According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, over 40 million adults in the U.S. and approximately 7% of children aged 3-17 experience anxiousness each year. If you experience anxiousness, you know that...
These days, it seems like everyone’s worried or on edge. Many people deal with stressful situations or anxious thoughts every day. Are you one of them? Stress and Anxiousness Stress is a response...
It’s official…the holidays are here! ’Tis the season for plenty of fun festivities, but also all the stress that comes with social interactions – especially when hanging out with family. One of the...
Stress is prevalent in our society. A recent report from the American Psychological Association found that 84% of the people surveyed have been experiencing elevated levels of stress. Additionally, almost half of them...
Now more than ever, young children and adolescents need tools to help them maintain calm and find emotional resilience. In late October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child...
We don’t need science to tell us that traveling is good for our mental health, or that nature makes us feel better. If you travel or spend time outdoors, you probably already know...
We all need physical touch. Physical contact with others can provide feelings of acceptance and pleasure. On an innate level, physical touch reassures us that we’re not alone in the world. Though some...
Did you know that women report being more stressed out than men? According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey, on a scale of 1 to 10, women rated their stress...
When a popular home improvement store has the tagline, “How doers get more done,” it’s clear our culture values doing. But how well is all that “doing” working for us? It may be...
Serotonin is a brain neurotransmitter that promotes a positive mood and feelings of calm. Your body produces it naturally, and research has shown that those with low levels of serotonin are more likely...
