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5 Simple Habits to Implement Every Day to Help Improve Your Health

5 Simple Habits to Implement Every Day to Help Improve Your Health

Waking up early can be a great way to start your day. It sets you up for success, physically and mentally. Research shows it is easier to be successful in the morning than the...

Celebrate Every Day to Boost Your Mental Health

Celebrate Every Day to Boost Your Mental Health

Celebrating is fun, and it’s much more than fluff. Celebrating things big and small has a substantial impact on the brain and overall mental health. When we celebrate here and...

How to find the right meditation practice for you

How to find the right meditation practice for you

I say this having recently undertaken a free online 40-day course with psychologist Tara Brach. A week in, and I’m already noticing a greater degree of calm when dealing with my...

5 Bad Habits that lead to Sleepless Nights (& 5 Good Habits to do Instead). | elephant journal

5 Bad Habits that lead to Sleepless Nights (& 5 Good Habits to do Instead). | elephant journal

You have a busy day ahead, and you don’t know if you’ll get any sleep tonight. The theme of today was walking around like a cast member of “The Walking Dead,” trying to avoid...

Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Benefits, How-To, Technique

Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Benefits, How-To, Technique

We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process. It’s normal to feel stressed...

A Stress Remedy That Works

A Stress Remedy That Works

Stress has been a familiar term for decades, and the problems caused by chronic stress are legion. There is no reason to continue to put up with the rush and pressure, the...

Why Is Even Good Change Sometimes So Hard?

Why Is Even Good Change Sometimes So Hard?

Subscribe to our NEW daily email mental health newsletter. Even good change can be hard. To feel things like stress, anxiety, and depression in the wake of any change makes...

Human Connection: Why It's Important

Human Connection: Why It's Important

Social connection can help boost your mood and manage your emotions. Through the years, we’ve thrived as a species by connecting with others. Whether we were hunting for meat,...

Why Time Off Is Good for Your Health

Why Time Off Is Good for Your Health

Why don’t Americans take time off — especially those fortunate enough to have paid vacation? A 2019 study by theU.S. Travel Association found that a record 768 million vacation...

Do Power Naps Actually Work?

Do Power Naps Actually Work?

RELATED: Tips for Getting Into a Healthy Sleep Routine Some experts say the power nap should be even shorter — 20 minutes max. But all agree it shouldn’t exceed 30 minutes....

Here Are Some Helpful & Natural Ways to Outsmart Your Sugar Cravings!

Here Are Some Helpful & Natural Ways to Outsmart Your Sugar Cravings!

There’s mounting evidence that sugar can be toxic…even lethal. It can lead to many physical and mental problems and can act like a drug in the brain. When you consume sugar, it...

Podcast: Jillian Michaels Talks the Intersection of Mental and Physical Health

Podcast: Jillian Michaels Talks the Intersection of Mental and Physical Health

The new year is upon us, and that means it’s time for resolutions! For most people, better health is at the top of that list. And we typically focus only on physical health –...