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The Beyond Wellness Pre-order Bonus Is Here (And We Need It)
It’s been a brutal start to 2026.
 • Liz Bucar
Her Last Words Were 'I'm Not Mad at You.' Then He Shot Her and Called It Self-Defense.
What last week's Minneapolis killing has in common with the Brazilian honor defense I studied 30 years ago
 • Liz Bucar
Instagram Manifestation Is Fake. The Real Thing Is Weirder.
I’ll be honest, when manifestation content started flooding my social media feeds a few years back, I mostly rolled my eyes.
 • Liz Bucar
Ezra Klein Practices Doubt. But Whose Doubt Matters?
On Buddhist meditation and collective obligation
 • Liz Bucar
Three pieces that didn't go viral this year but explain why wellness culture keeps failing
I wanted to take a beat before the new year to look back at what happened this year with this newsletter.
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What 2025 Taught Me About Building in Public
2025 was the year I learned to write in two registers at once.
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Why You Can’t Escape Purity Culture (Even If You Never Set Foot in a Church)
There’s this moment that happens in my classroom at Northeastern maybe three weeks into the semester.
 • Liz Bucar
When Following Orders Breaks You: What the Military Knows About Moral Injury (That Wellness Culture Ignores)
Six Democratic lawmakers, all military veterans or former intelligence officers, released a video in mid-November reminding U.S.
 • Liz Bucar
Teachers vs. Charlatans and False Prophets: How to Tell the Difference (Part 2)
On Tuesday I argued that “trust your discernment” is spiritual “do your own research.” It sounds empowering, actually leaves people more vulnerable.
 • Liz Bucar
"Trust Your Gut" Is the New "Do Your Own Research" (Part 1)
Every time I critique a wellness grifter—Deepak Chopra's AI chatbot, some Instagram influencer hawking unregulated supplements, whatever—I get the same…
 • Liz Bucar
Gen Z Is Deeply Religious. The Polls Just Can’t See It.
America just hit a historic tipping point.
 • Liz Bucar
AI Spirituality Is Hijacking Spiritual Hunger
Deepak Chopra just automated himself. Every wellness guru will follow.
 • Liz Bucar
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