Stress and Health: How to Turn Off the Stress Response

Try these techniques to help you and your loved ones de-stress when you need it most.

Try these techniques to help you and your loved ones de-stress when you need it most.

How To Reclaim Your Time From Energy Burglars

Energy burglars are experts at stealing your time, space, and happiness. Here are five ways to take them back.

Energy burglars are experts at stealing your time, space, and happiness. Here are five ways to take them back.

Handling 7 Types of Daily Hassles That Can Make Life a Pain

Much of the stress we experience comes from small, everyday annoyances. Discover three ways to make peace with the challenging parts of your day.

Much of the stress we experience comes from small, everyday annoyances. Discover three ways to make peace with the challenging parts of your day.

New Research on the Emotions of Highly Sensitive People

A recent study finds that, compared to average people, highly sensitive individuals are affected strongly by negative events but not positive ones.

A recent study finds that, compared to average people, highly sensitive individuals are affected strongly by negative events but not positive ones.

How Concerned Should We Be About the Effects of Heat Waves?

While not everyone is at equal risk for harm, there are likely hidden costs of heat stress we are ignoring.

While not everyone is at equal risk for harm, there are likely hidden costs of heat stress we are ignoring.

Look for the Helpers

As natural disasters become more common, these are the emotions and stages we'll experience.

As natural disasters become more common, these are the emotions and stages we'll experience.

How to Use Theory to Understand Your Emotions: A First Step

While emotions inevitably lend texture and color to our lives, tools offered by emotion theory can enable us to derive much more from our emotional experiences.

While emotions inevitably lend texture and color to our lives, tools offered by emotion theory can enable us to derive much more from our emotional experiences.

Anxious and Stressed? 5 Questions That Will Make Life Better

Uncertainty often triggers disempowering thoughts and questions about what might go wrong. But you don’t have to live at the mercy of worry and fear.

Uncertainty often triggers disempowering thoughts and questions about what might go wrong. But you don’t have to live at the mercy of worry and fear.

The Power of Rethinking

Why rethinking matters, and how you stack up.

Why rethinking matters, and how you stack up.

Is Your Subordinate a Snitch?

If there’s a lot of snitching going on around your office, look at how you’re motivating your subordinates.

If there’s a lot of snitching going on around your office, look at how you’re motivating your subordinates.

How to Tame Your Overthinking Habit

Daydreaming can be used to help with overthinking, but it is important to do it intentionally and focus on positive thoughts.

Daydreaming can be used to help with overthinking, but it is important to do it intentionally and focus on positive thoughts.

Coping With News About Climate Change

Many people are dealing with environmental anxiety (also known as “eco-anxiety”). Worse, some children are getting traumatized by overhearing reports about global warming.

Many people are dealing with environmental anxiety (also known as “eco-anxiety”). Worse, some children are getting traumatized by overhearing reports about global warming.

3 Steps for Navigating Life's Daily, Unexpected "Storms"

When life throws unexpected challenges your way, try these three strategies for getting through.

When life throws unexpected challenges your way, try these three strategies for getting through.

Open Water Swimming Is Good for Body and Mind

Swimming outside in nature is a proven way to elevate both our mental and physical health.

Swimming outside in nature is a proven way to elevate both our mental and physical health.

When the News and Social Media Are More Harmful Than Helpful

The U.S. is experiencing a mental health crisis. Here are four things that could help you cope, whether or not you are struggling emotionally.

The U.S. is experiencing a mental health crisis. Here are four things that could help you cope, whether or not you are struggling emotionally.

3 Steps for Overcoming ADHD Task Paralysis

Do you ever feel stuck when faced with doing something important? Many people with ADHD experience task paralysis, but there are steps for overcoming it.

Do you ever feel stuck when faced with doing something important? Many people with ADHD experience task paralysis, but there are steps for overcoming it.

Stress and Health: What You Need to Know

Understanding how stress impacts our health, and the powerful antidotes at our disposal, is more critical today than it perhaps ever has been.

Understanding how stress impacts our health, and the powerful antidotes at our disposal, is more critical today than it perhaps ever has been.

Going Back to Work After Burnout

A Personal Perspective: When do you know you are ready to return to work? It's a common question for those suffering from or helping someone who is burnt out.

A Personal Perspective: When do you know you are ready to return to work? It's a common question for those suffering from or helping someone who is burnt out.

What Fantasy Football Can Teach Us About Depression

Fantasy football and depression ask the same two fundamental questions. Here's why that matters.

Fantasy football and depression ask the same two fundamental questions. Here's why that matters.

3 Signs a Friendship Is Bogging You Down, Not Uplifting You

Here are 3 signs to identify a friend who always makes it worse.

Here are 3 signs to identify a friend who always makes it worse.

Cruising to Mental Health

Cruises aren’t for everyone. But for some of us, they may be just what the psychologist ordered.

Cruises aren’t for everyone. But for some of us, they may be just what the psychologist ordered.

Does Reading Improve Health?

Reading has powerful mental health, physical health, and cognitive effects.

Reading has powerful mental health, physical health, and cognitive effects.

Is Decision Overload Affecting Your Mental Health?

We can reduce the stress we feel when faced with seemingly endless choices by incorporating these four simple strategies into our decision-making.

We can reduce the stress we feel when faced with seemingly endless choices by incorporating these four simple strategies into our decision-making.

5 Ways to Calm Your Brain

Understand your anxiety style to determine the best way to calm your brain and reset your nervous system.

Understand your anxiety style to determine the best way to calm your brain and reset your nervous system.

Dramatic Changes in Teen Suicide Rates Over Seven Decades

Why did the teen suicide rate, especially for boys, rise dramatically from 1950 to 1990, then fall dramatically, and then rise again after 2010?

Why did the teen suicide rate, especially for boys, rise dramatically from 1950 to 1990, then fall dramatically, and then rise again after 2010?

How Much Sex Is Too Much?

How much sex is too much? Some say an orgasm a day. Others say the issue is distress, not frequency.

How much sex is too much? Some say an orgasm a day. Others say the issue is distress, not frequency.

Teacher Well-Being: Gaps Between Research and Practice

Melanie Hodges shares the latest teacher well-being research coming out of the University of Melbourne.

Melanie Hodges shares the latest teacher well-being research coming out of the University of Melbourne.

The Post-Summer School Routine

Finding ways to bring the summer vibe into the fall.

Finding ways to bring the summer vibe into the fall.

Creating Wellbeing Spaces to De-Stress and Keep You Well

If you want to de-stress your environment and stay resilient, follow these 7 tips for creating integrative health wherever you work or live.

If you want to de-stress your environment and stay resilient, follow these 7 tips for creating integrative health wherever you work or live.

Is It September Already?

Personal Perspective: When the summer doesn't feel all that recharging, here's how to use September routines to your advantage.

Personal Perspective: When the summer doesn't feel all that recharging, here's how to use September routines to your advantage.