Personal essays on relationships, thinking, creativity and agency, written from a family life on a Baltic island. Readers get reflective, exploratory writing that works through questions such as why music moves us and how to get unstuck creatively.

Heather Havrilesky answers reader letters about family, friendship, guilt and ambivalence, mixing personal essay with advice. Paid subscribers get one or two long-form columns per week, each opening with a work of art.

Evidence-based articles on loneliness, social connection and wellbeing for adults in midlife and beyond, with figures traced to primary studies. Issues openly correct earlier claims and separate what the research shows from plausible but untested explanations.

Personal essays by a former international relations student and ex-professional about identity, transition, and relationships. Readers get candid, reflective writing on topics like mutual obligation, anger, and adjusting to life after a major job change.