rites of passage: your first fish, your first hunt, your first taste of outdoor risk. We need to rebuild the steps along the journey to adulthood.
Outside Magazine
When you take former sex-trafficking victims into the wilderness for a few days of roughing it, know this: they’ve seen worse. Florence Williams goes on a trip organized by Atlanta-based She Is Able and learns that one size of adventure therapy does not fit all.
Outside Magazine
You’re alive during the Noisiest Period of Human History, and it’s having powerful effects on your body, mind, and mood. Happily, you can turn down the volume.
Real Simple
Jackson Pollock’s paintings mirror nature’s patterns, like branching trees, snowflakes, waves—and the structure of the human eye.
The Atlantic
Inside the science of negative sound effects, and what we can do about them.
Mother Jones
New studies suggest that even short daily amounts of time outdoors—such as a city stroll—improve our moods and our ability to think
The Wall Street Journal
Some of the best medicine for kids with attention-deficit disorders may be extreme sports and outdoor learning.
Outside Magazine
We’ve known for years that lead seriously impairs early childhood development. Now scientists are finding that our kids’ brains are at risk from a barrage of other common chemicals.
On Earth Magazine
It may be the oldest emotion. Before happiness, before sorrow, before exhilaration, and way, way before the urge to climb mountains and bomb down steeps, there was fear. Now scientists are finding new ways to help us conquer our deepest anxieties—and use them to perform even better.
Outside Magazine
When we get closer to nature—be it untouched wilderness or a backyard tree—we do our overstressed brains a favor.
National Geographic Magazine