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Over 50? These 5 Fitness and Wellness Apps Are Made for You

Over 50? These 5 Fitness and Wellness Apps Are Made for You

They're perfectly tailored to your needs.

By Tehrene Firman

This Website Lets You Look Out of a Stranger's Window Somewhere Else in the World

This Website Lets You Look Out of a Stranger's Window Somewhere Else in the World

Austria, Sweden, Italy, all from the comfort of your laptop.

By Mary Grace Garis

The Civil Rights Advocate Who Doesn't Have the Time or Patience for Self Care Right Now

The Civil Rights Advocate Who Doesn't Have the Time or Patience for Self Care Right Now

"I am weary in all of the ways that Solange Knowles sings about."

By David J Johns

These Are the Top Songs People Masturbate To—And the 7 Songs They *Should* Masturbate To

These Are the Top Songs People Masturbate To—And the 7 Songs They *Should* Masturbate To

By Mary Grace Garis

This Is *Exactly* How Long You You Can Sleep In Without Confusing Your Body

This Is *Exactly* How Long You You Can Sleep In Without Confusing Your Body

By Kara Jillian Brown

A Functional Medicine Doc Swears By This 'UltraBath' To Wash Away Stress in 20 Minutes

A Functional Medicine Doc Swears By This 'UltraBath' To Wash Away Stress in 20 Minutes

By Tehrene Firman

6 Calming Video Games That Give You a Sense of Ultimate Control in This Chaotic World

6 Calming Video Games That Give You a Sense of Ultimate Control in This Chaotic World

By Mary Grace Garis

We Need To Stop Intellectualizing Our Feelings so Much and, You Know, Actually Feel Them

We Need To Stop Intellectualizing Our Feelings so Much and, You Know, Actually Feel Them

By Mary Grace Garis

This List of Migraine Triggers Includes Much More Than Just Stress

This List of Migraine Triggers Includes Much More Than Just Stress

By Kara Jillian Brown

What It Actually Means To Self-Quarantine—And Why It's Mission Critical Right Now

What It Actually Means To Self-Quarantine—And Why It's Mission Critical Right Now

By Erin Bunch

Doomscrolling Through Bad News on Your Phone all the Time? Here Are 4 Tips to Quit

Doomscrolling Through Bad News on Your Phone all the Time? Here Are 4 Tips to Quit

By Mary Grace Garis

4 Tips To Reimagine Boredom as a Positive, Because it Doesn't Have To Be a Burden

4 Tips To Reimagine Boredom as a Positive, Because it Doesn't Have To Be a Burden

By Mary Grace Garis

More than 8 in 10 Americans Are Stressed About the Future—But That Could Be a Good Thing

More than 8 in 10 Americans Are Stressed About the Future—But That Could Be a Good Thing

By Mary Grace Garis

I'm a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Here Are 3 Ways I Help Patients Stop Their Racing Thoughts

I'm a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Here Are 3 Ways I Help Patients Stop Their Racing Thoughts

By Mary Grace Garis

It's Exhausting To Be the One Black Friend, Particularly Right Now—Here's How To Cope

It's Exhausting To Be the One Black Friend, Particularly Right Now—Here's How To Cope

By Kara Jillian Brown

What It's Like Being a Black Woman Holding Space for My Community to Heal at This Time

What It's Like Being a Black Woman Holding Space for My Community to Heal at This Time

By Jasmine Marie

Turns Out, Feelings of Loneliness May Not Have Increased During the Pandemic After All

Turns Out, Feelings of Loneliness May Not Have Increased During the Pandemic After All

By Kara Jillian Brown

The 2,500-Year-Old Trick That'll Help You *Finally* Get That Creative Project Off the Ground

The 2,500-Year-Old Trick That'll Help You *Finally* Get That Creative Project Off the Ground

By Mary Grace Garis

The Plant-Based Remedy for Your Particular Brand of Stress Right Now

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Work Breaks Are Different Now—Here Are 10 Non-Traditional Ideas From WFH Veterans

Work Breaks Are Different Now—Here Are 10 Non-Traditional Ideas From WFH Veterans

By Mary Grace Garis

10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation

10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation

By Mary Grace Garis

Missing Your Travel Plans? These Home Self-Care Practices Will Make You Feel Like You’re on a Thailand Retreat

Missing Your Travel Plans? These Home Self-Care Practices Will Make You Feel Like You’re on a Thailand Retreat

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The 4 Reactor Types to Help You Deal With ‘Emotional Inflammation’

The 4 Reactor Types to Help You Deal With ‘Emotional Inflammation’

By Mary Grace Garis

Why Therapists Say You May Feel More Selfish Because of the Coronavirus—and What to Do About It

Why Therapists Say You May Feel More Selfish Because of the Coronavirus—and What to Do About It

By Isadora Baum

Haircuts for Frontline Workers: 'I Wanted One Because I Needed to Feel a Sense of Normalcy.'

