Mental Health
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How to Embrace Uncertainty
Ease your concerns about the unknown by learning to get comfortable with the unknowable.
7 Ways to Experience More Joy
Two longtime meditation practitioners share their principles for finding more joy in your daily life.
How to Be Happy for Others
How cultivating joy for others can help transform scarcity thinking.
How to Break Free From Fear
A shamanic healer explains how fear drains our vitality — and how we can reclaim more energy.
How to Keep a Gratitude Journal
Simple tips for recording the joys — and challenges — that enhance your life.
How to Use Screen Time Mindfully
Here are four ways to reduce the negative impact of your digital devices.
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: This Is Your Brain on Screens
How digital devices affect our mental health.
The Truth About Emotional Eating
We tend to think of emotional eating as bad or shameful, but it’s actually a normal response to experiencing intense feelings. Our experts have advice for reframing your thoughts on the subject.
Emotional Biochemistry
Like it or not, emotions share some very real biochemical links with your nervous, endocrine, immune and digestive systems. Isn’t it time you learned something about how your body responds to what you feel—and vice versa?
3 Healthier Stress Responses
Use these techniques to consciously shift your body’s response to stress into a state that’s calm, secure, and replenished.
How to Lower Your Political Stress Level
A constant barrage of political advertising and infighting can raise your anxiety level. Here’s how to calm down this election season.
Move to Lift Your Mood
Feeling anxious? Angry? Hostile? Depressed? There may be an exercise to help with that.
How to Stop Ruminating
These five strategies can help you break free from the spiral of negative thoughts.
9 Types of Emotional Triggers
Feeling discounted, vulnerable, and self-conscious are just three common categories of emotional triggers.
Why Meaningful Encounters Matter
Loneliness is a huge health risk for us all. Here are ways to create more high-quality connections.
The 5 Best Ways to Build Resiliency
Why do some people bounce back from adversity and misfortune? Why do others fall apart? Find out which character strengths make all the difference — and how you can develop them yourself.
13 Strategies to Deal With Your Emotional Triggers
A psychotherapist offers actionable advice for handling our trigger reactions.
When to Seek Help for Anxiety
If you’re struggling with anxiety and unsure whether to seek help or ride it out, consider the following factors.
4 Ways to Treat Anxiety
Learn why anxiety goes hand in hand with depression and irritability — and how to treat it.
The Power of Kindness
How being good to others can be good for you.
How to Take a Mental-Health Day
Taking time off can enhance workplace productivity and personal well-being. Try these four tips to make the most of your day off.