Balance
Wellbeing
Evidence-minded writing on rest, health, and the Nordic approach to a good life.
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 15, 2026
A 20-year Swedish study of nearly 30,000 women found that nonsmokers who avoided active sun exposure had a life…
- Aug 15, 2026 Finland endured another winter of freezing temperatures and brutally short days, then was named the world's happiest… By The Balance
- Aug 15, 2026 What we remember about the house we grew up in is usually a smell or a corner, not a fact, and that is no accident By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 15, 2026 The feeling that things once normal may no longer be is real, but two findings suggest our sense of normal is far… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 15, 2026 The Danish idea of hygge isn't just about candles and cosy rooms By The Balance
- Aug 15, 2026 The gap between knowing what good parenting needs and having the energy for it is rarely a failure of love but of… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 15, 2026 The Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre's 2025 World Happiness Report found that sharing meals with others and trusting… By The Balance
- Aug 14, 2026 The whites of the eyes may be one of the face’s quietest beauty signals By Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
- Aug 14, 2026 Shirley Temple was America’s biggest box-office star before she was old enough for middle school, earning millions as… By Scandinavia Standard Editorial Team
- Aug 14, 2026 Psychology says people who feel most like themselves when they're alone aren't antisocial or damaged, they're often… By Daniel Moran
- Aug 14, 2026 The reason some adults find it hard to accept help isn't pride, it's that being helped feels like breaking a private… By The Balance
- Aug 14, 2026 The hardest transition of parenting isn't the newborn stage or the teenage years, it's the moment a grown child stops… By The Balance
- Aug 14, 2026 The daily expectations that drain our joy are less about the day than the demand we place on it By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 14, 2026 The idea that some things are attractive only to Americans is half right By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 14, 2026 The regrets people over 70 most often share point somewhere consistent, toward relationships, honesty and the chances… By Scandinavia Standard
- Aug 14, 2026 Calling long walks a forgotten cure overstates it, but the evidence for the act of walking is strong By Scandinavia Standard