Mental Health

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April 22, 2024/Mental Health

Vicarious Trauma: What To Do When Others’ Distress Impacts Your Well-Being

Absorbing others’ trauma can take a big toll on your own mental health

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April 19, 2024/Mental Health

The Intersection of Obesity and Eating Disorders

Having overweight and disordered eating is a high-risk combination that often gets dismissed or overlooked

Angusihed person sitting by hospital bedside of loved one
April 9, 2024/Mental Health

Anticipatory Grief: Symptoms and How To Cope

This coping mechanism can help you prepare and think through an impending loss

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April 5, 2024/Mental Health

5 Surefire Ways To Help You Relax Right Now

Enter relaxation mode by managing your breathing, releasing muscle tension and practicing mindfulness

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April 4, 2024/Mental Health

Ayahuasca: What You Need To Know

The hallucinogenic brew has cultural and religious significance for some communities in the Amazon basin

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March 29, 2024/Mental Health

What Is Thinspo and Why Is It Dangerous?

While social media content doesn’t create eating disorders, it can easily exacerbate them

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March 28, 2024/Mental Health

Brown Noise May Help You Focus and Relax

Thunder, waterfalls and heavy rain — these low-frequency sounds might help cancel out disruptive noises and thoughts

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March 26, 2024/Mental Health

No Fooling: The Very Real Health Benefits of a (Good) Prank or Joke

A pro-level laugh can release good-for-you oxytocin, dopamine and endorphins

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March 15, 2024/Mental Health

When (and How) To Take a Social Media Break

Identify your triggers, set ground rules for your break and start practicing mindfulness

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How Stress and Depression Affect Diabetes

A diabetes diagnosis, new or long-standing, can trigger reactions like grief, stress, depression and frustration, but symptom relief and help are available

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