The Vessel Editorial Team

The Vessel Editorial Team produces content on psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and the questions people return to about how to live well. We publish essays, reflections, and explorations drawn from psychological research, philosophical traditions, and contemplative practices. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, research, drafting, fact-checking, editing, and review, rather than a single individual's writing. The Vessel takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Inner Life

The kind of peace that doesn’t require pretending everything is fine

15th Apr
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Relationships

The person who keeps the group together is often the one who understands most clearly what it looks like to fall apart

14th Apr
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Green Horizons

Living in dialogue with the natural world, not just passing through it

14th Apr
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Inner Life

We call it rumination — but replaying old conversations is often the mind’s search for safety it never found

17th Mar
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Inner Life

Comfortable being wrong: what uncertainty tolerance reveals about how we think

16th Mar
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Inner Life

When comparing what you have says more about grief than greed

27th Feb
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Inner Life

Self-sufficiency isn’t always strength — sometimes it’s the fear of being seen as someone who needs

24th Feb
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Inner Life

When forgiveness comes too fast — and what it may be protecting against

24th Feb
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Inner Life

People who seem hard to read may not be guarded — they may have learned early that showing emotion got them punished

23rd Feb
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