Stress

Writing Resilience

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Thanksgiving travel may be particularly stressful this year. Here are tips to cope with the uncertainties and frustrations

Thanksgiving Travel Stress

Raynaud's syndrome can be painful and annoying, but it's usually not dangerous

Raynaud's Syndrome

Light pollution doesn't only make it harder to sleep — it also may increase risk for heart disease

Light Pollution Heart Disease

Feeling stressed? Taking a trip to an art museum may help relieve it

Kim Kardashian has a brain aneurysm — a hard-to-detect condition that often doesn't cause symptoms

Kim Kardashian Aneurysm

Up against a deadline? Drinking water may reduce your stress levels

Stress Hydration Water

Are the Sunday scaries ruining your weekends? Here's how to cope

Sunday Scaries Work Stress

Is knuckle cracking bad for joints and can it cause arthritis?

Parents don't need to try harder — to ease stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care

Parenting stress

Vacations offer more than a good time — they boost mental and physical health, too

Vacation Health Benefits

Dogs are great for therapy — even when sessions are held virtually

Virtual Dog Therapy

Teacher shortage crisis deepens as states lower standards to fill classrooms

teacher burnout

Indoor plants do more than beautify a room. They boost mental health, too

Indoor Plants Mood

Stressed by the stock market volatility? Here are tips for managing anxiety during economic uncertainty

Financial Stress Tips

'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health and the fate of federal workers

Federal Workers Mental Health

Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients

Psychologist Patient Stress

A cluttered house increases stress levels; here's how to get your home in order after the holidays

Holiday Clutter Stress

Holiday gatherings can be stressful; here are 5 easy hacks to stay calm

Holiday Calming Techniques

Parenting has become so stressful that it's now a public health issue, U.S. surgeon general warns

Parenting Surgeon General

ASMR is still an internet sensation, and studies suggest it may help with anxiety

ASMR Anxiety Stress

Thinking hard can make your brain hurt – study links mental exertion to stress

Thinking Hard Study

Making art is a uniquely human act, and one that provides a wellspring of health benefits

Art Health Benefits

When the weather gets hot, tempers also tend to flare

Hot Weather Thermometer

A new job benefit aims to help Philly workers improve their well-being

Philly City Hall

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains how toxic levels lead to poor health − and how to get help

Toxic Stress Health

What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress

Resilience Stress

For some men, rewriting the 'holiday script' may prove beneficial to their mental well-being

Holiday Stress Men

The holidays can be demanding; here's how to reduce stress

Holiday stress

Alternative Medicine

Microdosing psychedelic mushrooms may reduce stress and compulsivity, new study shows

Alternative Medicine

Is ashwagandha a natural stress reliever? What to know about the Ayurvedic health remedy

Ashwagandha Benefits

Change is inevitable, so when it arrives, embrace the chance to pivot

Change Opportunity Adapt

Smartphone use actually increases when people visit city parks, study finds

Smartphone Use Parks

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Stress cognitive function

Working from home and missing your old commute? There are psychological reasons for that

Commute Remote Work

To reduce stress levels in the new year, try sleeping more, adopting a hobby and other strategies

Stress Management Strategies

To reduce holiday stress, set realistic expectations, plan ahead and laugh often

Holiday Stress

Marital stress may slow your recovery from a heart attack, study finds

Marital distress and heart attack recovery

Stop nightmares and get a better night's sleep with these strategies

Nightmare prevention

Bird songs are more than pleasant chirping – the sound boosts mental well-being, scientists say

Birds mental health

Toxic workplaces can adversely impact employees' health, U.S. Surgeon General warns

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