Ecosystem Leaderboard: This Month’s Contenders.

Check out the front-runners for this MONTH’s Ecosystem contest.

Each month, we pay the authors of the top 4 articles on Elephant according to how you “vote” (read, heart, comment, share, boost). Winners are announced on the 8th of each month.

Read through the posts below and vote for your favorites by Hearting, Sharing, Commenting, and Boosting. Any action you take may make the difference in helping an author “win” and get paid.

The Contenders:

#1 Cheryl Melody Baskin Editor's Pick

The Night the World Changed Forever: How to Stay Sane & Whole—No Matter What.

8.2
#2 Nunzia Stark

Why One Missing Lab Test Reminded me to Advocate for Myself.

7.0
#3 Elizabeth Willis

The Teacher’s Unseen Curriculum: Teaching Breaks You.

6.5
#4 Nunzia Stark

How to Stay Centered when January Catches You Off Guard.

6.4
#5 Amy Hale

Maybe we aren’t Lonely. Maybe we’re just done Betraying ourselves for Connection.

6.3
#6 Gina Lissone

The Parking Lot View: Learning How to Live Where I Landed.

6.0
#7 Damini Grover

The Hidden Cost of Hyper-Independence.

6.0
#8 Ebba Kallin Editor's Pick

The Invisible Weight that’s Eroding our Relationships.

5.9
#9 Anjie Cho Editor's Pick

Welcome the Year of the Yang Fire Horse on Lunar (Eastern) New Year. ~ Anjie Cho

5.8
#10 Allison Briggs

When “We Both” isn’t True: the Subtle Cost of False Equivalence in Relationships.

5.6
#11 Daniel Brown

Can those Buddhist Monks Heal our Wounded Nation?

5.6
#12 Hanna Zipes Basel

Let’s Stop Pretending Cheating comes out of Nowhere—from a Couple’s Therapist.

4.9
#13 Natalie Walker

When Kindness Starts to Hurt: How I Learned to Care Without Burning Out.

4.8
#14 Leyla Mesic

Singing the Body Awake: How Sound & Movement help us Remember Who We Are.

4.6
#15 Jessica Harris

Root to Rise: How Yoga Helped me Heal from Addiction.

4.4
#16 Chantia Carter

My Soul Bears Her Witness.

4.0
#17 Damini Grover

From Wounded Feminine to Divine Feminine.

3.9
#18 Kate Fleming Editor's Pick

Beyond “Bro” Science: What Creatine Can and Can’t Do for Us Ladies.

3.6
#19 Sophie Bronsard-Roy

The Red Sailboat: Thoughts on Presence & Motherhood.

3.6
#20 Charlie Iris

Seeing You, Seeing Me. {Poem}

3.0
#21 Charlie Iris

Gauze Around My Heart. {Poem}

2.7
#22 Michelle Schafer

Why Some Men are also Choosing the Bear.

2.3
#23 Sarah Walton

How to Turn the Heaviness of 2025 into the Love we Need in 2026.

1.9
#24 Robin Engelman

January is a Costume Party (& I Finally Took Mine Off).

1.3

 

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