“My grandmothers cooked, if it was a good day or a bad day, if they were happy or if they were sad, they cooked. They loved on people with food,” Gary LeBlanc told Nice News on a phone call from Portsmouth, Virginia in mid-April. The career restaurateur and hotelier, whose family hails from New Iberia, […]
There’s a reason we crack jokes with our friends, buy tickets to comedy shows, and seek romantic partners with a solid sense of humor: It feels good to giggle. But while bursting into laughter provides temporary happiness, how else does it impact our lives? And do those feel-good moments translate to any tangible boons for
Growing up in rural Kansas can be a vastly different experience than growing up in New York City, and not just in terms of geography. In a large nation like the U.S., the population differs widely in income levels, values, ideas, ethnicities, religions, languages, you name it. What’s perhaps more interesting than what we don’t
When’s the last time you walked barefoot in the dirt or lay in the cool grass staring at the sky? In childhood, that was just part of everyday life. In adulthood, it has a name — earthing — and there’s a solid case for giving it a go more often. Also referred to as grounding,
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Jason VanRuler is an author and psychotherapist specializing in communication, attachment, and relationships. Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking to yourself “That went really well,” only to learn later that the conversation did not actually go well? I can remember early on in my marriage having a challenging talk about relocating to
Our human footprint on national parks is undeniable: a crushed can littering the ground in Denali, a lone flip-flop left behind in Zion. Trash sullies these sights of natural beauty, but eco-artist Mariah Reading has found a way to merge the two and promote mindfulness about our environmental impact. At public lands across the country,
When Leon Wang’s grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a disease that impacts over 7 million Americans, the science-minded teenager’s interest in researching treatments was piqued. He then decided to pursue that interest through his high school’s research program — and last month, his resulting project was awarded eighth place in a prestigious nationwide STEM competition.
When Megan Keaveny didn’t get a great response to the flyers she posted asking strangers to share their good news using a QR code, the New York City transplant opted for a more direct approach. She took a black marker to some poster board and wrote “Tell Me Something Good.” Then she stood on the
People approach retirement in different ways. Some learn to play an instrument; others travel the world. Lee Morgan’s method of staying mentally stimulated? Launching a cake campaign. The 69-year-old made Nice News aware of his passion project after we asked readers to write in and tell us what makes them happy. “Doing something innovative in
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It’s a common refrain: “I get enough sleep, but I’m still tired.” Or “I work out, but my energy levels are still low.” While many factors play a role in how we feel each day, one element we may not be considering is the way in which we rest — that is, if we’re even
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