NUCCIO DINUZZO/CHICAGO TRIBUNEBhikkhuni Vimala, left, and Tyler Lewke chat in the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple in Woodstock, Illinois, in September. Buddhist groups can offer lessons in meditation and ...

The idea of using meditation and mindfulness in psychotherapy may seem like a relatively new and fashionable idea, but it has been growing since the inception of psychotherapy itself. The edited book, ...

CHICAGO — At first glance, the basement gathering in downtown west suburban Woodstock seemed just like one of the 12-step meetings that take place thousands of times a day across America. Ten people ...

For over three decades, the Magdalen House has helped people in Dallas with alcoholism achieve sobriety, sustain recovery, build a community and find purpose. The nonprofit, founded in 1987, served ...

ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas shares her story in her own words — -- For most of my adult life, I calmed my anxiety and worry with a glass of white wine. But when my effort to self-medicate led me ...

In our series What It’s Like, we speak with people from a wide range of backgrounds about how their lives have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For our latest installment, we spoke with ...