Most people may be familiar with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other common types of psychotherapy, but art therapy remains somewhat of a mystery to the general public. Not incorporating it into a treatment plan could be a huge missed opportunity for veterans who’ve experienced trauma and other patients in need of mental health support.

When you hear the word Medusa your brain is likely to immediately conjure images of a fearsome and hideous monster no one should look at. This is quite interesting since the representation of the Medusa varies immensely...

From working hard jobs for extremely low wages to being separated from their families for up to 10 months at a time, the sacrifices and challenges seem never-ending for temporary workers in the U.S.  In the documentary A Thousand Pines, we get a glimpse at the reality of one of the crews planting over 1.5 billion trees a year to meet the country’s wood industry demands.

Clutter got you cornered (literally and figuratively)? In a highly (read: not at all) scientific guess pulled out of this PODS Blog writer’s hat, most people think they have too much stuff. But the process of going through it all is so daunting that it just keeps piling up despite our best intentions.

Only a fool or someone with vast resources should even attempt to make a case about money’s supposed lack of importance because, as Louisa May Alcott put it originally and later Jo March would put it in the 2019 movie, most of us ”cannot afford to starve on praise”.

Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn’s "Folk Frontera" is a border-set tale, expertly portraying the beauty and heartbreak that comes with living on the U.S.-Mexico border. Connecting two strangers through their love of music, this short film highlights the uncertainty the inhabitants of the border must dance with in their daily lives.

One of the more horrible legacies we are left with from the war on drugs is the lack of compassion toward those who struggle with addiction. Instead of treating this crisis as a health issue, society has spent all of its time (and money) making it seem like a moral failure of individuals. Demonizing drug use has a long and racially-loaded history that has destroyed lives...

You can think of every place as having its own rhythm — the attitudes local people inhabit as they move through their day, the symphony of sounds and smells that define the larger cities, the chorus of endemic flora and fauna infusing natural landscapes.

"Brother" is an intimate portrayal of addiction that makes us question our preconceptions, and helps shed light on what really goes on inside the mind of a person suffering through this process.

Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet. So many different ecosystems collide here — the volcanic beaches at sea level rise to the high peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in a matter of miles, for instance — creating environments that attract all kinds of wildlife.

Hybrid working from home is here to stay and now, more than ever, there’s a great need for an appropriate and dedicated working space in our homes. This is our new normal, even if some of us have been resisting it over the past couple of years. And, whether we realize it or not, our working space impacts our productivity.

COVID has revealed and intensified all kinds of challenges in our lives and our society, and, while it is certainly a complicated time for everyone, amongst all, parents find themselves in a particularly tricky position during this whole global pandemic.