- Stress Relief -
How to Deal With Pandemic Burnout
By Courtney HelgoeA therapist who specializes in burnout offers tips for self-care during a crisis.
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- Brain/Mental Health -
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: A Place to Start
By Henry Emmons, MDHere's how to build your resilience by attending to your whole self.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: I Still Feel Your Pain
By Jill Metzler PattonAn EL senior editor grapples with research that suggests that empathy is a harmful force.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: Learning to Listen
By Jill Metzler PattonOur extroverted senior editor challenges herself to listen more deeply.
- Mindfulness -
5 Ways to Be a Better Listener
By Ben ConnellyTransform your relationships by changing the way you listen.
- Life Unedited -
LIFE, UNEDITED: The Value of Difficult Conversations
By Kaelyn RileyThis election season, I’m making an effort to cut through the outrage and lean in to what matters to me, so that I might have some honest discussions with the people I love.
- Personal Development -
Cultivate Self-Compassion
By Brian JohnsonKristin Neff’s life-changing strategies can help you be kinder to yourself.
- Community -
Healthy Compassion
By Experience Life StaffTop-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.
- Personal Development -
Compassion and Health: An Interview With James Doty, MD
By Margret AldrichHow compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.
- Personal Development -
How to Be 10 Percent Happier
By Grace LabattAfter an on-air panic attack, ABC newsman Dan Harris embarked on a journey of faith — and discovered a path to well-being.
- Stress Relief -
Fear of Moving Forward
By Jon SpaydeContemplating a major life change can create significant levels of stress. Psychologist and author Joseph Burgo, PhD, offers strategies on how to cope.
Feeding the Right Wolf: 4 Ways to Stay Positive In a Negative World
By Marianne ElliottTips to keep from feeling defeated by life or scared about the future.