How to Survive Election Season Without Losing Your Mind
Political pundits would have a much easier job if they started predicting Americans’ stress levels instead of the outcome of...
In Defense of Spoiling the End of the TV Show
The premiere of the first-ever season of The Golden Bachelorette has been on my calendar for months. I can’t wait...
How to Make a Long-Distance Friendship Work
If you see Alexandria Agresta breaking into a wide grin, one of her best friends—who lives thousands of miles away—probably...
How to Make Friends As an Adult—At Every Life Stage
Chris Duffy isn't going to sugarcoat it: Making friends as an adult is hard. If you’ve ever tried to figure...
The Best Way to Treat Insomnia
Some lucky sleepers climb into bed, close their eyes, and are out cold within five minutes. Others stare at the...
7 Metrics Everyone Should Know About Their Own Health
If you’re asked to share a few fun facts about yourself, you’re probably not going to rattle off your blood...
Do You Really Store Stress in Your Body?
If you get enough back aches, someone will eventually tell you that’s where your body stores stress. If your stomach...
11 Things to Say When Someone Dies Besides ‘I’m Sorry’
It’s hard to summon any words when someone dies—let alone the right ones. That’s why so many of us let...
Why You Sweat So Much at Night—And What to Do About It
Waking up in a pool of sweat can feel alarming. And even though lots of people sweat more overnight, it’s...
6 Tricks to Try to Calm Your Fear of Flying
Gina Moffa’s fear of flying took off early. When she was 10, her mother—overwhelmed by bad turbulence on a flight...
Why Taylor Swift’s Music Makes Us So Emotional
A suggestion for the masses: Now would be a good time to check in on your favorite Taylor Swift fan....
6 Compliments That Land Every Time
On a recent weekday afternoon, Xuan Zhao popped into the post office shortly before it closed. The man helping her...
Taylor Swift Is Embracing the 5 Stages of Grief. Should You?
Call it the Five Stages of Grief (Taylor’s Version). Last week, ahead of the release of her album The Tortured...
How to Respond to an Insult, According to Therapists
Have you ever been stunned into silence by an insult—only to think of the perfect witty comeback two hours too...
7 Low-Stress Ways to Start Decluttering
None of the tidying clichés ever really clicked with KC Davis, a therapist in Houston and mom to two young...
9 Ways to Reset Your Relationship With Social Media
Emma Lembke joined Instagram when she was 12. The last of her friend group to sign up, she had sensed...
How to Be a Healthier Drinker
The science is clear: from a health perspective, the less you drink, the better. But alcohol is a cornerstone of...
9 Mental-Health Resolutions for 2024, According to Therapists
Whether you feel reborn—or even just a little bit reset—at the start of a new year, consider making your mental...
How to Cultivate Hope When You Don’t Have Any
There's a sense, once a whisper, that's growing louder every day. Glaciers are melting; children are being slaughtered; hatred runs...
6 Ways to Set Boundaries at Work—Even When It’s Uncomfortable
Setting boundaries at work—in this economy—might seem like a pipe dream. Not be available 24/7? Not smile and accept every...
