One of the most important things people can do in their lives is help others. In 2024, charitable giving reached $592.5 ...

Alex Pretti's death confirmed a fear that had been building inside me: I no longer feel protected or allowed to provide care ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

You’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “burnout,” given its association with work, caretaking, and even the difficulties of day-to-day life. While it is true that burnout is a very ...

A high school teacher gives his students projects that offer opportunities to help others. He finds these projects generate a ...

When you’re not feeling completely satisfied in your current role, you’ll inevitably begin exploring which professional path might be better. Now, if you’re a rather left-brained or logical individual ...

In all of the nonsense that I have come across in 2025 – and there has been a lot of nonsense this year – a quote from Elon Musk takes the cake. In an interview, Musk stated, “The fundamental weakness ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

Our bodies age at different rates, sometimes closely correlated to the years we've spent alive, and sometimes less so. A new study links another factor to the speed at which our brains age: how much ...

The Christmas Happiness Fund, a longstanding tradition in the Rowan County community, has been going since 1952 and is coming to a close for another year. The fund, which raised a total of $31,704.28 ...

It’s the end of an era for chef Jeff Bacon, who, after founding Providence Kitchen’s culinary program at Second Harvest Food Bank, spent 20 years building it up and helping others achieve their ...