Mental Health

By Madeleine Burry
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8 Signs Your Therapist Is Not a Good Fit
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By Hallie Levine
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How Young Is Too Young for Therapy?
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By Ciara Lucas
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5 Tips to Help You Build Resilience, According to a Psychologist
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By Ciara Lucas
A person with curly brown hair wearing a navy blue t-shirt standing in a kitchen drinking a cup of coffee while staring out a window
9 Things to Do Every Morning for Better Focus
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By Ali Nolan
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Why You're Still Trapped in the 'Thinner Is Better' Way of Thinking and How to Get Out
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By Krissy Brady
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How Bad Is It Really to Procrastinate?
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By Ciara Lucas
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The Sneaky Reason You’re Tired All the Time (That Has Nothing to Do With Sleep)
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By Jessica Migala
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What Is Productivity Guilt, and How Can You Overcome It?
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By Krissy Brady
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9 Tactics to Help You Overcome Procrastination
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By Ciara Lucas
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8 Tips to Help You Control Your Drinking (if You Don’t Want to Quit), According to Psychologists
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By Maeve McCormick
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An RD’s Guide to Building and Sustaining a Healthy Body Image
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By Maeve McCormick
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3 Ways to Use Technology to Help Support Your Mental Health
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By Ciara Lucas
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A doctor wearing blue scrubs and a face mask looks stressed in a hospital setting holding their hand to their forehead
5 Ways Health Care Professionals Deal With Burnout
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By Marygrace Taylor
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Why You Get Post-Event Sadness, and 5 Tips From Therapists to Help
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By Marygrace Taylor
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Why You May Be Depressed After Surgery and How to Cope
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By Marygrace Taylor
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Why Do Some People Cry So Easily?
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By Jaime Osnato
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What’s the Difference Between an Anxiety Attack and a Panic Attack?
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By Jaime Osnato
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7 Reasons You Feel Like You Can’t Cry and How to Open Up
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By Jaime Osnato
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A family of three cooking food on the grill in their backyard
6 Summer Pitfalls That Can Jeopardize Your Mental Health
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By Marygrace Taylor
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The Simple Practice That Can Quiet Your Mind Faster Than Meditation
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By Jaime Osnato
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How Body Checking Is Harming Your Mental Health, and How to Stop Doing It
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By Tiffany Curtis
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4 Things Olympians Do Every Day for Their Mental Health
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By Tiffany Curtis
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What Is Intergenerational Trauma and How Can You Begin to Heal From It?
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By Madeleine Burry
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The 7 Best Ways to Support Someone When They're Grieving
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By Jaime Osnato
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Why You Should Stop Relying on Willpower to Reach Your Health Goals
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By Jaime Osnato
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How Long Does It Really Take to Break a Habit?
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By Jaime Osnato
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How to Form a Healthy Habit (Does It Really Take 21 Days?)
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By Jaime Osnato
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4 Ways to Use Self-Compassion to Combat a Negative Self-Image
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By Madeleine Burry
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6 Ways Therapists Cope When They're Grieving
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By Stephanie Valente
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This Mental Wellness Resource Is Designed to Help You Manage Your Stress Levels From Your Phone
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By Jaime Osnato
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7 Ways to Support Your Mental Health as You Age
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By Kathleen Ferraro
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4 Overlooked Barriers to Mental Health Care
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By Tiffany Curtis
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Illustration of a woman jumping in front of a trash can with a cellphone in it
Why Digital Burnout Can Harm Your Mental Health, and How to Beat It
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By Marygrace Taylor
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A person at home on a video call for a new therapist consultation
8 Questions to Ask a New Therapist
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By Tiffany Curtis
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a young adult sits on a gray couch talking with a mental health expert in an office in front of green plants
Yes, You Can Feel Grief Even if No One Close to You Has Died. Here's How to Cope
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By Jaime Osnato
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Here's Why You Feel So Unfocused Sometimes (and How to Fix It)
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By Marygrace Taylor
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a person sitting on a grey couch talking to a therapist
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Finding the Right Therapist
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By Krissy Brady
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9 Ways Therapists Practice Self-Care to Support Their Mental Health
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By Jaime Osnato
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6 Subtle Signs You Need a Mental Health Day (and How to Ask for It)
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By Jaime Osnato
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woman Taking a Candlelight Bath as a form of self-soothing
The Difference Between Self-Care and Self-Soothing, and How to Tell When You Need Each
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By Jaime Osnato
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Stop Holding Onto Your 'One-Day-When-I'm-Thinner' Clothes
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By Renée Onque
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The 9 Best Guided Journals for Healing
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By Krissy Brady
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Son sitting on couch, talking to his mother
Setting Boundaries With Parents (at Any Age) Is One of the Most Important Things You Can Do for Your Mental Health
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By Jaime Osnato
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Why You Should Stop Calling Things You Enjoy ‘Guilty Pleasures’
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By Maria Masters
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A woman with depression looking out the window of her home
143 Mental Health Statistics You Should Know
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By Jenn Sinrich
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Seeing Red? Try These 7 Therapist-Approved Ways to Calm Down
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By Moira Lawler
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How to Take Good Care of Yourself When You’re Grieving
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By Emma Steven
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A group of people practicing yoga outdoors
7 Creative Ways to Get More Nature in Your Life (and Reap the Health Benefits)
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By Kate Bayless
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9 Free Ways to Improve Your Mental Wellbeing
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By Natasha Burton
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10 Simple Ways to Be Fully Present in Your Life
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By Kaia Roman
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8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Be More Optimistic
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By Maghan McDowell
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10 Habits That Are Ruining Your Sleep (and How to Fix Them)
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By Maura Banar
How to Naturally Increase Your Norepinephrine and Serotonin
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By Kathleen Ferraro
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5 Pros of Psychological Tests, Plus 2 Cons
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Our mental health page is dedicated to providing reliable and accurate information on mental health conditions and how to manage them. Mental health is an essential component of overall wellbeing, which is why we have compiled a comprehensive library of articles on symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options.

Our team of mental health experts works to ensure the information we provide is up-to-date and easy to understand. We offer information on both therapy and medication, as well as natural remedies and lifestyle changes that can help alleviate symptoms.

Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression or stress, our mental health page has something for you. We offer practical tips for managing symptoms, advice on when to seek professional help and information on various mental health resources and support services."