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October 19, 2017

For Guys Reading #MeToo Testimonies

Written by Courtney E. Martin

#MeToo testimonies are flooding our social media feeds. And for men, realizing complicity can be uncomfortable. Our columnist sees this collective discomfort as a spiritual challenge — one that men must meet earnestly, first in themselves, and then in each other.

December 14, 2017

Death Without Duality: Three Both/Ands at the End of Life

Written by Courtney E. Martin

The pain and gift of the end of life, and the truths that dying reveals at the heart of being human.

March 22, 2018

What Do We Know of Genuine Apology and Deep Healing?

Written by Courtney E. Martin

From #metoo to Black Lives Matter, what does deep healing — and sincere, honest reconciliation — look like? It's time to make space for soul work; for reparations; for ritual.

June 20, 2018

The Benefits of Sending Your Privileged Child to an “Underperforming” School

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Economically privileged parents may think of school as a pipeline to success, but they can be so much more. How underperforming schools can offer a type of education that money could never buy.

March 13, 2015

All That Conspires to Help Us Thrive

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Sometimes it takes a fire hydrant turning into a geyser to remind us that there is somebody there to fix it. In seeing all of the people around us who make systems and services work, we begin to understand what it takes to make a community thrive.

January 15, 2016

Three Reasons To Be Optimistic About Government

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Courtney Martin delivers a host of solutions focusing on how you can make our government and our politics better again.

October 21, 2016

The Spiritual Cost of “Locker Room Talk”

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Donald Trump's statements about women may not represent most men, but they do point to a larger dynamic at play between the sexes. Thoughts on the performative roles of men in public, and the harm it does to women and themselves.

February 10, 2017

The Twin Forces of Love and Resistance

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Anger can be a powerful motivator. But we must also remember to build something bolder on the foundation of expansive love.

September 26, 2014

Men and Friendship: Letting the Guard Down First

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Men's ability to maintain sustained, intimate friendships with other men may be the key to unlocking a revolution of a new type of connection — and redefining what it means to be a man in the 21st century.

December 12, 2014

Breaking Bread and Healing Hearts One Dinner Party at a Time

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez are creating a national movement of dinner parties for 20-30 year olds that are humanizing grief and creating new communities after loss.

February 27, 2015

Five Ways to Say No Gracefully

Written by Courtney E. Martin

When yes is overused it takes what should be a whole-hearted gift and turns it into an anxiety-producing check box. Courtney Martin's argument for saying "no" gracefully and learning to measure life in acts of unhurried love.

May 8, 2015

The Paradox of Motherhood

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Becoming a mother can be a startling experience — a belonging to a communion of motherhood and the stark reality that one's identity will never be the same again. For this upcoming Mother's Day, Courtney Martin contemplates the fragility, fierceness, and myopia of motherhood and the ineffable beauty of being a mother.

July 17, 2015

The Fluidity Between Who You Love and What You Love

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Women and men so often beat themselves up when it comes to work/life balance. But another story is playing itself out, one about the unacknowledged gifts that help clarify the meaningful choices of being a person, and a parent.

September 25, 2015

Small Is Still Beautiful

Written by Courtney E. Martin

What if we stopped focusing on scale so much, stopped equating size with success? Courtney Martin looks to a new better off where we invest in people and businesses within walking distance for a more stable economy and community.

December 18, 2015

A Time to Check In on the Questions You’re Living Within

Written by Courtney E. Martin

2016 is around the corner. What’s the question you’re putting to bed and what’s the one that’s just being born within you at this transitional time of year?

March 25, 2016

Writing the Stepping Stone: Why You Haven’t Written Your Book Yet

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Being a published writer, especially of books, is a celebrated marker of accomplishment in our culture. But is it the only way to leave our mark? Courtney Martin with some helpful advice for the struggling writer, or for uncovering a better channel for our creative drive.

May 20, 2016

Death Is Stupid, and Other Lessons Children Teach Us About the Inevitable End

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Using a children's book on death as a scaffolding, Courtney Martin makes a case for kids teaching adults how to work through grief and death in better ways.

September 23, 2016

Showing Up Whole, Despite All the Risks

Written by Courtney E. Martin

We bring different aspects of ourselves to each interaction, to each unique circumstance. But where do we find space to be true to ourselves? Courtney Martin on the radical, courageous act of embracing ourselves in all our flaws.

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