Self-Care Tips
These Are the Top Songs People Masturbate To—And the 7 Songs They *Should* Masturbate To
July 13, 2020
These Are the Top Songs People Masturbate To—And the 7 Songs They *Should* Masturbate To
Let's dive in, shall we? Lingerie brand Pour Moi recently investigated Spotify data to see…
By Mary Grace Garis
This Is *Exactly* How Long You You Can Sleep In Without Confusing Your Body
July 11, 2020
This Is *Exactly* How Long You You Can Sleep In Without Confusing Your Body
Whether you got to bed late or are just exhausted, it's tempting to want to…
By Kara Jillian Brown
A Functional Medicine Doc Swears By This 'UltraBath' To Wash Away Stress in 20 Minutes
July 10, 2020
A Functional Medicine Doc Swears By This 'UltraBath' To Wash Away Stress in 20 Minutes
Once you're stressed out, it's hard to escape from it. That flood of stress hormones…
By Tehrene Firman
6 Calming Video Games That Give You a Sense of Ultimate Control in This Chaotic World
July 09, 2020
6 Calming Video Games That Give You a Sense of Ultimate Control in This Chaotic World
I played the Legend of Zelda games a lot as a kid, and in Ocarina…
By Mary Grace Garis
We Need To Stop Intellectualizing Our Feelings so Much and, You Know, Actually Feel Them
July 08, 2020
We Need To Stop Intellectualizing Our Feelings so Much and, You Know, Actually Feel Them
Throughout the past stretch of months in quarantine, my mind's done its fair share of…
By Mary Grace Garis
What It Actually Means To Self-Quarantine—And Why It's Mission Critical Right Now
July 02, 2020
What It Actually Means To Self-Quarantine—And Why It's Mission Critical Right Now
This summer looks like no other in American history. In some states, beaches and bars…
By Erin Bunch
Doomscrolling Through Bad News on Your Phone all the Time? Here Are 4 Tips to Quit
July 02, 2020
Doomscrolling Through Bad News on Your Phone all the Time? Here Are 4 Tips to Quit
The world has been under a storm cloud basically since the beginning of 2021. As…
By Mary Grace Garis
4 Tips To Reimagine Boredom as a Positive, Because it Doesn't Have To Be a Burden
June 30, 2020
4 Tips To Reimagine Boredom as a Positive, Because it Doesn't Have To Be a Burden
According to new research, Americans are the least happy they've been in 50 years—and it's…
By Mary Grace Garis
The Benefits of Swedish Massage Prove That It Is the Most Relaxing Form Around
June 26, 2020
The Benefits of Swedish Massage Prove That It Is the Most Relaxing Form Around
It's no shock to anyone that many of us have too much stress, not enough…
By Allie Flinn
More than 8 in 10 Americans Are Stressed About the Future—But That Could Be a Good Thing
June 26, 2020
More than 8 in 10 Americans Are Stressed About the Future—But That Could Be a Good Thing
More 83 percent of Americans report feeling stressed about the future of the nation, according…
By Mary Grace Garis
I'm a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Here Are 3 Ways I Help Patients Stop Their Racing Thoughts
June 26, 2020
I'm a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and Here Are 3 Ways I Help Patients Stop Their Racing Thoughts
Lately, I've felt burnt out as a result of my busy mind's constant musings and…
By Mary Grace Garis
It's Exhausting To Be the One Black Friend, Particularly Right Now—Here's How To Cope
June 24, 2020
It's Exhausting To Be the One Black Friend, Particularly Right Now—Here's How To Cope
Being a Black person in America has been particularly exhausting these past few weeks. Especially…
By Kara Jillian Brown
11 Fresh Masturbation Ideas To Spice Up Your Solo Play, Straight From Sexperts
June 24, 2020
11 Fresh Masturbation Ideas To Spice Up Your Solo Play, Straight From Sexperts
We have to imagine that people have been masturbating in some form since the dawn…
By Mary Grace Garis & Helen Carefoot
What It's Like Being a Black Woman Holding Space for My Community to Heal at This Time
June 23, 2020
What It's Like Being a Black Woman Holding Space for My Community to Heal at This Time
Jasmine Marie is the founder of black girls breathing, a "safe space for Black womxn…
By Jasmine Marie
Turns Out, Feelings of Loneliness May Not Have Increased During the Pandemic After All
June 22, 2020
Turns Out, Feelings of Loneliness May Not Have Increased During the Pandemic After All
When stay-at-home orders went into effect in mid-March, one of the biggest concerns was loneliness.…
By Kara Jillian Brown
The 2,500-Year-Old Trick That'll Help You *Finally* Get That Creative Project Off the Ground
June 22, 2020
The 2,500-Year-Old Trick That'll Help You *Finally* Get That Creative Project Off the Ground
I have two muses: Timothée Chalamet and the ancient Greek goddess Thalia. I called upon…
By Mary Grace Garis
The Plant-Based Remedy for Your Particular Brand of Stress Right Now
June 18, 2020
The Plant-Based Remedy for Your Particular Brand of Stress Right Now
Real talk: Life is stressful. While it sort of sounds like the understatement of the…
By Well+Good Editors
Work Breaks Are Different Now—Here Are 10 Non-Traditional Ideas From WFH Veterans
June 17, 2020
Work Breaks Are Different Now—Here Are 10 Non-Traditional Ideas From WFH Veterans
