How Parents Can Help Kids Afraid of Halloween Overcome Their Fears
Costumes, candy, what’s not to love about Halloween if you’re a kid? For kids who have anxiety? Plenty. Not everyone likes creepy costumes and spooky decorations,
Loneliness Is Incredibly Common – So What Can You Do About It?
If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. According to a new Meta-Gallup survey, nearly 1 in 4 people ages 15 and up in America feel
Almost a Quarter of the World Feels Lonely, New Poll Shows
The U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has warned we are experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness" with vast public health consequences, and a new Gallup-Meta poll
World’s Largest Study on Light Exposure Proves Its Impact on Mental Health
According to Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, the world's largest study on light exposure and its impact on mental health has found that nighttime exposure
Sunshine Is Key to Mood and Sleep
Light. Plants need it to grow. Turns out our brains need it as well – but the kind of light and when we are exposed
Bike Riding Boosts Middle School Mental Health, Study Finds
If you've lived through middle school, you know it can be rough. A bright spot of news reported at NPR offers hope for improving young
A Psychiatrist Makes the Case for Hope
“Where there's life there’s hope,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Lord of the Rings. In a personal perspective article for Psychology Today, Dr. Saul Levine, Professor
What Does Viewing Violence Do to Your Mind? ‘Nothing Good,’ Experts Say
With the Israel-Hamas war dominating the news, traditional and social media are flooded with graphic images and videos depicting horrific violence. At what cost to
What Hiroshima Survivors Teach Us About Trauma and Resilience
With fresh horrors reported daily out of Israel and Gaza, trauma is inescapable. In a remarkable interview at NPR, 97-year-old psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton shares
It’s National Coming Out Day
October 11 is National Coming Out Day. It’s celebrated each year by the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to increase awareness, pride, and create an