Louise Thayer digs into the meaning of work we don’t enjoy.
On Beginnings and Endings
Louise Thayer meditates on how relationships break us and make us whole.
Dogs Teach Us the Proper Role of Tension in Relationships
Louise Thayer learns a critical lesson about the beneficial role of tension.
What Can Rats Teach Us About Prison Reform?
Louise Thayer looks at a prison ‘experiment’ with devastating consequences.
Tales of Tolerance and Multiculturalism
Louise Thayer muses on how we can be more accepting at a time when division defines our politics.
Event Horizon
Louise Thayer writes about love, heartbreak, and finding the self again.
To Find Your Focus, Lose Yourself in the Moment
Louise Thayer finds—and savors—a moment when nature and humans exist in harmony.
A Letter to the First Man in My Life
Louise Thayer lost her father at 16, but she remembers his music—and his love.
What Can Animal Behavior Teach Us About Boundaries?
Louise Thayer finds powerful lessons for human interaction in the way animal packs and herds police themselves.
Forget Your New Year’s Resolutions … Well, Not Quite … But Give Them Time
Louise Thayer advises not to rush into resolutions too quickly, because the soul needs time to process what the mind is demanding.
Requiem for a Holiday
Louise Thayer looks at the journey of life through remembrances of Christmases past.
Handle Your Labels With Care
Louise Thayer helps us escape from the labels we get stuck with.
Moving Through Fear to a Place of Enlightenment
Louise Thayer works with animals, but she takes us on the ultimate human journey.
Finding Stillness in a Life in Motion
Louise Thayer reflects on how we move through the difficult process of self-discovery.
Think Big … But Act Small
Louise Thayer bucks conventional wisdom and says, yes, sweat the small stuff.
To the Men Who Tried to Love Me
Louise Thayer offers a poetic message to her past lovers.