You’ve done your best to help your partner manage her ongoing severe depression—encouraging her to enjoy activities…supporting her treatment…taking her to therapy appointments…and just being...
Mental Health
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Selecting Mental Health Services
The demand for mental health services has exploded over the past few years. Blame it, in part, on the COVID pandemic, which created both fear...
Endless Grief
Grieving after the loss of a loved one doesn’t necessarily follow a set timetable. But even so, you may feel that your grief isn’t getting...
Medical Emergency Aftermath
When you’re faced with a sudden serious medical situation, it’s normal to feel panicked. In most cases, you have no choice but to deal with...
A New Reason to Stop and Smell the Roses
There was a time in the evolution of humans when a powerful sense of smell was an important survival skill. Early humans depended on their...
Fighting Back Against Loneliness
Feeling lonely? Well, you’re not alone. Nearly three in five Americans feel lonely, and only 39% of us feel very connected to other people, according...
The Rising Risk of Suicide
Suicide rates have reached an all-time high, and rates among seniors are rising faster than any other group—particularly among men. In 2001, for every 100,000...
What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is keeping your conscious mind focused in the present. A deceptively simple idea that helps to reduce your stress and enhance your focus.
You Can Think Your Way to Better Health
Early in her career, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, PhD, asked a group of men in their 70s to travel back in time. They spent five...
How to Detox from Anesthesia
Easy ways to bounce back quickly… Most adults are familiar with that woozy state that occurs after undergoing anesthesia for surgery or even a screening...
