Heidi Stevens – Page 15

Runners are cheered as they make their way along the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon, Oct. 9, 2022.

Column: Halfway to a marathon, and my slightly battered heart has never felt better

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

I'm halfway through marathon training. Everything hurts, especially my lower back. (Why didn't I try this at 28 instead of 48?) But my heart has never felt better. I shared...

If your child has made a regrettable decision, instead of catastrophizing, Phyllis Fagell writes in "Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times," approach the child with trust and a spirit of collaboration.

Column: Combatting FOPO (Fear of Other People’s Opinions) and other tips for navigating middle school with grace

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Licensed clinical professional counselor Phyllis Fagell has a new book out, and it's worth reading for its description of my new favorite diagnosis alone: FOPO. FOPO, which Fagell credits to...

Ryan Gosling, left, as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in the new "Barbie" movie.

Column: The beauty of ‘Barbie’ isn’t that men are subjugated. It’s that no one is.

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

My son and his friends, all rising high school freshmen, were at our house Saturday night when one of them suggested they go see "Barbie." The movie had been in...

Former Northwestern football player Lloyd Yates speaks July 19, 2023, alongside other former players, from left, Warren Miles Long, Tom Carnifax and Simba Short, about the abuse and hazing they say occurred in the program.

Column: Northwestern professor speaks on her students’ quiet heroism. ‘We couldn’t clear this up if it weren’t for their courage.’

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

In February 2021, Northwestern University political science professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd signed an open letter to the institution's leaders expressing outrage over allegations of racism, sexism and harassment on the...

Oliver Leopold at his high school graduation party. He graduated from Evanston Township High School a semester early to jump-start his dream of becoming a paramedic.

Column: On a tree-lined golf course, a bright red wind phone invites visitors to connect with their departed loved ones

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

On hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston, Illinois, nestled in a grove of old-growth trees, sits a bright red telephone booth — fashioned after Britain's red phone...

The National Geographic Society, begun in 1888 is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world.

Column: The decimation of National Geographic — an imperfect witness to the world — disconnects us from each others’ humanity

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

National Geographic, the 135-year-old imperfect chronicler of the planet and its people, is shrinking to a shell of its former self. The magazine laid off all its staff writers, eliminated...

A recent trip to Denver had Heidi Stevens thinking about artificial intelligence.

Column: ‘What’s a human life for?’ How a rainy Denver weekend reminded me machines have nothing on humanity

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

My son and I landed in Denver for a lacrosse tournament, and things immediately started to go left. The shuttle bus from the airport to the rental car pickup got...

Marathon runners make their way along Columbus Drive as the Chicago Marathon starts on Oct. 9, 2022.

Column: How training for a marathon is teaching me (hopefully) to rest

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

I have a complicated relationship with running. Twice in my life I thought I'd never be healthy enough to do it again. In 2011, I was diagnosed with a heart...

Swifties head to the Soldier Field entrances as the Taylor Swift Eras Tour arrives in Chicago drawing thousands of fans from across the country to catch one of Swift's three shows in Chicago starting June 2, 2023.

Column: ‘It’s relational adhesive.’ The beauty of seeing kids and their parents sitting shoulder to shoulder at Taylor Swift

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

By the second day of Taylor Swift's Eras tour in Chicago, I was noticing a totally delightful phenomenon. This thing was a family affair. Photos of moms and daughters. Dads...

A Chicago's Leading Lady boat cruises along the Chicago River during a Chicago Architecture Center tour on June 28, 2018. (Courtney Pedroza / baiduhai)

Column: ‘I find joy there.’ Volunteer architecture tour guide draws healing from a winding river.

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

When Patricia Grund was growing up in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, she and her sister would ride the Milwaukee Avenue bus downtown just to walk through lobbies. "I was in love...

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