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:
How to Stay Centered when January Catches You Off Guard.
Maybe we aren’t Lonely. Maybe we’re just done Betraying ourselves for Connection.
The Hidden Cost of Hyper-Independence.
A Different Kind of Resolution for 2026: Being Present when there’s Nothing to Celebrate.
The Night the World Changed Forever: How to Stay Sane & Whole—No Matter What.
Why One Missing Lab Test Reminded me to Advocate for Myself.
The Teacher’s Unseen Curriculum: Teaching Breaks You.
How to Call Joy Back when Fear Tries to Take Over.
Welcome the Year of the Yang Fire Horse on Lunar (Eastern) New Year. ~ Anjie Cho
What the Eff is Creatine & Why’s it so D*mn Important—esp for Women?
Can those Buddhist Monks Heal our Wounded Nation?
The Invisible Weight that’s Eroding our Relationships.
The Question I Ask Myself as My Mom Dies of Cancer.
The Answer is in the Sky: How Geomagnetic Storms can affect Us.
Welcome to the Resistance: a Guide to Protesting Peacefully for Newcomers.
Leo Full Moon: Creation as Transformative Rebellion in Chaotic Times. {February 1}
Let’s Stop Pretending Cheating comes out of Nowhere—from a Couple’s Therapist.
The Parking Lot View: Learning How to Live Where I Landed.
We Don’t Get to Stay Silent: ICE, Accountability & the Cost of Silence.
Inherited Helplessness in Relating: We Can only meet Others as Deeply as We’ve met Ourselves.
The Quiet Power of Getting Crystal Clear about What You Want.
We Don’t Wake Up in a Bad Mood. We Wake Up Drowning in Cortisol.
