Thirty-year-old Adam* is not often lost for words, but confesses that he was unprepared for one piece of unsolicited mental health advice he received from a love interest one night. “I was on a date ...

Things like revamping your sleep routine, getting regular exercise, or doing an activity you find relaxing all count as self-care. Understandably, consistent self-care can be challenging for some ...

We’ve probably all heard about the loneliness pandemic in media reports. We hear about the national mental health crisis too. No one is free from risks to our mental health, though clearly some do ...

The following advice relates to approximately 280 million people worldwide. That’s the World Health Organization’s pre-pandemic 2019 estimate of how many people live with depression. If depressed ...

There are many reasons to be a giving, charitable person. Giving to others helps us cement relationships, elicit gratitude, and connect communities. It can also make us feel happier and healthier, ...

Depression runs hot. In the 1980s, psychiatrists began noticing that patients with depressive symptoms had higher body temperatures compared to people without, and that their body temperatures didn’t ...

How can you create micro joy in your life? Here’s what works best. Perhaps most important to micro joy is realizing that you ...

Exercise, a healthy diet, adequate sleep, therapy, and medication are all important treatments for depression. But humor can ...

An old school friend of mine is suffering. She has extreme anxiety and depression and can’t seem to find a way out of the emotional hole she’s in. She’s tried medications and therapy, but hasn’t found ...