There are people the world reaches more intensely. Cold light drains them for no clear reason. A noisy restaurant leaves them empty when they walk out. A cluttered room stops them from thinking. They notice a shift in someone’s mood…

In 1984, a researcher at the University of Delaware did something apparently simple: he compared the recovery of 46 patients after gallbladder surgery. They were all in the same hospital, on the same floor, following the same protocol. The only…

More than 23% of working adults meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia. Not due to lack of discipline or stress management (most have already tried melatonin, cognitive therapy or meditation apps) (Kessler et al., Sleep, 2011). What no one has told…