Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

We recently announced a new feature at A Shift of Mind called the Question of the Week. The following is my response to Sherin, who wrote: "You have said a lot to help people rethink how to live.

When I was 14, I remember standing in the bathroom washing my face and arguing with my mother. I do not remember what I said, probably something nasty. I used to be very straightforward and say things ...

Death may be life’s one certainty, but that doesn’t mean we’re ever truly ready to face it. I still remember lying awake one night after a routine checkup with my father where my doctor casually ...