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  • Feeling the Feels: Understanding Emotions and How to Talk It Out

    Here’s the lowdown on emotions.

  • Comfort in Chaos: How We Learned to Survive and Thrive During a…

    Celebrating a year of remarkable resilience.

  • 8 Mental Health Coping Mechanisms for When Crises Rear Their Ugly…

    You're not broken — but you can help yourself feel better.

  • Where Are Emotions Felt in the Body? This Infographic Will Tell You

    And expert tips on why you shouldn't ignore them.

Depression

  • It’s Not Just 24/7 Sadness — Meet the Stages of Depression

    It's like a rollercoaster, but at least we're sitting next to you.

  • Depression Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All

    Treating depression depends on the type. We’ve got you!

  • What to Know About Depression, Suicide Risk, and Your Health

    Let's debunk the idea that depression is only overwhelming sadness.

  • Pornography and Depression: Permanent Bedfellows or Just a Fling?

    Can sexy vids give you depression? And vice versa?

  • How to Help Someone with Depression: Everything You Need to Know

    🎼 When the road lies... rough ahead... 🎤

  • I’m Too Depressed to Get Out of Bed — What Should I Do?

    Doable advice for getting through tough mornings.

  • Smiling Through the Sadness? You Can Still Have Depression

    You don't have to put on a happy face.

  • Feeling Blue About Parenthood? How to Spot Postpartum Depression

    Having a baby can be hard on your mind too.

COVID and mental health

  • Hunkering Down and Already Feeling Alone? 6 Tips to Protect Your Mental Health

    You've food-prepped, now brain-prep.

  • What the Pandemic Has Taught Me About Starting Over

    Starting over, forced or voluntary, is a beautiful thing.

  • 11 Ways to Find Calm During a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral

    Panicking is normal. But it doesn't have to control you.

  • Isolation Got You Depressed? 13 Ways to Stay Connected

    This pandemic has a lot of us in a “cabin fever” situation.

  • Working from Home Got You Feeling Depressed? Here’s How to Bounce Back

    How to deal when depression pays you a visit.

Anxiety

  • Just the Facts: Anxiety

    30 facts about anxiety to unwind the tension

  • 11 Surprising Physical Symptoms of Anxiety

    Plus, how to feel better — stat!

  • How Anxiety Can Cause Weight Loss or Weight Gain

    And how to work around it.

  • How to Overcome Work Anxiety When You're Stressed AF

    Remember: your feelings are not you.

  • Yep, Exercise Can Help Reduce Anxiety (Like, Right Now)

    Ready, set, de-stress.

  • Why You Feel Anxious Before Your Period

    And how to rein it in.

  • Shake It Off — and Other Quick Physical Ways to Squash Anxiety

    If breathing doesn't work for you, these tricks might.

  • This 8-Step Routine Will Help Whack Those Anxiety Moles

    You can’t predict the wild cards anxiety plays but you can work with them.

  • Bend Your Body, Mend Your Mind: 14 Yoga Poses for Anxiety

    Relax, flow, and let go.

  • Killer Anxiety? No, Really... Can It Kill You?

    Good news: Anxiety or a panic attack can’t kill you.

Bipolar disorder

  • What Is Bipolar Disorder? Exploring the Peaks and Valleys

    Life has its ups and downs — but not like this.

  • What’s the Difference Between Bipolar I and II? We’ve Got You!

    Hint: It's so much more than just having diva-like shifts in mood.

  • Can Marijuana Treat Bipolar Disorder? Here’s What We Know

    Here's what the latest research says.

  • OK, Ladies, Now Let’s Get Information: What Bipolar Disorder Looks Like In Women

    What a girl wants, what a girl needs... isn’t bipolar disorder.

Grief

  • The 5 Stages of Grief: Processing Loss Doesn't Happen Overnight

    It isn't about moving on, it's about adjusting to your new reality.

  • These Myths About Grief Could Be Interrupting Your Healing Process

    These truths give us a lot of hope about the future.

