How to Survive the Summer When Summer Makes You Miserable
According to all the hot girl and boy summer chatter on social media, many people looove the summer. They bask in the bright sun, revel in the heat, and don’t…
Use These Six Steps to Salvage a Bad Day
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Bad moods can have different drivers, but a common characteristic is the presence of your stress response. While the stress response is crucial for getting us in…
The 10 Best Mental Health Podcasts to Get You Through 2023
Image: Podcast logo On Ten Percent Happier’s More Than a Feeling, host Saleem Reshamwala explores emotions like rage, jealousy, and shame, and investigates the ways we all deal with them.…
These Habits Are Making You More Irritable
Photo: Gladskikh Tatiana (Shutterstock) It’s normal and expected to be irritable sometimes—when we’re overly tired, when our environment is too loud, when we sit in gridlock, or when someone steals…
What Is ‘Dopamine Dressing,’ and Can It Really Make You Happier?
Photo: Yman (Shutterstock) Whether or not you give much thought to the colors you put on in the morning, you’re probably aware of some of the cultural meanings that comes…
How to Recover From Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Although the recommended amount of sleep is seven to nine hours a night, more than one-third of Americans get less than seven hours a night, according to a study by…
How to Beat the Post-Holiday Blues
Photo: Stock-Asso (Shutterstock) Well, we did it. We made it through the shopping and wrapping, the tree almost falling over, and the antics of 12 Santa-drunk children on the most…
Why It’s Actually Good to Decorate ‘Early’ for Christmas, According to Science
Photo: OLI SCARFF (Getty Images) I am wholly and unwaveringly a December Christmas decorator. (Before kids, sometimes it was mid-month before I decked any halls.) No ornament leaves its box,…
How to Tell Whether Your Angry Teenager Is Actually Depressed
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) When we think of depression, we tend to imagine a person who is sad for an extended period of time. And although it’s true that sadness…
How to Understand Your Child’s Temperament
Photo: Iulian Valentin (Shutterstock) As parents, we have a tendency to view our child’s moods and behavior as a reflection of our parenting. When you see someone’s easy, outgoing child…