Mental Health

What Is the Placebo Effect?
Wellness

What Is the Placebo Effect?

Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS | February 28, 2025

Several years ago, University of Pittsburgh researchers gathered 237 adults and served them cocktails. They poured a cold, clear liquid…

5 Benefits of Crying
Wellness

5 Benefits of Crying

Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD | February 27, 2025

Is crying good for you? It definitely can be. Think about it—the last time you had a good cry, didn’t…

Time-Management Strategies
Wellness

Time-Management Strategies

Spencer Greenberg, PhD | February 19, 2025

Many people know to the penny what an hour of their professional work costs. But how valuable is an hour…

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Mental Health

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Ramani Durvasula, PhD | February 18, 2025

Many people tend to become emotionally dysregulated when under stress, as if they’re at the mercy of their anger, sadness,…

How to Quit Drinking
Wellness

How to Quit Drinking

Alëna A. Balasanova, M.D. | February 13, 2025

Maybe you’ve never turned teetotaler during “Dry January”…maybe you’ve always turned a cold shoulder to “Sober October.” But if you’re…

How Often Should You Wash Your Hair?
Wellness

How Often Should You Wash Your Hair?

Shilpi Khetarpal, MD | February 13, 2025

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to how often you should wash your hair. It varies according to your age, hair…

The Healing Power of Friendship
Mental Health

The Healing Power of Friendship

Shasta Nelson, M.Div | January 23, 2025

In 2023, the United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory pinpointing loneliness, isolation, and lack of personal…

Benzodiazepines and Invisible Illness
Mental Health

Benzodiazepines and Invisible Illness

Olivera J. Bogunovic | January 23, 2025

The opioid epidemic has gained widespread attention, but another class of drugs is quietly causing an epidemic of invisible illness:…

How to Make Friends as an Adult
Wellness

How to Make Friends as an Adult

Kasley Killam | January 9, 2025

Our social health has an enormous impact on our physical and mental health, yet it’s too often overlooked in our…

Anxiety Symptoms: They Aren’t All the Same
Mental Health

Anxiety Symptoms: They Aren’t All the Same

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | January 5, 2025

As much as we might like to separate our emotions from our physical lives, our thoughts about the stresses we…

Urgent Care vs. the Emergency Room: How to Choose
Wellness

Urgent Care vs. the Emergency Room: How to Choose

David Sherer, MD | December 18, 2024

When you need immediate medical attention for a sudden illness or injury, should you head to a hospital emergency room…

The Restorative Power of Deep Rest
Mental Health

The Restorative Power of Deep Rest

Alexandra D. Crosswell, PhD | December 11, 2024

Between political turmoil…concerns over health care, crime, discrimination, the economy…and fear for our nation's future, half of US adults report…

What Is Brain Fog? Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Mental Health

What Is Brain Fog? Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Jessica Fredericksen, MSW, CADDCT, CMDCP | December 7, 2024

We’ve all used the term “brain fog” from time to time to describe a feeling of mental fuzziness or the…

Intrusive Thoughts: Are They Normal?
Mental Health

Intrusive Thoughts: Are They Normal?

Sally Winston, PsyD | November 19, 2024

You’re standing on a subway platform as a train approaches. Suddenly a thought pops into your head—I could jump onto…

How To Be More Social
Wellness

How To Be More Social

Charles Duhigg | November 18, 2024

Many people dislike chatting with acquaintances at social events because they think they are no good at small talk. “What…