Mental Health
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The Promise of Psychedelics in Mental-Health Care
Psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA have been used to treat everything from depression to PTSD to substance use.
How Exercise Can Help Build Physical — and Mental — Resilience
Learn how exercise can help build a body and mind that can roll with life’s punches — and come back stronger after stress.
In Her Own Lane: Nicole Phelps
Nicole Phelps has emerged as an influential mental-health advocate through lessons learned while supporting her husband, Olympian
Michael Phelps, through troubled times.
How Therapeutic Work — and Medication — Helped Gabrielle Bernstein Emerge from Trauma
In her new book, Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein talks about how medication, when prescribed as part of a larger program of recovery and therapy, can help establish a safe baseline from which to do the deeper work.
PUMPING IRONY: High Anxiety
Our toxic political climate is contributing to widespread mental-health issues, conditions seniors struggle to overcome because of Medicare’s limited coverage options.
The State of Our Children’s Health
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on children's health. Here are some takeaways.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: The Power of Stillness
How taking time to do nothing can lead us to our better selves.
Health and Wellness Trends to Watch in 2022
Life Time experts share their predictions for what will be top of mind in the coming year.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: How B Vitamins Can Help Lift Depression
Supplementing with B vitamins can help protect our brains from stress and increase the production of feel-good neurotransmitters. Here's why.
Pilar Gerasimo on the Pursuit of Health and Happiness
The journalist, visionary, and Experience Life founder talks about her morning practice, the learner's mind, and healthy-deviant mocktails.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: How Using Your Senses Can Improve Your Mental Health
Smell, touch, and sound can help cultivate resilience. Here's how.
The Sixth Stage of Grief
How finding meaning in loss can help you heal.
Can Massage Help Ease Anxiety and Depression?
Stimulating the peripheral nerves with massage can switch the nervous system into rest-and-relaxation mode.
Rising Early May Reduce Depression Risk
Sleep timing may lower risk of major depression by as much as 23 percent, according to a recent study in JAMA Psychiatry.
The Benefits of Group Therapy
Individual therapy sessions are great for mental-health support, but group therapy also offers a variety of unique advantages.
Yoga for Veterans: Q&A With Daniel Libby, PhD
The founder of the Veterans Yoga Project shares how past and present military members are benefiting with self-regulating tools like yoga and meditation.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Is Depression Overdiagnosed?
Labeling all mood dysregulation as “depression” may interfere with effective treatment. Consider this a more nuanced approach.
Raising Awareness on World Mental Health Day
This year’s theme highlights the need for universal access to resources. Discover what you can do to support your own and others’ mental well-being.
Feats of Greatness
Experience Life editor Jamie Martin on emotional agility and mental well-being.
Feed Your Mind
Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, author of 50 Shades of Kale, is all about eating to fuel your brain — and your happiness.
How to Deal With Rejection
Fear of rejection can keep us from living life fully, but there are graceful ways to handle the sting.