When was the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present m… Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead…
Mishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what’s important out of the constant stream of information it receives… Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what’s important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like stress) and internal ones (like mind-wandering)…
Imagine there’s someone standing next to you all the time pointing out every! single! thing! you’re doing wrong. This is what millions of anxiety sufferers feel on a daily basis, and it’s awful. Anxiety researcher Olivia Remes lays out a roadmap to getting rid of that “someone.” It begins, she sa… Imagine there’s someone standing next to you all the…
Psychotherapist Esther Perel is changing the conversation on what it means to be in love and have a fulfilling sex life. Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But does it have to be? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people cheat, and unpacks why affairs are so traumatic: because they threaten our emotional security. In infidelity, she sees something unexpected —…
Dr. Susan Delaney, Bereavement Services Manager for the Irish Hospice Foundation, offers advice to bereaved people on how best to cope during the holiday season. Produced by the Irish Hospice Foundation. Part of the bereavement support series Coping with Christmas when you are bereaved. Dr. Susan Delaney, Bereavement Services Manager for the Irish Hospice Foundation, offers advice to bereaved people…
In our anxious world, we often protect ourselves by closing off parts of our lives that leave us feeling most vulnerable. In our anxious world, we often protect ourselves by closing off parts of our lives that leave us feeling most vulnerable. Yet invulnerability has a price. When we knowingly or unknowingly numb ourselves to what we sense threatens us,…
Sangu Delle shares his struggle with understanding the importance of sharing and being honest about his feelings. In a very personal talk, Sangu Delle shares his struggle with understanding the importance of sharing and being honest about his feelings. He came to recognize there is no shame in taking care of your mental health and learned how to begin managing…
Having feelings isn’t a sign of weakness — they mean we’re human, says producer and activist Nikki Webber Allen. Even after being diagnosed with anxiety and depression, Webber Allen felt too ashamed to tell anybody, keeping her condition a secret until a family tragedy revealed how others close… Having feelings isn’t a sign of weakness — they mean we’re human,…
What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Stress about unfinished work? What if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep? This seemingly unsolvable loop is at the heart of insomnia, the world’s most common sleep disorder. So what is i… What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions?…
Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger — and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful. “Your anger exists in you … because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary ad… Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career…