Well-Being - Mind Over Matters

3 Surprising Reasons We Don’t Connect—Even When We Want To

by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 26, 2026 | Decisions, Happiness, Life, Mind Mastery, Success, Talking, Well-Being

Have you ever thought about someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time? Maybe an old friend crosses your mind. You wonder how they are. You remember something you once did together. You may even pick up your phone and think, I should text them. And then you don’t....

Belonging: 3 Powerful Lessons About Feeling Seen and Remembered

by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 6, 2026 | Emotion, Life, Mind Mastery, Storytelling Animal, Stress, Well-Being

Sometimes the deepest lessons about belonging come from the most ordinary moments—and the most extraordinary ones. Whether we’re eight years old or eighty-eight, most of us still wonder: Do I belong? Do I matter? Will I be remembered? I was reminded of these...

3 Powerful Reasons to Cry — and Why We Won’t

by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 10, 2026 | Crisis, Emotion, Life, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success, Well-Being

What Happened? The other night I watched a strong and wise man tear up in the middle of his remarks. And I completely fell apart. It felt like something that had been building for a long time, with everything going on in the world — the noise, the uncertainty, the...

How Heavy Is It? 5 Science-Backed Tips to Fix Stress Load

by Madelaine Weiss | Nov 19, 2025 | Decisions, Attention, Emotion, Fitness, Happiness, Leadership, Mind Mastery, Sleeping, Stress, Success, Well-Being, Work

How Heavy Is It? Maybe you’ve heard this story. It’s so good. Bears repeating. Here goes… A professor once held up a glass of water and asked the class that very question. “Eight ounces?” someone guessed. “Maybe twelve?” another said. The teacher smiled and replied,...

To Speak or Not to Speak: 3 Things to Consider Before You Open Your Mouth

by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 24, 2025 | Leadership, Mind Mastery, Talking, Well-Being

To Speak or Not to Speak? That was the question raised by a lovely, sophisticated physician at a brunch I attended recently. A medical student she was otherwise quite fond of had said something racist to her, to which she said nothing. Years later, she still wondered...

5 Powerful Truths About Loving People Who See the World Differently

by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 28, 2025 | Crisis, Emotion, Life, Love, Mind Mastery, Stress, Talking, Well-Being

What do you do when the people you love most seem blind to what matters most to you? I have written before on the intensifying differences in our lives today. And I write again because I find one of the hardest emotional challenges in life—when we find ourselves on...