A Bicycle. A Trip. Or Just Pants: The Things We Buy When Pining For Normal Times
Even the most mundane purchases are becoming objects of hope as we crave the routines and experiences of daily life in this period of isolation.
Mental Health
Winston-Salem Considers Changes To Emergency Mental Health Response
The city of Winston-Salem is exploring possible changes to how police respond to mental health-related 911 calls.
A.J. Jacobs: What's The Power Of A Simple Thank-You?
When A.J. Jacobs set out to thank everyone who made his morning cup of coffee, he realized the chain of thank-you's was endless. This hour, Jacobs shares ideas on gratitude — and how to make it count.
Why Firefighters Are Facing A Growing Mental Health Challenge
Climate change is fueling more destructive, harder-to-control disasters like last year's massive wildfires. The mental and emotional toll for firefighters and first responders is alarming.
Life Kit: The Imposter Phenomenon
For NPR's Life Kit, reporter Diana Opong looks at the factors that contribute to experiencing impostor phenomenon and how to deal with them.
Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers
Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
'Between Two Kingdoms' Tells A Story Of Survival — And Of A Journey To Learn To Live
A new book by Suleika Jaouad, author of the column "Life, Interrupted," encompasses a less familiar tale of what it's like to survive cancer and have to figure out how to live again in its aftermath.
Music Therapists Are Trying To Help COVID-19 Patients Who Experience Loneliness
A music therapist in Virginia started a weekly support group for COVID-19 patients to help them deal with social isolation and loneliness.
Mother of Pepper-Sprayed Girl Says Police Denied Mental Health Help For Daughter
"Her understanding is that the officer basically told her 'I can't do that. I can't call anyone else,' " family attorney Lorenzo Napolitano told NPR Thursday.
Dr. Fauci On Vaccinations And Biden's 'Refreshing' Approach To COVID-19
The administration is in its early days, but the infectious disease expert says he's encouraged by the new president's attitude about the pandemic. Science, Fauci says, is "going to rule."