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Another great piece of advice I was given early is 'take care of yourself'...Create space to exercise, unplug from work, focus on your health and nutrition.
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Most of Us Live Off Hope Street

Poetry can feel like a deep breath–a few second break from the busyness. Harvard Kennedy School student Becky Nirav shares an original poem, with an introduction by U of U Health mindfulness educator and social worker Trinh Mai.

A Stone Is A Rock With A Story

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this thirteenth dispatch, Terry explores the “duende,” or the subconscious present in art and poems.

Like Daffodils Yielding to Lilacs

Harvard Graduate School of Education student Julianna Sims extends another message of hope: that we can all emerge from this time with the capacity to listen deeply, so that what is gentle and loving and not always visible within and among us can sing.

Real or Imagined?

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Here, she reflects on our unusual time through haiku.

Can I tell you something? This will be over.

Though this time is categorized by immense uncertainty, Harvard Divinity School student Minahil Mehdi reminds us that one thing is certain—this will be over—with an introduction from Resiliency Center co-director Ellen Morrow.

Cherry Blossoms

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this twelfth dispatch, Terry reflects on our shared, strange dreams and the ephemerality of cherry blossoms.

Speed Dialing Sunshine

Harvard Divinity School student Minahil Mehdi and her partner, Samran, transport us their home of Pakistan—a place of colors, exaggeration and care.

A Congress of Ravens

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Social distancing in the desert brings Terry into close contact with the desert’s vistas and wildlife.

The Yellow Table

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this tenth “Dispatch from the Desert,” we meet Terry’s mentor, renowned translator Linda Asher, a lifelong New Yorker.

A Love Letter From Pakistan

Harvard Divinity School student Minahil Mehdi shares a letter of love and hope in this tragic time that comes from a place of personal experience.

The Tumbleweed Will Pass

Storytelling is golden for healing. Harvard Graduate School of Education student Martha Schnee tells a brief tale and takes us along for an evening walk by the Charles.

Double Vision

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this ninth “Dispatch from the Desert,” Terry reflects on fear, the pink full moon, the spread of the virus in rural America.