If you weren't already familiar with the work from home (WFH) lifestyle before the coronavirus…
By Mary Grace Garis
10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation
June 13, 2020
10 Beginner-Friendly Online Mindfulness Courses That Go Beyond Meditation
We could all use a sense of inner peace right now, right? As this year…
By Mary Grace Garis
Missing your travel plans? These home self-care practices will make you feel like you’re on a Thailand retreat
June 13, 2020
Missing your travel plans? These home self-care practices will make you feel like you’re on a Thailand retreat
Imagine the most relaxing place you can think of. Envisioning your living room? Probably not.…
By Well+Good Editors
The 4 Reactor Types to Help You Deal With ‘Emotional Inflammation’
June 12, 2020
The 4 Reactor Types to Help You Deal With ‘Emotional Inflammation’
It's very unlikely that you've responded calmly to every lap in the tornado that is…
By Mary Grace Garis
Why therapists say you may feel more selfish because of the coronavirus—and what to do about it
June 11, 2020
Why therapists say you may feel more selfish because of the coronavirus—and what to do about it
During the past few months, many people have self-isolated in quarantine to fight the spread…
By Isadora Baum
Haircuts for frontline workers: 'I wanted one because I needed to feel a sense of normalcy.'
June 10, 2020
Haircuts for frontline workers: 'I wanted one because I needed to feel a sense of normalcy.'
Since early March, members of the staff at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York…
By Kells McPhillips
How quarantine reconnected me with a body I'd long been neglecting
June 09, 2020
How quarantine reconnected me with a body I'd long been neglecting
In January, I took a fall at my climbing gym in New York City and…
By Kells McPhillips
4 ways to fight through social justice burnout while still doing the work
June 08, 2020
4 ways to fight through social justice burnout while still doing the work
As if burnout wasn't already on the rise, the pandemic arrived to spike levels of…
By Mary Grace Garis
5 tips overfunctioners and underfunctioners can each use to process stressful situations
June 05, 2020
5 tips overfunctioners and underfunctioners can each use to process stressful situations
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, it's abundantly clear that every person copes differently.…
By Mary Grace Garis
'Dream job' not feeling so dreamy? Here's how one woman made a change
June 05, 2020
'Dream job' not feeling so dreamy? Here's how one woman made a change
For years, mezzo-soprano singer Shirin Eskandani used her vocal gift to move opera audiences. But…
By Latham Thomas
9 mental health resources for the Black community because finding a therapist should be easier
June 03, 2020
9 mental health resources for the Black community because finding a therapist should be easier
We're suffering a collective trauma, but members of the Black community, who are already inherently…
By Mary Grace Garis
3 connections between crafting and mental health that'll convince you to create in quarantine
June 03, 2020
3 connections between crafting and mental health that'll convince you to create in quarantine
When the national state of emergency in light of the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic was…
By Kara Jillian Brown
How COVID-19 made playing video games a mental-health practice
June 01, 2020
How COVID-19 made playing video games a mental-health practice
Apart from a brief Wii Tennis phase circa 2007, I've never been much of a…
By Kells McPhillips
6 Ways To Masturbate Without Touching Your Genitals—And Why You’d Want to, According to a Sex Educator
May 29, 2020
6 Ways To Masturbate Without Touching Your Genitals—And Why You’d Want to, According to a Sex Educator
Our current crisis seems to be impacting everyone's sex drive right now, albeit in different…
By Erin Bunch
The 4 Best Acupressure Points for Constipation To Help You Feel Regular Again
May 28, 2020
The 4 Best Acupressure Points for Constipation To Help You Feel Regular Again
Constipation is one of the worst feelings. Whether your experience means you can't poop at…
By Kara Jillian Brown
How to deal with uncertainty best, according to your Myers-Briggs personality type
May 28, 2020
How to deal with uncertainty best, according to your Myers-Briggs personality type
These past few months, the coronavirus crisis has upended everyone’s lives in some way, and…
By Jenna Birch
It's totally acceptable to ignore most of your text messages right now—here's why
May 27, 2020
It's totally acceptable to ignore most of your text messages right now—here's why
The floating red bubble on my iMessage app currently reads "333"—meaning, I have 333 unanswered…
By Kells McPhillips
The real reason you're feeling like everyone hates you right now, and how to fix it
May 27, 2020
The real reason you're feeling like everyone hates you right now, and how to fix it
Have you noticed how uncomfortable pauses in conversation seem to cut even deeper right now,…
By Mary Grace Garis
The dos and don'ts of seeing people in person right now, according to doctors and nurses
