Ben Nussbaum
Ben Nussbaum is the editor of Spirituality & Health.
From the Editor: A Trust-the-Reader Approach
Our readers know a lot about a lot. And we trust them to explore what they don’t…
Featured Artist: Shelley Kommers
S&H Editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Los Angeles-based artist Shelley Kommers …
Featured Artist: Alena Hennessy
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with North Carolina–based artist Alena Henness…
Featured Artist: Jess Polanshek
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with artist Jess Polanshek about drawing porcu…
Featured Artist: Leila Rose Fanner
South African artist Leila Rose Fanner talks about symmetry, race, getting in fl…
re/VIEW: Buffy Sainte-Marie
1960s folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie reflects on her life, career, and breaking …
Featured Artist: Tracy Verdugo
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Australian artist Tracy Verdugo about evo…
“Through Relationship”
Celebrated writer Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, con…
From the Editor: earth and Earth
“Language is an imprecise tool. Sometimes it buckles a little under the strain o…
Featured Artist: Kim Ferreira
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with New Hampshire-based artist Kim Ferreira a…
From the Editor: Pilgrimage
“Despite the English language’s overstocked lexicon, no other word conveys the c…
Featured Artist: Lisa Muller
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Philadelphia-based Lisa Muller about plat…
Chopra, Mincolla, and Bresson on The Way of Miracles
How do you heal? The Way of Miracles suggests a better kind of recovery. …
From the Editor: The Transition Is Here
S&H Editor-in-Chief Ben Nussbaum reflects on happiness and transition as the…
Featured Artist: Adrian Landon Brooks
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Wimberley, Texas-based Adrian Landon Broo…
From the Editor: Sacred Rest
I don’t think of wellness as requiring a lot of new insights or cutting-edge sci…
Featured Artist: Flora Bowley
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum and Portland-based artist Flora Bowley spoke about t…
The Rest Story
The foundation of mental, physical, and spiritual health is rest. Four rest expe…
“Radical” at Its Roots
S&H Editor in Chief Ben Nussbaum reflects on the word “radical” at its roots…
Featured Artist: Carmen García Gordillo
With an assist from Google Translate, S&H editor Ben Nussbaum and Spanish ar…
How to See (What I See)?
See what I see? It's natural to want to pass our vision of the world onto those …
Featured Artist: Duy Huynh
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Charlotte-based artist Duy Huynh about me…
Featured Artist: Erin Robinson
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Brooklyn-based artist Erin Robinson about…
No, I’m America
“Nobody was shooting at me. I wasn’t afraid of being arrested at any moment. And…
Featured Artist: Alexandra Eldridge
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Santa Fe-based artist Alexandra Eldridge …
Featured Artist: Mary Alayne Thomas
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with Portland-based artist Mary Alayne Thomas…
Featured Artist: Andrea D’Aquino
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum chatted with this issue’s featured artist, Andrea D’…
Some Favorites from 2019
S&H Editor Ben Nussbaum shares his favorite stories from 2019.…
A President Who Thinks Outside the Pew
Will there ever be a U.S. President who sits outside mainstream Christianity? Th…
Featured Artist: Estée Preda
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with this issue’s featured artist, Estée Pred…
Eat Well, Laugh a Lot
Mark Hyman and Mia Lux are trying to make people healthier—body and soul. …
The Apostle Paul: A Misunderstood Progressive?
"In this narrative, Paul—the man formerly known as Saul who had a dramatic conve…
From the Editor
S&H is increasing its parenting-related content. Editor Ben Nussbaum explain…
Featured Artist: Jennifer Davis
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with Minneapolis-based artist Jennifer Davis …
re/VIEW: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore talks with S&H about his unusual career and his own pers…
A Changing Spirituality & Health
A (slightly) new direction for S&H involves a lot of familiar names and face…
Featured Artist Deedee Cheriel
S&H editor Ben Nussbaum chatted with Deedee about her spiritual journey and …