Have you ever made a small mistake and immediately thought, “I always mess things up”? Or had someone take longer than usual to respond to a message and found yourself wondering, “They must be upset with me”? Our thoughts can have a powerful influence on how we feel. When you’re dealing with anxiety or depression, certain negative ways of thinking… Read More

Everyone experiences stress from time to time. A busy week at work, family responsibilities, financial concerns, or major life changes can all leave you feeling mentally and physically drained. In many cases, once the stressful situation passes, your energy and motivation gradually return. Burnout is different. Burnout develops over time when stress becomes constant and begins affecting nearly every part… Read More

Anxiety is often associated with racing thoughts, panic attacks, or feeling overwhelmed before a stressful event. While these are common experiences, anxiety doesn’t always present itself in obvious ways. Many people live with anxiety every day without realizing it’s influencing their emotions, relationships, physical health, and decision-making. You might believe you’re simply “stressed,” “busy,” or “someone who overthinks,” when in… Read More

Most people experience workplace overwhelm as a workload problem: too much to do, not enough time. The solution, in that framing, is to work more efficiently, organize better, or simply endure until the crunch is over. The difficulty with this framing is that it misidentifies what is actually happening. Workplace overwhelm is not primarily a scheduling problem. It is a… Read More

Most couples have conflict. That is not, on its own, the problem. Research on long-term couples consistently shows that conflict is not what separates relationships that last from those that don’t. What matters is what happens during and after the conflict: whether repair is possible, whether both people feel heard, and whether the relationship returns to a place of safety…. Read More

The idea that physical and emotional health are connected is familiar enough to feel unremarkable. But the depth of that connection — and the clinical evidence behind it — is more substantial than the general sentiment conveys. A 2022 meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry examined data from 15 prospective cohort studies involving more than 191,000 participants. It found that adults… Read More

Burnout is not rare. According to a poll conducted by the American Psychological Association in March and April 2024, 67% of workers reported experiencing at least one outcome associated with burnout in the past month — including low motivation, emotional exhaustion, and difficulty concentrating. The experience is widespread. But it is rarely experienced in isolation. When one partner is burned… Read More

Anxiety is one of the most widespread mental health challenges in the country. According to analysis of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, roughly one in three US adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in early 2023. But the way anxiety presents — and how easily it is recognized as anxiety — varies enormously. High-functioning anxiety sits at one… Read More

Most students feel some nervousness before a test. That kind of pre-exam alertness is normal and often mildly useful — it signals that something matters and can sharpen focus. Test anxiety is different. It is a level of physiological and cognitive activation that goes beyond helpful alertness and actively interferes with performance. A student who has studied thoroughly but goes… Read More

Stress has a way of becoming the background noise of your life before you realize how loud it has gotten. A stretch of difficult weeks turns into months. You keep telling yourself things will calm down soon, but they don’t. What started as situational pressure starts affecting your sleep, your body, your relationships, and your ability to feel like yourself…. Read More