  • My Loneliness Is Killing Me, (and I) I Must Confess: I’m Horny

    Completely normal. Unfortunately also confusing.

  • Why It’s Normal to Feel Anxiety After a Sudden Loss

    There's no right or wrong way to grieve a loss like this.

  • 3 Ways to Get Through the Holidays When You've Lost Someone Who Meant the World to You

    Most of the people in your life want to help, but don't know exactly what you need.

Stress

  • 27 Science-Backed Ways to Reduce Stress Right Now

    Inhale, exhale.

  • 10 Ways to Make Financial Stress... Well, Less Stressful

    Pandemic throwing off your spreadsheet?

  • What to Do When Your Job Is Seriously Stressing You Out

    Easy ways to find peace while you persevere.

  • 10 Unexpected Stressors That Are Wrecking Your Health

    Learn how to cope with these sneaky things so they don’t bring you (or your body) down.

  • Sometimes Stress Can Actually Be... Good?

    You stress or eustress? Let's figure this out.

  • 10 Signs Stress Might Be Making You Sick

    Plus, how to feel better ASAP.

  • The Best Foods for Stress to Keep You Chill (and Full)

    Very. Stressed. And sort of hungry?

  • Therapy for Stress? Give It a Louder-Than-Life Yes

    Therapy can kick stress's butt.

  • You Can Stop Stress Acne (Even If You Can’t Totally Stop Stress)

    Including green tea ice cubes!

  • Aaaargh! The Painful Connection Between Stress and Migraine

    Because migraines *needed* to get more stressful, right?

  • Can We Become Addicted To Stress?

    April is National Stress Awareness month. Stress may just be an inevitable part of getting out of bed every morning. In small amounts, the stuff helps us stay productive and focused. Too much makes us sick. But can we be addicted to it?

Mindfulness and self care

  • 7 Fantastically Underrated Feelings and Where to Find Them

    And they are 100% free! Can you believe?

  • Why Mood Tracking Could Be Your Answer for Avoiding Burnout

    After 6 months of tracking my moods, I feel more in control than ever.

  • Practicing Mindfulness When You Really Don’t Want To

    Mindfulness? Easy. Just follow my lead.

  • Sit Happens: Mindfulness Exercises to Help You Be Your Best Self

    It’s not just meditation.

  • Bullet Journaling — aka How to Get Your Life Together

    Where productivity meets mindfulness.

  • Battle of the Mind Apps: Headspace vs. Calm

    Get in the right headspace to keep calm and read on to learn which app's right for you.

  • Mind Over Munchies: Mindful Eating 101

    Slow and steady wins the recipe.

  • Meditation May Make Your Anxiety Worse—Here’s Why

    The idea that meditation can be consumed for your health like a bowl of steamed kale isn't just objectionable, it's damaging.

  • How to Meditate While Doing Yoga (Because We’ll Take All the Calm We Can Get)

    🎵 We go together like... 🎵

  • Meditation for ADHD: How to Center Your Focus When Focusing Is Super Frickin’ Tough

    Find peace from your distractions and symptoms.

  • Winter Well-Being: 13 Books, Journals, and Decks to Bring Joy

    Here’s to feeling good.

  • Getting Grounded: How Dirt Makes You Happy

    Put on your flower crown, this is about to get “woo woo.”

BIPOC Anxiety

  • How to Find a Therapist Who Is Truly Anti-Racist

    Find a guide who understands your struggle.

  • Anger Around Racial Injustice Can Be Confusing — Here’s How to Unpack It

    Let’s learn how to handle anger as a man.

  • How “Black Girls Don’t Do That” Prevented Me from Healing

    It's hard to trust a therapist your family laughs at.

  • How to Reject Allyship Fatigue and Keep Doing the Work of Anti-Racism

    It’s only been 2 weeks. Let’s not give up.

  • It’s OK to Pause: 27 Resources to Support Black Mental Health

    Your mental health can't wait.

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