5 Things to Do Instead of Doom Scrolling
Thinking of taking a break from social media? Here are 5 brain-boosting activities to try instead of being glued to your phone.
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True or False? Mental Health
How much do you know about women’s mental health? Take our quiz to find out.
How to Stay Cool About Hot Button Issues at Holiday Parties
Here’s what to say and do when your Aunt Bertha is mouthing off during the holidays
What Is EMDR and How Can It Help Trauma Survivors?
The breakthrough therapy helps your brain heal itself
Are Medical Mushrooms Really Magic?
A growing number of practitioners are looking to the power of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions. Are they worth the trip?
I’ve Learned to Be Open About My Mental Illness to Help Bring Awareness in the Indian Community
After years of living in shame, I’m now a mental health advocate who embraces her culture and identity
What Is the Vagus Nerve?
What happens in the vagus nerve doesn’t stay in the vagus nerve
What Is Hangxiety?
If your anxiety increases after a night of drinking, you’re not alone. Here’s why it happens and what you can do if it happens to you.
I Powered Through Anxiety and Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
While filming a documentary about mental health and disability, I eventually conquered my own anxieties. It took every tool in my arsenal.
I'm Grateful for the Anxiety That Gave Me a New Perspective on Life
My anxiety helped me realize I needed to reconnect with myself
How to Get Through the Holidays When Dealing with Grief
Grief can turn the holidays into a difficult time of year, but there are ways to get through it
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Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents That
As Chinese immigrants, my parents taught me their cultural values of hard work and overcoming challenges through helping yourself — but when the challenge is mental health, that approach doesn’t work.
When Stigma Kills
Attitudes about mental health in the Black community are changing, but there’s still stigma surrounding mental health diagnoses
This Is Your Brain on No Sleep
We need those 7 to 9 hours to keep our brains healthy in the short term — and for the long haul
Staring at an Image of Yourself on Zoom Has Serious Consequences for Mental Health – Especially for Women
While experiences with self-objectification lead both women and men to focus on their appearance, women tend to face many more negative consequences
What’s the 411 on the New 988 Hotline? 5 Questions Answered About a National Mental Health Service
The 988 Lifeline will connect callers with specialists trained to assist with mental health crises, including psychotic symptoms and substance abuse
Even After Lockdowns Eased, Pandemic Depression Persisted Across Social Classes – New Study
The pandemic’s sustained impact on the nation’s mental health is unprecedented
I Was Searching for a Miracle Cure for My Breast Cancer. I Found Hope Instead.
A diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer sent me down the road of magical thinking, but the only miracle I found was hope
Ready for Another Pandemic Malady? It’s Called ‘Decision Fatigue’
Faced with a stream of difficult choices about health and safety during a global pandemic, we may experience a unique kind of burnout that could deeply affect our brains and our mental health
There Is Much More to Mindfulness Than the Popular Media Hype
Medicalized meditation is now a self-help commodity that generates over $1 billion per year, leading some critics to label it “McMindfulness”
Can Acupuncture Help?
Acupuncture has become more mainstream over the past decade, but it still seems a bit mysterious. We took a look into this ancient practice.
I Was Stalked for 2 Decades Before It Was a Crime
My experience helped pass the first anti-stalking laws in the United States
Regret Can Be All-Consuming – a Neurobehavioral Scientist Explains How People Can Overcome It
Regret can increase stress and negatively affect your physical health