Mental Health Category

Cooking Therapy Benefits for Stress + Mental Health

You probably already know that cooking the majority of your meals at home, rather than relying on takeout and restaurants, offers a number of health advantages, including keeping your calorie intake in check and saving ...

Somatic Experiencing Therapy: How It Works & How to Do It

The definition of somatic is "relating to or affecting the body." Somatic experiencing (SE), one form of somatic therapy, is a therapeutic technique that can help people suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

The Procrastination Problem: Does It Affect You? (Plus How to Overcome It)

We've all done it — delayed a task for hours or days, even though we knew we'd be better off doing it sooner. For example, according to research, 80 percent to 95 percent of students ...

Harder to Be Happy with Forward Head Posture? Exercises to Correct It

Thanks in no small part to a reliance on and addiction to technology, a sedentary lifestyle has become the norm. As a result, good posture has never been more important, but unfortunately, our obsession with ...

Choosing Your Supplements Based on Your Zodiac Sign?

Sounds crazy, I know, but when it comes to astrology, my belief system is that God created the stars, seasons and times in which we are able to glean wisdom. All of these factors affect ...

Your Self-Care Checklist: Stay Healthy in All Parts of Your Life

You'd think that "self-care" is a series of intuitive actions that are done naturally, but that's not really true, is it? Practicing self-care really requires reflection and motivation. Your self-care checklist may differ greatly from ...

What Is Eustress and Why Is It Good For You?

The term eustress was coined in the 1970s by an endocrinologist named Hans Selye, who combined the Greek prefix eu- (meaning "good") with stress. Eustress, therefore, literally means "good stress." What is "positive stress" exactly, and ...

How to Be Happy: 15 Life-Changing Steps

Who doesn’t want to be happy? Aside from just feeling better on a daily basis, there is even scientific research to show us that being happy has concrete health and life benefits. As researchers point out, Positive ...

The 4-Day Work Week: Could It Work In the U.S.?

The buzz surrounding Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's remarks on a shorter work week set off a firestorm of debate. And although Finland announced it isn't currently implementing a 4-day work week, the media attention ...

The Rise of Anxiety Symptoms and Types

It's not just your imagination, rates of anxiety really are increasing, especially among young people. Anxiety disorders are now the most common mental illness in the U.S. Research is clear that on-and-off again anxiety symptoms, as ...