Haircuts for Frontline Workers: 'I Wanted One Because I Needed to Feel a Sense of Normalcy.'

By Kells McPhillips

How Quarantine Reconnected Me With a Body I'd Long Been Neglecting

How Quarantine Reconnected Me With a Body I'd Long Been Neglecting

By Kells McPhillips

4 Ways to Fight Through Social Justice Burnout While Still Doing the Work

4 Ways to Fight Through Social Justice Burnout While Still Doing the Work

By Mary Grace Garis

5 Tips Overfunctioners and Underfunctioners Can Each Use to Process Stressful Situations

5 Tips Overfunctioners and Underfunctioners Can Each Use to Process Stressful Situations

By Mary Grace Garis

9 Mental Health Resources for the Black Community Because Finding a Therapist Should Be Easier

9 Mental Health Resources for the Black Community Because Finding a Therapist Should Be Easier

By Mary Grace Garis

3 Connections Between Crafting and Mental Health That'll Convince You to Create in Quarantine

3 Connections Between Crafting and Mental Health That'll Convince You to Create in Quarantine

By Kara Jillian Brown

How COVID-19 Made Playing Video Games a Mental-Health Practice

How COVID-19 Made Playing Video Games a Mental-Health Practice

By Kells McPhillips

6 Ways to Masturbate Without Touching Your Genitals—and Why You'd Want to, According to a Sex Educator

6 Ways to Masturbate Without Touching Your Genitals—and Why You'd Want to, According to a Sex Educator

By Erin Bunch

The 4 Best Acupressure Points for Constipation to Help You Feel Regular Again

The 4 Best Acupressure Points for Constipation to Help You Feel Regular Again

By Kara Jillian Brown

How to Deal With Uncertainty Best, According to Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type

How to Deal With Uncertainty Best, According to Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type

By Jenna Birch

It's Totally Acceptable to Ignore Most of Your Text Messages Right Now—Here's Why

It's Totally Acceptable to Ignore Most of Your Text Messages Right Now—Here's Why

By Kells McPhillips

The Real Reason You're Feeling Like Everyone Hates You Right Now, and How to Fix It

The Real Reason You're Feeling Like Everyone Hates You Right Now, and How to Fix It

By Mary Grace Garis

The Dos and Don'ts of Seeing People in Person Right Now, According to Doctors and Nurses

The Dos and Don'ts of Seeing People in Person Right Now, According to Doctors and Nurses

By Kara Jillian Brown

10 Mystical Online Courses, Classes, and Communities to Get You in Touch With Your Spiritual Side

10 Mystical Online Courses, Classes, and Communities to Get You in Touch With Your Spiritual Side

By Mary Grace Garis

How to Organize Your Old Photos and Digital Memories Before They Get Lost

How to Organize Your Old Photos and Digital Memories Before They Get Lost

By Mary Grace Garis

Feeling Negative? Yale’s Well-Being Expert Says You Can Train Your Brain to Be Happy

Feeling Negative? Yale’s Well-Being Expert Says You Can Train Your Brain to Be Happy

By Mary Grace Garis

'Too Much Screen Time' Is Simply Not Something to Berate Yourself for Right Now

'Too Much Screen Time' Is Simply Not Something to Berate Yourself for Right Now

By Mary Grace Garis

Help! I'm Disgusted by How Jealous I Am of Other People's Superior Quarantine Situations

Help! I'm Disgusted by How Jealous I Am of Other People's Superior Quarantine Situations

By Mary Grace Garis

I'm an Optimism Doctor, and Here Are 8 of My Best Tips to Be More Optimistic When the Bright Side Is Hard to See

I'm an Optimism Doctor, and Here Are 8 of My Best Tips to Be More Optimistic When the Bright Side Is Hard to See

By Mary Grace Garis

Why Happy Not Perfect Founder Poppy Jamie Wants You to Treat Mental Wellness Like Your Favorite Workout