May 26, 2020
The dos and don'ts of seeing people in person right now, according to doctors and nurses
As states around the country begin to open back up, many people are still left…
By Kara Jillian Brown
10 mystical online courses, classes, and communities to get you in touch with your spiritual side
May 26, 2020
10 mystical online courses, classes, and communities to get you in touch with your spiritual side
I've recently gone deep into studying the mystical trinity of astrology, tarot, and Greek mythology.…
By Mary Grace Garis
How to organize your old photos and digital memories before they get lost
May 26, 2020
How to organize your old photos and digital memories before they get lost
All day my parents have been screaming about how to organize old photos that have…
By Mary Grace Garis
Feeling negative? Yale’s well-being expert says you can train your brain to be happy
May 23, 2020
Feeling negative? Yale’s well-being expert says you can train your brain to be happy
Anyone else feeling a bit like Eeyore these days, with a personal rain cloud hovering…
By Mary Grace Garis
'Too much screen time' is simply not something to berate yourself for right now
May 22, 2020
'Too much screen time' is simply not something to berate yourself for right now
If you've noticed your stomach drops every time you deign to look at your screen-time…
By Mary Grace Garis
Help! I'm disgusted by how jealous I am of other people's superior quarantine situations
May 21, 2020
Help! I'm disgusted by how jealous I am of other people's superior quarantine situations
One thing I've learned during my months spent in quarantine is that no matter what's…
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
May 20, 2020
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
With so much about life as we know it being different for an unknown amount…
By Mary Grace Garis
Why Happy Not Perfect founder Poppy Jamie wants you to treat mental wellness like your favorite workout
May 20, 2020
Why Happy Not Perfect founder Poppy Jamie wants you to treat mental wellness like your favorite workout
Poppy Jamie is a 21st century Renaissance woman. The British entrepreneur is one half of…
By Erin Bunch
10 online drawing and painting classes to stimulate your creativity
May 19, 2020
10 online drawing and painting classes to stimulate your creativity
Creating art is an easy way to access a meditative state of mind and the…
By Kara Jillian Brown
Dealing with anger *all* the time in quarantine? Here's why, and how to cool down
May 19, 2020
Dealing with anger *all* the time in quarantine? Here's why, and how to cool down
During life in quarantine, many of us are navigating bouts of grief—about the state of…
By Mary Grace Garis
Why you feel such an enthusiasm gap between weekends and weekdays right now
May 18, 2020
Why you feel such an enthusiasm gap between weekends and weekdays right now
If you're sheltering in place and working from home Monday through Friday, your days and…
By Mary Grace Garis
9 holistic online self-care sessions and workshops available for virtual healing
May 16, 2020
9 holistic online self-care sessions and workshops available for virtual healing
With social distancing and stay-at-home orders in place to fight the spread of the novel…
By Jessica Estrada
We all have different quarantine personas because there are many ways of coping with stress
May 15, 2020
We all have different quarantine personas because there are many ways of coping with stress
What's your quarantine persona? Bread-baker? Better-late-than-never TikTok convert? Militant yogi? WFH superslob? FaceTime princess? Armchair…
By Mary Grace Garis
What it's like for 2020 graduates—no ceremony, no celebration, no closure, and an uncertain future
May 15, 2020
What it's like for 2020 graduates—no ceremony, no celebration, no closure, and an uncertain future
Few moments in life are so memorable as graduation day. And millions of 2020 graduates…
By Erin Bunch
A therapist's top 5 tips to cope with out-of-nowhere emotional meltdowns
May 15, 2020
A therapist's top 5 tips to cope with out-of-nowhere emotional meltdowns
Amid worries, anxieties, and perhaps big life adjustments as a result of the pandemic, your…
By Mary Grace Garis
Take a virtual museum tour of 8 global institutions to get your culture fix from home
May 14, 2020
Take a virtual museum tour of 8 global institutions to get your culture fix from home
For many who find themselves with a huge uptick in free time in quarantine (which,…
By Mary Grace Garis
What joy means when there's nothing to look forward to, according to people who've lived through dark times
May 14, 2020
What joy means when there's nothing to look forward to, according to people who've lived through dark times
During World War II, Alice Hoaglund, now 87, and her family relied on rationing tickets…
By Mary Grace Garis
6 shamanic healing practices to help you see the light during dark times
May 14, 2020
6 shamanic healing practices to help you see the light during dark times
We're all navigating challenges set forth on our personal path as a result to the…
By Jessica Estrada
8 relaxing, stress-busting techniques to try if breathing exercises just aren't your thing
