This category focuses on mental health, emotional balance, and psychological resilience. Articles explore practical approaches to wellbeing, stress management, and sustaining mental health in everyday life, work, and community settings.
Pew Research Center found that 35% of teenagers use their preferred social media platform “almost constantly.” Although social media can connect teens with their friends, express teens’ creativity, or help them find community (per American Academy of Child & Adolescent…
Where there’s life, there’s loss. The unfortunate truth is no one escapes loss, and we all experience a number of losses throughout our lives. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross categorized grief into five stages in her well-known theory, according to a 2024 article…
When you are young, there’s a sense of embarrassment that arises when you can’t grow a beard. This becomes more pronounced, naturally, when everyone around you manages to sport some decent stubble while you’re left looking clean-shaven. Did you ever…
According to the UK’s National Health Service, the medical use of the term “vegetative” means a person lacks consciousness even though they’re awake. Their body responds to reflexes, but their minds don’t respond to their environment. You might assume, therefore,…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1 in 5 people in the United States has a mental health disorder. Mental health affects every aspect of our life, from our relationships with others to our ability…
If someone asked you to list the things that you’re grateful for, what would you say? Maybe you would say that you’re grateful for your family, your friends, the ability to read and write, or the roof over your head.…
Exercise offers a plethora of physical, mental, and emotional benefits, from mood support to better sleep (per Mayo Clinic). A 2024 study in General Hospital Psychiatry found that 12 weeks of moderate-intensity cardio exercise helped ease obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom…
In today’s digital age, kids find it hard to imagine life without the internet. We ourselves use it to connect with friends and family, stay up-to-date on news and events, and even work remotely. Willough Jenkins, MD, is the Medical…
Most people have experienced days when they felt blue and didn’t want to get out of bed. For those living with depression, these days are a common occurrence. Some of these symptoms may seem obvious. However, other signs of depression…
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s all too easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of stress and anxiety. While some degree of worry is inevitable in life, some people deal with a more pervasive and…