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Yoga Can and Should Become More Inclusive to Queer Folks

"To accept yourself means to accept the parts of yourself that puritanical culture would hope to breed out."

By Kells McPhillips

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Love bomb signs that you're a narcissist's romantic victim

8 Signs Your Relationship Is Really Just a String of Manipulative Love Bombs

Love-bombing is a narcissistic ploy for control.

By Raven Ishak

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How To Set Rest Goals That Tone Down the Stress of Everyday Life

You deserve a break, friend.

By Kells McPhillips

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Here's What Stress Looks Like for Introverts Versus Extroverts, and How Each Handles It

By Natalie Arroyo Camacho

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This Fun Visual Exercise Will Help You Identify Your 'People' and Set Much-Needed Boundaries

By Kells McPhillips

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How To Ease the 7 Most Common Triggers of Work-Related Anxiety, According to a Psychologist

By Natalie Arroyo Camacho

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ADHD Can Impact Your Sex Life—Here's What To Know

By Hannah Schneider

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Self-Healing Advocate Yasmine Cheyenne Wants You To Carry Your COVID Boundaries Into the Future

By Kells McPhillips

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Reinvigorate Your Mental Health With This Month-Long Well-Being Roadmap

By Kells McPhillips

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Olympian Sydney McLaughlin Has Done the Uncomfortable Work To Walk in Her Purpose

By Tamara Pridgett

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Cyberbullying Uniquely Impacts Mental Well-Being—Here's How To Protect Yourself Online

By Kells McPhillips

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Your Body Has a Memory—Here's How It Physically Holds Trauma, and Ways To Release It

By Sara Harowitz

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Climate Anxiety Is Sweeping the Planet—Here's How To Manage It

By Isadora Baum

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Autistic Women and Gender Diverse People Are Often Diagnosed Late—Here's Why

By Haley Moss

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If You Find Yourself Over-Explaining Trauma, It Might Be a Sign of 'Fawning'—Here's What That Means

By Rebecca Norris

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I'm a Psychotherapist, and I Want You To Know Joy and Grief Are *Not* Mutually Exclusive

By Lia Avellino, LCSW

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I Went On a Buzzy Winter Spa Retreat, and Came Home With 3 Wellness Practices I Can Do Every Day

By Ali Finney

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How the US Olympic Committee and Athletes Are Prioritizing Mental Health Following the Summer Games

By Kells McPhillips

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5 Happiness-Boosting Things To Do To Start Your Year Off Right, According to Positive Psychologists

By Kells McPhillips

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A Psychologist Shares Her #1 Tip for Dealing With an Anxiety Attack in Public

By Kells McPhillips

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How Aneela Idnani Is Bringing Awareness to Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors—In More Ways Than One

By Erica Sloan

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How To Tap the Power of the Vagus Nerve To Stop an Anxious Thought in Its Tracks

By Kells McPhillips

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I'm a Therapist Who Used to Be a Psych Patient and This Was the Key to My Recovery

By Andrea Rosenhaft

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What Real Moms Say They Need Most During the Pandemic

By Kells McPhillips

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Exactly What To Say To Shut Down Triggering Conversations Around the Holidays, According to Therapists

By Kells McPhillips

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Poor Sleep Can Make You More Irritable—Here's How To Keep It From Grinching Your Holiday Cheer

By Kells McPhillips

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Preparing for Grief During the Holidays in Advance Can Make It Easier to Deal With During

By Vivian Nunez

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Therapists Break Down Whether Doing Something Every Day That Scares You Is Good Advice To Live By

By Emily Laurence

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A Neuroscientist and Therapist Explain How Anxiety and Stress Negatively Impact Decision Making

By Erin Bunch

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How Digital Therapy Compares to In-Person Sessions, According to Therapists

By Kara Jillian Brown

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'I’m a Breathwork Practitioner, And This Is the Calming Exercise I Swear by When I Only Have 5 Minutes'

By Erin Bunch

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Everything to Know About Inner Child Work to Heal Past Trauma and Emotional Wounds

By Lola Méndez

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For First Responders, Exposure to Trauma Is Part of the Job, but It Took COVID-19 for Many To Realize It Isn't 'Normal'

By Emily Laurence

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How To Get Trauma Out of the Body When World Events Are Taking a Toll

By Isadora Baum

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The Military Can Be a Breeding Ground for Eating Disorders and Soldiers Face Many Barriers To Getting Help

By Emily Laurence

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5 In-the-Moment Strategies for Coping with Pandemic Anxiety

By Erin Bunch

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How To Use the 'Recency Effect' To Overcome Feelings of Anxiety

By Emily Laurence

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How To Deal With the Physical Symptoms of Grief

By Nneka M. Okona

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Quarantine Conditions Have Uniquely Impacted People With Visual Impairments—Here's How

By Emily Laurence

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The Olympics Were a Great Reminder That the Stories Behind Athletes Are Worth Their Weight in Gold

By Kells McPhillips

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Does Listening to a Book Have the Same Brain Benefits as Reading? Here's What a Neuroscientist Has To Say

By Emily Laurence

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6 Ways To Cope With the Return of Pandemic Anxiety

By Erin Bunch

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What Comes After the Process of Grief?

