Mental Health
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How Exercise Can Help Heal Trauma
Discover how trauma-therapy exercise can support healing and improve mental well-being.
The Hidden Risk of Relying on Exercise for Mental Well-Being
Exercise is great for mental health, but is it your only coping tool? Learn why it’s not enough — and the importance of building a stronger support system.
The Benefits of Cold Therapy
If the idea of regular icy morning showers leaves you cold, you’re not alone. Fortunately, benefits of cold-water immersion begin with a single exposure. Learn more.
How Exercise Combats Loneliness
Exercise is a powerful tool for mental health — and it can also expand your social circle. Discover how.
How Exercise Fosters Creativity
Exercise is a powerful tool for improving mental health — and it can help jump-start your creativity too. Learn more.
What Does It Mean to Decolonize Therapy?
Known as The Rage Doctor, clinical psychologist Jennifer Mullan encourages us all to understand how colonialism influences our mental, spiritual, and physical health.
The Benefits of Heat Therapy
Hot springs, saunas, hammams, and other heat therapies boast a range of benefits for body and mind. These are just a few.
How Does Exercise Combat Depression and Anxiety?
Discover how exercise can improve mental health and naturally stave off depression and anxiety.
Can Chiropractic Care Support My Mental Health?
A licensed chiropractor outlines the connections between chiropractic care and metal well-being.
How Exercise Reduces Stress and Boosts Mental Health
Discover how exercise can naturally relieve stress, improve mental health, and enhance overall well-being.
What You Need to Know About Orthosomnia
Are you constantly checking your sleep tracker and worrying about your sleep quality? You might be experiencing orthosomnia. Learn what it is, how it affects your rest, and what you can do to sleep better.
Finding My Peace
Experience Life’s editor-in-chief shares her goal of carving out time to develop a more consistent meditation practice.
How Exercise Boosts Self-Confidence
Discover how exercise can build confidence over time.
The Joys of Imperfection
Author Oliver Burkeman describes the freedom of embracing your limitations.
Can Wearable Devices Help Improve Mental Health?
Some researchers think digital trackers and apps that monitor markers of anxiety, sleep quality, and depression can improve public health. Learn more.
22 Ways to Lighten Your Mood
Dishes are piling up, bills are overdue, and the phone’s pinging — we’ve all felt the weight of everyday overwhelm. Try these small, intentional actions to improve your mental well-being.
7 Ways Movement Benefits Mental Health
Exercise is a powerful tool for improving mental health: It can reduce stress, relieve depression and anxiety, and be a salve for loneliness. Learn more.
The Connection Between Your Gut and Your Mental Health
In his new book, The Gut-Brain Paradox, Steven Gundry, MD, talks about how maintaining a healthy gut microbiome may improve your mood.
The Benefits of Equine-Assisted Therapies
Horse-human interactions are enhancing therapy for medical diagnoses, mental health, and more — and they’re helping us be better humans.
Can the Arrival of Spring Cause Seasonal Affective Disorder?
It turns out seasonal affective disorder is not just a winter affliction. Try these strategies to lessen spring anxiety.
3 Ways to Eat for Mental Health
Try these nutritional strategies to support your psychological and emotional well-being.