Mental Health

Smart, super-practical reasons to build more idleness, downtime, and moments of enjoyment into your busy life.

Enjoying humor and engaging in laughter have serious—and positive—consequences for our health, happiness and chances for success. Here’s the lowdown on laughter and how you can trigger its practical benefits in your own life.

How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.

When it comes to creating the conditions for optimal health, we know that managing stress is important. But it turns out that dealing with our anxieties and negative emotional reactions is only half the battle. Discover why an ample supply of enjoyable, positive experiences is equally essential to your well-being — and how you can go about giving life’s pleasures the healthy emphasis they deserve.

Whether we’re yearning for another cup of coffee or a better job, we spend a lot of time and energy just wanting. Here’s how to observe – and calm – the endless tide of want that can catch us in its undertow.

Turn your body loathing into body loving.

Discover the truth about how your mind affects your body, how your body affects your brain, and what you can do to keep the whole brilliant system working to your advantage.

A workplace bully can wreak havoc on not just your job but your personal life, too. The good news? You don’t have to suffer in silence.

An unhealthy work-life balance affects not only our health and well-being, but our families and our society as a whole. Here’s what we can do about it.

Overcoming barriers to self-care can be difficult, especially for women. Here are some tips to make time and space for ourselves.

Does getting behind the wheel make you anxious or angry? Embark on the road to relaxation with these commute-improving tips.

Fresh air. Open sky. The beauty of the horizon. Most of us wish we could spend more time outside enjoying nature’s gifts. Now, a growing body of research is giving us even more compelling reasons to heed those desires. Discover why time spent in nature is time wisely invested in personal well-being.

A generation ago, kids learned about the natural world by going out to play. Today, many have virtually no experience with the unadulterated out-of-doors. Is this separation making our kids sick?

Tired of feeling blue, or just so-so? Positive psychology pioneer Martin Seligman, PhD, believes you can mentally exercise your way to greater happiness.

With healthcare costs soaring and employees suffering from an increasing number of stress- and lifestyle-induced maladies, some employers are turning to corporate wellness programs to keep their people healthier, happier, and more productive. And in many cases, it seems to be working.

More people than ever are medicating for mood disorders, but author Julia Ross, MD, says there may be a more natural approach that’s just as effective.

Can the way you think influence your life chances? Is it possible to think yourself away from failure and toward success? The field of Positive Psychology says —YES!

Are you revving too high, running on fumes and sputtering at stops? Get yourself into the fix-it shop for diagnostics and a 10-point tune-up.

EFT — or Emotional Freedom Technique — is a technique for getting over cravings, phobias, pain, and more.

Television can be a convenient relief from the worries and responsibilities of the day. It can also be an unconscious, insidious, low-grade addiction that takes us away from our relationships, goals and other more satisfying pleasures.