Why Happy Not Perfect Founder Poppy Jamie Wants You to Treat Mental Wellness Like Your Favorite Workout

By Erin Bunch

10 Online Drawing and Painting Classes to Stimulate Your Creativity

10 Online Drawing and Painting Classes to Stimulate Your Creativity

By Kara Jillian Brown

Dealing With Anger *All* the Time in Quarantine? Here's Why, and How to Cool Down

Dealing With Anger *All* the Time in Quarantine? Here's Why, and How to Cool Down

By Mary Grace Garis

Why You Feel Such an Enthusiasm Gap Between Weekends and Weekdays Right Now

Why You Feel Such an Enthusiasm Gap Between Weekends and Weekdays Right Now

By Mary Grace Garis

9 Holistic Online Self-Care Sessions and Workshops Available for Virtual Healing

9 Holistic Online Self-Care Sessions and Workshops Available for Virtual Healing

By Jessica Estrada

We All Have Different Quarantine Personas Because There Are Many Ways of Coping With Stress

We All Have Different Quarantine Personas Because There Are Many Ways of Coping With Stress

By Mary Grace Garis

What It's Like for 2020 Graduates—No Ceremony, No Celebration, No Closure, and an Uncertain Future

What It's Like for 2020 Graduates—No Ceremony, No Celebration, No Closure, and an Uncertain Future

By Erin Bunch

A Therapist's Top 5 Tips to Cope With Out-of-Nowhere Emotional Meltdowns

A Therapist's Top 5 Tips to Cope With Out-of-Nowhere Emotional Meltdowns

By Mary Grace Garis

Take a Virtual Museum Tour of 8 Global Institutions to Get Your Culture Fix From Home

Take a Virtual Museum Tour of 8 Global Institutions to Get Your Culture Fix From Home

By Mary Grace Garis

What Joy Means When There's Nothing to Look Forward to, According to People Who've Lived Through Dark Times

What Joy Means When There's Nothing to Look Forward to, According to People Who've Lived Through Dark Times

By Mary Grace Garis

6 Shamanic Healing Practices to Help You See the Light During Dark Times

6 Shamanic Healing Practices to Help You See the Light During Dark Times

By Jessica Estrada

8 Relaxing, Stress-Busting Techniques to Try If Breathing Exercises Just Aren't Your Thing

8 Relaxing, Stress-Busting Techniques to Try If Breathing Exercises Just Aren't Your Thing

By Emily Laurence

These Are 4 of the Most Common Stress Dreams—Here's Why You're Having Them Now

These Are 4 of the Most Common Stress Dreams—Here's Why You're Having Them Now

By Mary Grace Garis

The EFT Tapping Technique Can Help Soothe Stress in Minutes—Here's How to Do It

The EFT Tapping Technique Can Help Soothe Stress in Minutes—Here's How to Do It

By Erin Bunch

Why You're Seeing so Many Sunsets on Social Media Right Now, According to Science *and* Astrology

Why You're Seeing so Many Sunsets on Social Media Right Now, According to Science *and* Astrology

By Kells McPhillips

Don't Feel Guilty About Your List of Grievances Right Now—Adopt a 'Grievance Practice' Instead

Don't Feel Guilty About Your List of Grievances Right Now—Adopt a 'Grievance Practice' Instead

By Mary Grace Garis

An Introvert and Extrovert Wax Poetic About the Benefits of FOMO

An Introvert and Extrovert Wax Poetic About the Benefits of FOMO

By Zoe Weiner

The Reason Why Your Brain's so Foggy Right Now, According to a Neurologist

The Reason Why Your Brain's so Foggy Right Now, According to a Neurologist

By Kells McPhillips

3 Ways to Connect With Nature Even When You're Stuck Inside

3 Ways to Connect With Nature Even When You're Stuck Inside

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14 Surprising Things to Put in Your Bath for Softer Skin and Aromatherapy

14 Surprising Things to Put in Your Bath for Softer Skin and Aromatherapy

By Erin Bunch

Finding Joy in Your Life Right Now Isn't Indulgence, It's Survival—Here's How to Do It

Finding Joy in Your Life Right Now Isn't Indulgence, It's Survival—Here's How to Do It

By Kara Jillian Brown

11 Fun Craft Kits for Adults to Do When You Just Can't Handle Another Puzzle

11 Fun Craft Kits for Adults to Do When You Just Can't Handle Another Puzzle

By Kara Jillian Brown

What the Unique Smell of Your Bad Breath Says About You—and How to Make It Better

