Tapestrywith Mary Hynes

Author Alexandra Rowland helped prompt a literary movement about hope and continued resistance with two cryptic sentences: "The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. Pass it on."

Author Alexandra Rowland on the movement she sparked when she coined the term 'hopepunk.' Crime writer Sophie Hannah on why grudges are misunderstood and how she benefits from bearing them.

Rather than just, 'letting it go,' when we feel someone has done us wrong, author Sophie Hannah says bearing a grudge productively can validate for our sense of hurt and help us find more fulsome forgiveness.

Yitzi Gal's social anxiety was so bad that if he had to make conversation, his fingernails would cut crescent moons into his palms. When his sister enrolled him in improv comedy classes, he resisted, hiding in his car during breaks to avoid the other students. But slowly, the improv began to work.

How improv comedy helped a man with social anxiety and a teen with autism.

Fifteen-year-old Allyssa Harman was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as a young child. While it's been difficult for her to make friends, Allyssa's mother, Martha, noticed her daughter was very funny. So, she signed her up for a course at The Second City in Toronto that was specifically for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Adam Smith, a writer and podcaster, decided to perform naked, not once but twice. He said he wanted to test his comfort level with his body, and so partook in a regular event called Naked Boys Reading.

BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen explains why burnout has reached a critical mass and quick fixes like overnight oats aren't helping. Writer Jonathan Malesic describes how burning out from his dream job led him on a search for new ways to relate to work. And young Canadians chime in about how they're mentally and physically fed up.

Young Canadians across the country say they feel like the pressure is on, and many told Tapestry they feel mentally exhausted. Anne Helen Petersen breaks down how millennials have become what she calls "the burnout generation."

Jonathan Malesic found himself burning out from a stable, secure job that he loved. He says that experience taught him everyone can burn out — and that changing our work-obsessed culture has a lot to do with solidarity.

Writer and activist Anshman Iddamsetty says in today's body-conscious society, being fat and happy about it is seen as an affront to social expectations

Anshuman Iddamsetty says being fat and happy about it is an act of 'disobedience' in a culture that expects us to want to be thin. Later, Adam Smith decided to read a book naked — not once but twice.

Writer Stephen Marche explores how changing economic tides affected fatherhood and domestic work in his family, and families across North America.

“There is this very deep fear that if we are not using those skills to keep the men that are harassing us comfortable and happy, it could end really really badly."

Author Gemma Hartley spent years managing her household. All that extra work — the emotional labour needed to keep her husband and three kids comfortable — was going unacknowledged and undervalued ... till she hit her breaking point. Author Stephen Marche shares the male perspective on emotional labour from a household where his wife is the chief breadwinner.

What do we do about the social poison of anger? According to philosopher Martha Nussbaum, anger isn't an inherently bad thing — it's when anger turns to vengeance that we run into trouble.

Rabbi David Rosen has spent decades reaching across political and religious divides in places like Ireland during "The Troubles", apartheid South Africa, and present-day Israel. He makes the case for optimism, even in the darkest times.

Tahil Sharma is both Sikh and Hindu. When an angry protester crossed the street to confront him, he drew on wisdom from his two traditions to start a more productive conversation.

FULL EPISODE: Rabbi David Rosen and Tahil Sharma share stories and perspectives on how to create meaningful relationships across political and religious divisions, especially when you don't see eye to eye with the other.

After her mom died from cancer, Lennon Flowers got really good at compartmentalizing her grief. But then she found herself at a dinner party with other young people who’d suffered loss. It sparked an idea, that quickly became a movement.

A study by the Harvard Divinity School found that members of fitness groups like CrossFit and SoulCycle have found more than a way to get a hot bod. It's become their church of sorts, offering a close-knit group of friends that work through their struggles — physical and spiritual — together.

We live in a polarized age, but all is not lost. Jamal Rahman, a Seattle-area imam, offers practical tips to help you bridge divisions, starting with the people you love the most.

Memphis Cadeau, co-owner of Grim City Tattoo Club in Hamilton, Ont., works pro bono with a range of clients, from former gang members to victims of human trafficking, who say getting a tattoo removed can be life-changing.

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, director of Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos and Angry Inuk, explains why deciding to get traditional Inuit tattoos was emotionally fraught — and what that means for non-Indigenous people looking to get the tattoos.