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The Best Years of Your Life Are Probably Still Ahead
Laura Carstensen‘s favorite lecture of the year is the one when she tells undergrads at Stanford University that—contrary to what they’ve probably been told and believe—these are not the best years of their lives. Those
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Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression
One of the most popular mental health innovations of the past decade is therapy via text message, which allows you to dip in and out of treatment in the course of a day. Say you
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A 6-Year Research Project Found a Surprisingly Simple Route to Happiness
“Let’s stop confusing humanity to think that it’s more difficult than it really is, and give them much clearer guidelines of how to do this,” says psychology professor Todd Kashdan, who runs the Well-Being Lab
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Mondays Really Are More Stressful on the Brain and Body
For decades the term “Monday blues” has been shorthand for the collective groan that greets the start of each workweek. It’s also well documented in medical statistics. Mondays come with higher rates of anxiety, stress and even suicide compared
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What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
… all of this digital social worry doesn’t seem to be helping teens become more interpersonally adept. Sitting in an airport with my 18-year-old and her friend, on the way to check out a college
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Pandemic Led to No Prolonged Spike in Anxiety Levels in the U.S., Study Indicates
Anxiety symptoms among U.S. adults, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, appear to have remained stable, according to a massive online study spanning more than a decade.
