This category highlights the role of connection, belonging, and shared responsibility in wellbeing. It features stories and insights on community-based support, peer connection, and initiatives that strengthen collective resilience.
Therapy can help you navigate through a breakup, give you tools to balance stress in your life, or find more effective ways to communicate with difficult family members. Your therapist might be your lifeline to become a better you, but…
If you regularly experience anxiety, have an anxiety disorder, or experience anxious tendencies, you may find yourself worrying about a plethora of things. Excessive worrying is a common symptom of anxiety, according to Mayo Clinic. In addition to the stress…
Illness or overworking the body during exercise can sometimes leave us feeling weak in the knees — or more specifically, weak in our muscles. Simultaneous weakness and muscle tension can also occur in response to certain psychological states, including anxiety,…
Tense muscles, a racing heart, persistent feelings of worry and unease — these are all common signs of anxiety, according to WebMD. And for many people, they’re an all-too-common part of life. There’s no shortage of factors that can trigger…
Anxiety affects about one in five adults in the United States, making it one of the most common mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Although therapy and medication can help treat anxiety, researchers are looking…
Having children can be fun, especially when it comes to spilling the tea. Typically, you only have to worry about your toddler telling the Target cashier about your birthmark. Recently, North West, the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West,…
Whether you’re waiting for a medical test result or working hard to meet a work deadline, it’s natural to feel some stress-related anxiety. Although stress can keep you focused and alert, anxiety can make you feel nauseated, restless, or dizzy.…
While some of us may thrive as early birds awake at the crack of dawn, others find themselves to be most alert during the hours of the night. Although being a night owl may have its perks, Lisa Kruger, PhD,…
Agoraphobia is a rare type of anxiety disorder (via National Institute of Mental Health). In the U.S., it’s estimated to affect around 1.3% of the adult population at some point in their lives. Patients with agoraphobia are afraid of situations…
Our cell phones have become an extension of ourselves, and it’s not difficult to see why. Everything from social media, connectivity with friends, news, and our weekly calendars to banking, online therapists, flashlights, alarm clocks, and step calculators are on…