Ecosystem Leaderboard: This Month’s Contenders.

Check out the front-runners for this MONTH’s Ecosystem contest.

Each month, we pay the authors of the top 4 articles on Elephant according to how you “vote” (read, heart, comment, share, boost). Winners are announced on the 8th of each month.

Read through the posts below and vote for your favorites by Hearting, Sharing, Commenting, and Boosting. Any action you take may make the difference in helping an author “win” and get paid.

The Contenders:

#1 Nunzia Stark

How to Stay Centered when January Catches You Off Guard.

9.5
#2 Amy Hale

Maybe we aren’t Lonely. Maybe we’re just done Betraying ourselves for Connection.

9.5
#3 Damini Grover

The Hidden Cost of Hyper-Independence.

9.5
#4 Roopa Swaminathan Editor's Pick

A Different Kind of Resolution for 2026: Being Present when there’s Nothing to Celebrate.

8.9
#5 Cheryl Melody Baskin Editor's Pick

The Night the World Changed Forever: How to Stay Sane & Whole—No Matter What.

8.4
#6 Nunzia Stark

Why One Missing Lab Test Reminded me to Advocate for Myself.

8.2
#7 Elizabeth Willis

The Teacher’s Unseen Curriculum: Teaching Breaks You.

8.1
#8 Cheryl Melody Baskin

How to Call Joy Back when Fear Tries to Take Over.

8.0
#9 Anjie Cho Editor's Pick

Welcome the Year of the Yang Fire Horse on Lunar (Eastern) New Year. ~ Anjie Cho

7.9
#10 Kate Fleming Editor's Pick

What the Eff is Creatine & Why’s it so D*mn Important—esp for Women?

7.5
#11 Daniel Brown

Can those Buddhist Monks Heal our Wounded Nation?

7.0
#12 Ebba Kallin Editor's Pick

The Invisible Weight that’s Eroding our Relationships.

6.9
#13 Elizabeth Gordon Editor's Pick

The Question I Ask Myself as My Mom Dies of Cancer.

6.8
#14 Dr. Shiv Kumar Goel

The Answer is in the Sky: How Geomagnetic Storms can affect Us.

6.8
#15 Amanda Morgan Editor's Pick

Welcome to the Resistance: a Guide to Protesting Peacefully for Newcomers.

6.8
#16 Anna Palmer

Leo Full Moon: Creation as Transformative Rebellion in Chaotic Times. {February 1}

6.7
#17 Hanna Zipes Basel

Let’s Stop Pretending Cheating comes out of Nowhere—from a Couple’s Therapist.

6.6
#18 Gina Lissone

The Parking Lot View: Learning How to Live Where I Landed.

6.4
#19 Liz McKenna

We Don’t Get to Stay Silent: ICE, Accountability & the Cost of Silence.

6.4
#20 Galina Singer

Inherited Helplessness in Relating: We Can only meet Others as Deeply as We’ve met Ourselves.

6.1
#21 Lucia Anna

The Quiet Power of Getting Crystal Clear about What You Want.

6.0
#22 Robin Engelman

We Don’t Wake Up in a Bad Mood. We Wake Up Drowning in Cortisol.

5.9

 

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