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Navigating Social Anxiety
Tricks and tips from professional performers.
Escapist Reading
Choose your own summer adventure with a trio of travel books that explore life off the beaten path.
Healing Spaces
Can the spaces in which we live, work, and recover from illness have an impact on healing and well-being? Integrative-medicine doctor Esther Sternberg says yes.
How to Beat the Self-Employment Blues
Self-employment can bring some unique sources of stress. Business coach Barbara Winter offers strategies for handling them.
Build Your Own Winter Retreat
Senior editor Courtney Helgoe shares a few quick ways to take a retreat at home.
The Cares of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one —without falling apart yourself.
COMING CLEAN: Dance Like No One Is Watching
It's the weekend, so it's time for my Flashdance moment.
How to Recover From Burnout
Learn to recognize the signs of serious depletion and chronic stress — and how to restore your inner fire.
All in the Family: Stop Dreading Family Gatherings
Social psychologist and author Amy Johnson, PhD, offers advice for dealing with those family members who always threaten to ruin the mood.
New-Job Jitters
Starting a new job is both exciting and anxiety producing. Debra Wheatman, founder and president of Careers Done Write, shows you how to settle in with minimal stress.
9 Tips to Minimize and Manage Stress
There are plenty of effective (and mostly pleasant) things you can do to minimize and manage your stress.
COMING CLEAN: The Slow-Down Plan
Our new home means a new lifestyle. Only two weeks in and I'm already more relaxed.
How to Overcome the Fear of Moving on
Contemplating a major life change can create significant levels of stress. Psychologist and author Joseph Burgo, PhD, offers strategies on how to cope.
Alone With Your Thoughts
Find it difficult to just sit with your own inner ramblings? Clinical psychologist Noam Shpancer, PhD, offers advice on taming the tumult and finding some mental peace and quiet.
Loving What Is
With just four simple questions, “The Work” founder Byron Katie challenges our notions of what our lives should be.
How to Calm Your Monkey Mind
Three experts offer tips for overcoming mental chaos and reclaiming a balanced brain.
COMING CLEAN: Seeking Happiness
Staying positive and finding joy is a daily practice, but the right tools can help in the pursuit. Here are a few of my favorites.
How to Deal With the Fear of Bad News From Your Doctor
How to cope with a scary health diagnosis — without getting caught up in the chaos of fear.
Work Stress Hits Home
The far-reaching implications of working in a hostile environment.
Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Stress If You Want to Lose Weight
These days life is moving faster than ever. You’re typing on your laptop, talking to someone on the phone, while having a secondary conversation with someone else physically right in front of you.
How to Move On From a Big Breakup
When a romantic relationship ends, you can feel depressed, resentful, and uncertain about your ability to get over it. Susan J. Elliott on how to heal your heart and move on.