Mental Health
Relationships
Retroactive jealousy is jealousy about your partner's past. Here's how to name it, stop feeding it, and know when it's time to talk to a therapist.
Wellbeing
5 Easy Supine Yoga Poses for Your Daily Practice
Spirituality
Feeling drained and tired all the time? Your energy might be dissipating without your knowledge. Here are 13 ways to protect your energy and reenergize yourself.
Sleep affirmations won't fix everything overnight, but they can make the last thought of your day a kind one. Pick one line for confidence, success or abundance and take it to bed tonight.
Many psychologists today will disagree with your productivity routine and prescribe playing instead, for both, adults and children. Here is why.
During the pandemic, we were all pushed to embrace digital connection. Physical Therapy, it turns out, has many advantages when done online.
Self
When we think people are better than us, and compare ourselves with others, we leave deep scars on ourselves. Here are a few simple strategies to combat those thoughts.
Inspiration
Practicing kindness can change us (and our communities) from the inside out. Here is how (and why) kindness should be our first instinct.
Life
If you don't want to be unhappy, stop chasing happiness. Here's why the chase backfires, and how meaning, acceptance and a simple nightly list can help.
Loss of identity and self can manifest in many ways throughout our lifetime. Here is why it happens and what you can do about it.
Finding joy in the journey and living in the now can be a gift of a lifetime. Here are 7 ways to get there.
Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds. Here are 14 gentle, doable tips to build a sleep routine that sticks, from a fixed bedtime to a cooler room.
Words that you tell yourself are like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Thoughts become things. In this article, we will talk about the importance of positive self-talk.
Inadequacy can be overwhelming. You are good enough. Trust us. Let us embark on a journey together and attempt to become whole, not perfect.
In a culture that glorifies putting our health (especially sleep) over everything else, we are here to talk about the importance of sleep. And why you should sleep more.
Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins all shape mood, but no single chemical makes you happy. What the evidence says, and the habits that help.
Every relationship in our lives is special in its own unique way. Romantic interests however tend to be a very big part if not the biggest part of them all. Romantic relationships can change you completely, either for the better or the worse. Here are some signs that your relationship with your partner is a healthy one!
Home is where our heart is. But when we are stranded at home (especially all by ourselves) it can be downright lonely. Here are a few simple things you can do to feel happier at home.
Research shows that 85% of employees are unhappy with their jobs. If you are part of that 85%, here is what you can do.
This is not a joke and there is nothing funny about it. But you should laugh anyway. Here are a few reasons why laughing is a serious business.
Our phones and laptops need a spring clean as much as our homes do. Here's how to declutter your digital life one corner at a time, ten minutes per step.
You don't need a forest or a free weekend to reconnect with nature. Six small ways back, each with something you can do this week, even in a city flat.
Pets may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. They make our lives indefinably joyous, & make us better humans. Here are top reasons why owning a pet is the best decision you'll make.
Twelve gentle, evidence-aware practices for healing from childhood trauma, plus the therapies with the strongest evidence and where to get help now.
What we think we become. So what are you thinking about each day? Here is how to take stalk of your thoughts to change the course of your life.
Failing is usually the start of whatever you were meant to learn next. Here's how to face it, learn from it and get back up.
Being there for others can leave you drained. Three techniques for practising empathy while still looking after yourself.
We're all overwhelmed, and changing everything at once rarely lasts. If you could do just one thing for your health, start here.
Shoulders up by your ears again? These five gentle, beginner-friendly yoga poses give a tight body and a busy mind ten quiet minutes to settle.
Quotes
When your mind won't stop looping, one good line can bring you back. Here are 51 overthinking quotes, each with a note on when you'd need it, and a few simple ways to break the cycle today.
We are running faster than ever, carrying fear in our bones and tightened chest. The stress and the need to go on is taking an emotional and physical toll on us.
Are you searching for the sunshine? Or that ray of hope? Then this is exactly what you need to hear right now.
A good book lets us live other lives, find words for what we already feel, and rest somewhere quieter than our own heads. Here are 25 reasons we keep coming back to books.
What the Dalai Lama really said about a calm mind, compassion and immunity, what the science supports, and gentle practices to try. Not medical advice.
As we all work from home and spend hours at our desks, we need to take steps to care for ourselves. Here are some tips to help you get started.
When anxiety or sadness takes over in the smallest moments, you don't need a big fix. Here are 11 small, doable ways to break the loop and catch your breath.
Tips to build resilience and strength during tough times. Remember, tough times don’t last but tough people do.
Viktor Frankl called it the last of the human freedoms: the choice of how you meet whatever life hands you. Here's what he meant, and how to practise it on an ordinary bad day.
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