What the Unique Smell of Your Bad Breath Says About You—and How to Make It Better

By Erin Bunch

7 Self-Compassion Practices That'll Help You *Actually* Give Yourself a Break

7 Self-Compassion Practices That'll Help You *Actually* Give Yourself a Break

By Mary Grace Garis

Gardening Is Actually a Sneaky Form of Meditation—Here's the Reward You'll Get From It

Gardening Is Actually a Sneaky Form of Meditation—Here's the Reward You'll Get From It

By Kara Jillian Brown

How to Use Emotional Endurance to Prepare for the Road Ahead, According to 26 Marathoners

How to Use Emotional Endurance to Prepare for the Road Ahead, According to 26 Marathoners

By Mary Kearl

There's a Good Reason You Don't Want to Masturbate Right Now—but Here's How to Change That

There's a Good Reason You Don't Want to Masturbate Right Now—but Here's How to Change That

By Kells McPhillips

9 Things You Can Easily Automate but Probably Haven't Yet

9 Things You Can Easily Automate but Probably Haven't Yet

By Mary Grace Garis

I'm an Optimism Doctor, and I Hate the Word 'Balance'

I'm an Optimism Doctor, and I Hate the Word 'Balance'

By Mary Grace Garis

Make Your Mental Health a Priority This Month With Our Mental Wellness Challenge

Make Your Mental Health a Priority This Month With Our Mental Wellness Challenge

By Kells McPhillips

This Is What Happens When You Stop Brushing Your Teeth Every Day

This Is What Happens When You Stop Brushing Your Teeth Every Day

By Erin Bunch

It's Possible to Fill Your 'Social Fuel Tank' With Comfort Food, TV, and No Actual Socializing

It's Possible to Fill Your 'Social Fuel Tank' With Comfort Food, TV, and No Actual Socializing

By Mary Grace Garis

I'm a Mental-Health Counselor, and This Is My Favorite Coping Technique for Anxiety About Lack...

I'm a Mental-Health Counselor, and This Is My Favorite Coping Technique for Anxiety About Lack...

By Kells McPhillips

How to Stop Your Coronavirus Nightmares From Stealing Your Dreams, According to a Sleep Doctor

How to Stop Your Coronavirus Nightmares From Stealing Your Dreams, According to a Sleep Doctor

By Mary Grace Garis

3 Self-Care Tips Health-Care Professionals on the Front Lines Can Practice in 5 Minutes or...

3 Self-Care Tips Health-Care Professionals on the Front Lines Can Practice in 5 Minutes or...

By Mary Grace Garis

Why Are Video Calls Awkward (Like *so* Awkward) When IRL Hangouts Wouldn't Be?

Why Are Video Calls Awkward (Like *so* Awkward) When IRL Hangouts Wouldn't Be?

By Mary Grace Garis

How to *Actually* Take Things Day by Day, According to a Psychologist

How to *Actually* Take Things Day by Day, According to a Psychologist

By Mary Grace Garis

The Definition of 'Optimist' Is Misunderstood—Here's a Surprising Sign You Might Actually Be One

The Definition of 'Optimist' Is Misunderstood—Here's a Surprising Sign You Might Actually Be One

By Kara Jillian Brown

How to Set an 'Art Trap' in Your Home That Catches Creativity When Your Mental...

How to Set an 'Art Trap' in Your Home That Catches Creativity When Your Mental...

By Kells McPhillips

16 Calming Bedroom Ideas That Won't Break the Bank

16 Calming Bedroom Ideas That Won't Break the Bank

By Erin Bunch

You Can Help Save the World's Coral Reefs by Playing This Game on Your Phone

You Can Help Save the World's Coral Reefs by Playing This Game on Your Phone

By Kara Jillian Brown

12 Surprising Uses for Citrus Peels You're About to Throw Away

12 Surprising Uses for Citrus Peels You're About to Throw Away

By Kara Jillian Brown

Wellness on Tiktok Is Booming—and Choreographed Dances Don't Even Scratch the Surface

Wellness on Tiktok Is Booming—and Choreographed Dances Don't Even Scratch the Surface

By Kells McPhillips

These Are the Benefits of Tree Hugging, Straight From a Forest Ranger Who Does It...

These Are the Benefits of Tree Hugging, Straight From a Forest Ranger Who Does It...

By Kara Jillian Brown

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