May 13, 2020
8 relaxing, stress-busting techniques to try if breathing exercises just aren't your thing
Ask any mental health expert for tips on how to regain control in moments of…
By Emily Laurence
These are 4 of the most common stress dreams—here's why you're having them now
May 13, 2020
These are 4 of the most common stress dreams—here's why you're having them now
As if your waking hours weren't stressful enough as of late, what with economic uncertainty…
By Mary Grace Garis
The EFT tapping technique can help soothe stress in minutes—here's how to do it
May 12, 2020
The EFT tapping technique can help soothe stress in minutes—here's how to do it
If ever there was a time to try a new mental health technique, it's right…
By Erin Bunch
Why you're seeing so many sunsets on social media right now, according to science *and* astrology
May 12, 2020
Why you're seeing so many sunsets on social media right now, according to science *and* astrology
In pre-pandemic times, the hustle and bustle of everyday life makes stopping to take in…
By Kells McPhillips
Don't feel guilty about your list of grievances right now—adopt a 'grievance practice' instead
May 12, 2020
Don't feel guilty about your list of grievances right now—adopt a 'grievance practice' instead
I recently traded grievances with my best friend: She was feeling down because her metalworking…
By Mary Grace Garis
An introvert and extrovert wax poetic about the benefits of FOMO
May 11, 2020
An introvert and extrovert wax poetic about the benefits of FOMO
In 2011, "FOMO" (the "fear of missing out") was one of the top contenders for…
By Zoe Weiner
The reason why your brain's so foggy right now, according to a neurologist
May 11, 2020
The reason why your brain's so foggy right now, according to a neurologist
Yesterday morning, I spent a solid five minutes staring at the word "spaghetti." I was…
By Kells McPhillips
3 ways to connect with nature even when you're stuck inside
May 11, 2020
3 ways to connect with nature even when you're stuck inside
Even if you'd typically choose a living room yoga flow over a trail run, too…
By Well+Good Editors
15 Things To Put in Your Bath for Softer Skin and Aromatherapy
May 08, 2020
15 Things To Put in Your Bath for Softer Skin and Aromatherapy
A hot bath can't solve everything, but it does offer a brief respite from the…
By Erin Bunch
Finding joy in your life right now isn't indulgence, it's survival—here's how to do it
May 07, 2020
Finding joy in your life right now isn't indulgence, it's survival—here's how to do it
With so much going on in the world, it can be hard to know how…
By Kara Jillian Brown
11 fun craft kits for adults to do when you just can't handle another puzzle
May 07, 2020
11 fun craft kits for adults to do when you just can't handle another puzzle
Now that we're about two months into staying at home, I'm starting to get antsy.…
By Kara Jillian Brown
What the unique smell of your bad breath says about you—and how to make it better
May 06, 2020
What the unique smell of your bad breath says about you—and how to make it better
Part of being a real, live human being (which I think we all still are,…
By Erin Bunch
7 self-compassion practices that'll help you *actually* give yourself a break
May 06, 2020
7 self-compassion practices that'll help you *actually* give yourself a break
There are a lot of common phrases and questions we've defaulted to during this pandemic,…
By Mary Grace Garis
Gardening is actually a sneaky form of meditation—here's the reward you'll get from it
May 04, 2020
Gardening is actually a sneaky form of meditation—here's the reward you'll get from it
Whether you have a sprawling vegetable garden in your yard or one thriving ZZ plant…
By Kara Jillian Brown
How to use emotional endurance to prepare for the road ahead, according to 26 marathoners
May 01, 2020
How to use emotional endurance to prepare for the road ahead, according to 26 marathoners
Living through this coronavirus pandemic is tough for basically all human beings. We're all doing…
By Mary Kearl
There's a good reason you don't want to masturbate right now—but here's how to change that
May 01, 2020
There's a good reason you don't want to masturbate right now—but here's how to change that
Whoever coined the term "sexy times" definitely didn't have spring 2020 in mind. The stress…
By Kells McPhillips
9 things you can easily automate but probably haven't yet
May 01, 2020
9 things you can easily automate but probably haven't yet
I haven't been inside a store since March 9, and while I say that with…
By Mary Grace Garis
I'm an optimism doctor, and I hate the word 'balance'
May 01, 2020
I'm an optimism doctor, and I hate the word 'balance'
You've undoubtedly heard before that the secret to happiness is winning the work-hard, play-hard game…
By Mary Grace Garis
Make your mental health a priority this month with our Mental Wellness Challenge
May 01, 2020
Make your mental health a priority this month with our Mental Wellness Challenge
Today marks the first day of Mental Health Awareness Month—and I think we can all…
By Kells McPhillips
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