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Her courageous "Ten Days in a Mad House" exposé changed mental health care forever. The post Journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to secretly investigate New York City Lunatic Asylum in 1887 appeared first on Upworthy.
A spite stroll is the angry walk you take when you’re about to combust. Therapists explain why walking off anger works and how to do it right.
Feel like you're stuck in a loop of anxious what-ifs about things that haven’t happened yet? Therapists break down "future tripping" and how to curb it.
Step count and emotional resilience go hand in hand. The post Researchers find the number of steps teens should take each day to avoid depression appeared first on Upworthy.
Three years after reality changed, burnout is replacing the shock. Charles Snyder's Hope Theory offers a practical way to cope with uncertainty, set goals, and rebuild a sense of efficacy.
“The easy moments gave us memories, but the hard moments gave us capacity.” The post Doctor beautifully explains why life being hard doesn’t mean something’s wrong appeared first on Upworthy.
Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.
Holding on to hurt feelings limits your ability to be present. Move past resentment and anger by learning to forgive yourself first. The post Forgiveness Is an Inside Job appeared first on Mindful.
Emergency medical personnel encounter pain, loss, and death for years, even in events that no one will ever hear about. Not everyone who carries those scenes and sorrow with them is necessarily post‑traumatic; sometimes you just need to simply ask how they feel and not wait for someone to collapse.
Learning that we're wired in opposite directions has actually made a huge difference.
The center will house a main campus for training therapists, day hospitalization centers, research centers in the field of mental health treatment, and student dormitories, which will accompany and work with IDF veterans with disabilities | Lior Simcha, Secretary General of the Kibbutz Movement: "A center that will provide relief and mental resilience to tens of thousands of Israelis."
September’s Teacher of the Month Mark Bertin offers a reflection on why we practice at all, and how our commitment to staying present has a ripple effect on our whole lives. The post Our Practice Starts With Ourselves—But It Doesn’t End There appeared first on Mindful.
I was struggling to focus on physical books, so I knew it was time to stop scrolling. I asked Catherine Price, the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, for her best advice.
New research shows structured bouldering therapy can significantly reduce anxiety and depression. Here is how climbing interrupts rumination and clears mental fog. The post Recent Research Says That Climbing Can Reduce Depression and Anxiety appeared first on Outside Online.
In an Upworthy exclusive, popular podcaster Noah Rasheta explains how he finds peace in a stressful world. The post The ‘Secular Buddhist’ shares 2 practices to soothe everyday anxiety and aggravation appeared first on Upworthy.
Surprisingly, research shows that these people are less likely to be neurotic. The post We asked people what they enjoy that other people don’t understand. One answer ruled them all. appeared first on Upworthy.
Here's what parents can actually do to raise body-confident kids in the GLP-1 era, from experts who work with eating disorders every day.
Paris Hilton's ADHD isn't managed by willpower. It's the night-before checklist she runs her whole household on. Here's what she actually does.
Scary Mommy spoke with a pediatric psychiatrist and ADHD expert to ask parents’ pressing questions about the new, headline-making drug Simtriyo.
The foot-brain connection is real. The post People with ADHD and those who have difficulty starting tasks swear by the ‘Home Shoes’ hack appeared first on Upworthy.
