What's the difference between spending time in nature—and truly connecting with it? In my new @psychologytoday.com article, I explore three research-based ways to deepen our connection with the natural world. 🔗 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #Psychology #NatureConnection #Wellbeing #Awe

3 Ways to Deepen Your Connection With Nature

Spending time outdoors isn't always enough. Research suggests that three simple practices can help deepen your connection with nature and improve well-being.

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When have you felt most connected to nature? We often assume that spending time outdoors automatically creates that feeling - but psychological research suggests it's more complicated than that. I explore all of this and more in my latest essay for Substack. (Link in the first comment.)

What building has left you awestruck? I've been thinking about why certain spaces - chapels, cathedrals, secular buildings - move us and even feel sacred. My latest on Substack: andytix.substack.com/p/the-archit...

The Architecture of Awe

What makes certain spaces feel sacred?

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Can awe improve mental health? The first randomized controlled trial focused on awe suggests it might. In this new Psychology Today piece, I explore what researchers found - and why it matters. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Can Awe Actually Improve Mental Health?

After two decades of awe research, scientists conducted the first randomized controlled trial of awe. Here's what they found.

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A dim stairwell. Scotland. A conversation with a mentor that lasted thirty years. In this new Substack essay, I write about how moments such as these connect to the science of #awe - and why awe may be one of our most important human experiences. I wonder: How do we create more moments like these?

@psychologytoday.com is featuring my latest article, published today, as an Essential Read on their web page. I ask: what if well-being is broader than personal happiness and inherently interconnected with community, nature, and for many, spirituality?

Is Our Idea of Well-Being Too Small?

Well-being is more than self-care. A holistic view suggests flourishing deepens when personal happiness connects to community, nature, and, for some, spirituality.

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How do we stay spiritually engaged when suffering begins to strain what we believe? My latest piece on Substack. andytix.substack.com/p/lament-an-...

Lament: An Ancient Practice, a New Lens

What psychological science reveals about a timeless way of engaging suffering

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Well-being may depend more than we realize on how we relate to the Sacred. I’ve started a Substack exploring this possibility and the intersection between psychological science, spirituality, and human flourishing. andytix.substack.com

Notes on the Sacred and Well-Being | Andy Tix | Substack

Intersections of psychological science, spirituality, and human flourishing. Click to read Notes on the Sacred and Well-Being, by Andy Tix, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

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Today’s release of the World Happiness Report 2026, just ahead of tomorrow's International Day of Happiness, raises a simple but profound question: Where in the world are people living the happiest lives - and why? My latest article for Psychology Today: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

What the Happiest Countries Do Differently

The World Happiness Report finds that some countries have predictably happier citizens. Exploring why generates ideas for simple practices to improve well-being.

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Can a chatbox help us grow spiritually - or is that crossing a line? I wrestle with that question in my latest @psychologytoday.com article: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

The Chatbot as a Spiritual Companion: An Unexpected Journey

Personal Perspective: I’m not sure if a chatbot belongs in spiritual life — but experience and research are making me rethink its potential role.

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Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health! This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."

Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com

Do today’s parents, who are largely forsaking it, need religion? My latest for @slate.com. slate.com/life/2025/09...

It’s Really a Shame That This Particular Parenting Tool Has Been Co-Opted By the Right

You don’t have to become an evangelical Christian to find a village this way.

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What happens when Quaker wisdom meets modern psychological science? Inspired by a piece on Quaker parenting by @gailcornwall.com, my latest for @psychologytoday.com explores 4 insights for living well. . 🔗 bit.ly/QuakerLessons #Quakers #Psychology #WellBeing #Mindfulness #SilenceandStillness

4 Life Lessons From Quaker Spirituality

Quaker spirituality and modern psychological science converge—often in countercultural ways—to offer practical lessons for living well.

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What does it mean to be spiritual? My latest for @psychologytoday.com explores 7 varieties of spiritual experience. 👉 Read more: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... How do you experience spirituality? #Spirituality #Religion #Psychology #PostReligious #TheSacred #Faith #Nature #Transcendence

7 Ways People Experience Spirituality

Spirituality isn't one-size-fits-all. There are many ways people find spiritual connection, both within and beyond religion.

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In this special edition of Talking Climate, I take a fresh look at the rise of climate doomerism—why it’s spreading, what the science says, and why giving up is the only thing that will guarantee our failure. Read the newsletter at the link below!

Are we really doomed?

Is it too late to do anything about climate change?

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Ever felt a deep spiritual bond with a place? New research suggests four ways we can connect spiritually with places and boost well-being in the process. 👉 Read more: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #Spirituality #WellBeing #SacredSpaces #Psychology @psychologytoday.com

4 Places That Inspire Spiritual Connection and Well-Being

Ever felt a deep spiritual bond with a place? New research suggests four ways we can connect spiritually with places and boost well-being in the process.

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I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence. This is a campaign of eradication. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...

Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com

How can we sustain both our planet and ourselves? Drawing on a new review of research by @matthewibillet.bsky.social, @abaimel.bsky.social, and colleagues - as well as faith and climate scientist leaders like @katharinehayhoe.com, my article for @psychologytoday.com explores what we can do.

The New Science of Ecospirituality

How can we sustain both our planet and ourselves? The new science of ecospirituality has some ideas and some suggestions to try.

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"Try to live simply. A simple lifestyle freely chosen is a source of strength. Do not be persuaded into buying what you do not need or cannot afford. Do you keep yourself informed about the effects your style of living is having on the global economy and environment?" Advices and Queries 41

Eighty years ago today, #Auschwitz was liberated. In honor of International #Holocaust Remembrance Day, I share some thoughts in this piece for Psychology Today, drawing parallels and implications for our modern world. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Lessons from the Holocaust for Today

Why did humans show so much hatred and indifference toward fellow humans during the Holocaust? Psychology provides some answers that have implications for today.

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During times of chaos and disorientation, we're especially drawn to be tethered to something outside of us that can give us stability. In my latest piece for @psychologytoday.com, I share some #mindful practices that can increase #interpersonal, #ecological, and #spiritual belonging.

3 Mindful Practices to Increase a Sense of Belonging

Many people feel lost, particularly during these chaotic times. Taking some time by yourself for some simple mindful practices can help you connect and find stability.

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Attending religious services and practicing religious rituals over the holidays may cause many to wrestle with their sense of identity. Crafting our identities can significantly impact how we see ourselves and engage our worlds. @psychtoday.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Crafting a Positive Religious or Spiritual Identity

How we identify religiously and spiritually gets at the core of who we are.

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Starting a starter pack for #psychology of #religion and #spirituality. Additions welcome!