By Nicole Schnitzler

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Millions of Americans Are Considering Therapy for the First Time—Here's Everything You Need to Book an Appointment

By Erin Bunch

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Your Therapist Helped You Survive a Challenging Time—Is It Okay to Give Them a Gift?

By Erin Bunch

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New York Is Sending Mental Health Professionals (Not Police) in Response to Certain 911 Calls—And It's Working

By Kells McPhillips

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Yes, Seasonal Depression Can Happen During the Summer

By Erin Bunch

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All the Ways Your Gut Influences Your Brain, Stress, and Mental Health

By Erin Bunch

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Healing the Brain and Body From Trauma Often Goes Beyond Talk Therapy—Here’s Why

By Emily Laurence

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There are Many Different Types of Mental Health Practitioners—Here’s What Each of Them Does

By Erin Bunch

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How the 'Look, Snap, Connect Method' Strengthens Your Memory, According to a Brain Health Expert

By Emily Laurence

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How To Overcome a Year’s Worth of Cooking Burnout in Your Life After Lockdown

By Erin Bunch

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Does Not Having a Best Friend Have Implications on Your Mental Health?

By Emily Laurence

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Reality TV Shows Need To Reconsider Eating-Related Competitions

By Zoe Weiner

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The Best CBD Gummies Our Editors Swear By

By Erin Bunch

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Why Is Anxiety Crying *a Thing,* and How Can You Make it Stop (Especially at Work)?

By Erin Bunch

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The ‘Cognitive Clock’ Is a New Tool Scientists Use To Measure Brain Longevity

By Francesca Krempa

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Black Girls Breathing Pledges To Support the Mental Health of 1 Million Black Women and Girls by 2025

By Kara Jillian Brown

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I'm a Psychotherapist, and Here Are My 3 Best Tips for Dealing With Social Anxiety Post-Quarantine

By Minaa B.

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15 Easy Breathing Techniques to Help You Take 5 Minutes Out of Your Day To Be Present

By Erin Bunch

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How To Support a Newly Sober Loved One (Plus, What Not To Do)

By Erin Bunch

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5 Important Questions To Ask Yourself About Happiness

By Emily Laurence

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Learning To Love the Little Dancer I'd Hidden Within Myself

By Alicia Lutes

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5 Unproductive Thought Patterns With the Power To Hijack Your Brain

By Emily Laurence

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Nike and Crisis Text Line Are Teaming Up To Empower People To Ask for Mental Health Support

By Tamara Pridgett

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Adult Temper Tantrums Are a Thing—And the Pandemic Has Made Them Even More Prevalent

By Erin Bunch

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How Loneliness Might Be Compromising Your Sleep, According to a Sleep Expert

By Francesca Krempa

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Why Mental Health Pros Say Comparing Your Emotions to Someone Else's Does No One Any Good

By Abbey Stone

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How Trauma Workers Are Helping Indigenous Communities Heal From Deep-Rooted Grief

By Emily Laurence

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Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, and Spirit With Our 31-Day Mental Well-Being Recharge

By Emily Laurence

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The Surprising Way Boredom Can Mess With Your Sleep

By Emily Laurence

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This Is the Secret to Recognizing Serendipity—and How To Use It in Your Life

By Emily Laurence

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This Is Why Anxiety Can Get Worse During Pregnancy—And Ways to Help Yourself

By Emily Laurence

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'I'm a Psychologist, and These Are the Benefits of Taking a Social Media Fast'

By Erin Bunch

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For Those Who Were There, Stigma Worsens the 'Invisible' Mental Health Fallout From the Capitol Riot

By Erin Bunch

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What a Psychiatrist Wants You to Know About BDNF, the Other ‘Feel Good’ Brain Chemical

By Emily Laurence

Panic Attacks Are on the Rise During the Pandemic, With a New Survey Putting the...

By Emily Laurence

Up to 98% of Eating Disorder Survivors Have Gut-Health Issues, But Treating Them Requires Extra...

By Tonya Russell

Navy SEALs Use a Technique Called 'Box Breathing' To Relieve Stress and So Can You

By Erin Bunch

How Some Transgender Folks Are Grappling With Gender Dysphoria During the Pandemic

By Grayson Schultz

I'm a Therapist, and These Are 2 Essential Ways To Start Setting Boundaries Today

By Minaa B.

Is Post-Traumatic Growth a Thing? Psychs Weigh In on the Potential Positive Effect of Life...

By Erin Bunch

'I'm a Neuroscientist, and This Is How To Reboot Your Brain After a Year of...

By Erin Bunch

This 'Mental Health Gym' Wants You to Improve Your 'Emotional Fitness'

By Emily Laurence

I'm a Physician, and Here's How I Process Grief While Holding a Taxing Job

By Errin Weisman, DO

What Carrie Fisher Taught Me About Embracing My Bipolar Disorder on My Own Terms

By Lauren Pinnington

How To Deal With Unexpected Anxiety About Life Post-Pandemic

By Erin Bunch