Mental Health

Mental health contributes to your overall wellness. Learn about types of mental illness and how you can improve your overall outlook.

View More in:

Exhausted From Living Through Stressful Events? A Resilience Expert’s 6 Tips to Stay Encouraged

The Ohio State University's director on stress, trauma, and resilience research offers right-now tips to help preserve your mental...


The 7 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks for Seasonal Affective Disorder, From Shoppers

Seasonal depression affects a reported 25 percent of us—but also, who couldn't use some support to sleep better? To help...


The 11 Best Self-Care Ideas Trending for 2023, Tested by Our Editors

It's easier to be happy when you feel healthy. Here are the products our team has sneak-previewed to help you...


How to Ask for Help During the Holidays Without Feeling Like a Burden

Therapists share their tips to help you get what you need to have a happier, healthier, and less stressful holiday...


What to Say to People Who Push Food on You During the Holidays

Most food pushers are well-intended, if misguided, but others may be trying to hurt or sabotage you. Here are expert...


How to Keep a Gratitude Journal, With 16 Prompts to Help You Get Started

According to experts, keeping a gratitude journal can have numerous health benefits. Here's what the experts want you to know...


How to Forgive Yourself, and Why

We all beat ourselves up over mistakes from time to time—but never forgiving yourself can be brutal to your mental...


How to Stop Procrastinating

We're all familiar with this urge to procrastinate, but why do we put something off even when we know there...

Can Music Help With Meditation?

Music can be integral to many types of meditation. The key is choosing music with the right rhythm, melody, and...


What Is Perfectionism, and How Can It Affect Your Mental Health?

Think you're a perfectionist? Learn more about the types of perfectionism, how perfectionism can affect mental health, and how to...


What Is Catastrophizing?

Does one bad date make you fear you'll be alone forever? You may be catastrophizing—a type of cognitive distortion that...


What Emotional Labor Really Is and How it Saps Your Mental Health

Emotional labor is an extra, psychologically exhausting effort that people have to make at home, work, or in relationships.


How to Set Intentions to Get Un-Stuck and Improve Your Mental Health

Setting intentions, or stating what you intend to do, could help you take action, reach goals in a more mindful...


18 Resilience Quotes to Help You Overcome Adversity

Resilience isn't something you're born with. It's a learned skill that can benefit you in every area of your...


Do Your Emotions Feel Larger Than Life? 7 Signs You Might Have Dysregulation

Emotional dysregulation is more than just having intense, overwhelming feelings—it's acting out on those emotions in unproductive ways. Here's...


Are You an Avoider? Recognizing—and Overcoming—Avoidance Behavior

We'd all rather sit home some nights—but when you do it all the time you may be indulging in avoidance...


Can Stress Cause Hives? 8 Things to Know About Stress Hives

Yes, there's such a thing as a stress rash or hives. Find out more about stress hives and...

12 Things Mental Health Experts Want You to Know About Naomi Osaka’s French Open Withdrawal

Tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open for her mental health. Here's what the therapists have to say...


13 Easy Phrases That Will Help You Set Healthy Boundaries

Maintaining a healthy emotional space is crucial for your mental well-being. These phrases will help you set boundaries with...


Tout icon

7 Reasons You Keep Thinking About Someone—and How to Stop

Is there a special someone dominating your thoughts? Here's why it happens and how to stop thinking about them,...


16 Quotes About Boundaries That Will Help You Say “No”

Establishing boundaries can be empowering but challenging. These boundaries quotes will inspire you to set and maintain boundaries with...


9 Signs Toxic Productivity Is Impacting Your Life

Trying to be productive in all areas of your life can hurt you mentally and physically. Here's how to...


8 Signs You Desperately Need a Mental Health Day

A mental health day can help build social and emotional balance. Here are signs you need to take a...

14 Signs You Have Imposter Syndrome—and How to Deal With It

Feel like a fraud? You might have imposter syndrome. Here's the definition of imposter syndrome, plus how to gain...


Tout icon

Love Personality Tests? What the Enneagram Test Can Tell You

The Enneagram personality test helps you think about your strengths and weaknesses. But experts caution that it can oversimplify...


Tout icon

Post-Pandemic: Coping With the Anxiety of a Changed World

The pandemic isn't quite over, but many people are thinking ahead to post-pandemic life with a mixture of excitement and...


Tout icon

Not an Introvert or an Extrovert? 8 Signs You Could Be an Ambivert

Ambiverts fall between introverts and extroverts, and that comes with advantages—and some disadvantages as well.


This Is the Best Time to Meditate, According to Experts

When is the best time to meditate to reap big benefits? It depends. Experts share optimal times that...