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The mushrooms that are the source of psilocybin.

A powerful combo of psilocybin and therapy might help people overcome alcohol use disorder A powerful combo of psilocybin and therapy might help people overcome alcohol use disorder

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Hands holding a box of pills, pills in the foreground and the background is out of focus.

Combining certain opioids and commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose Combining certain opioids and commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose

By Ismaeel Yunusa / The Conversation

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How to make yourself laugh How to make yourself laugh

By Hasan Merali

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9 nature-inspired decorating tips to make your home a more relaxing space 9 nature-inspired decorating tips to make your home a more relaxing space

By Sofia Quaglia

Girl riding someone's shoulders during climate protest.

The biggest tool we have to fight climate anxiety is community The biggest tool we have to fight climate anxiety is community

Person in yellow sweater at laptop reaching for a smartphone to call a crisis and suicide hotline

988, the shortened National Suicide Prevention Hotline number, is live 988, the shortened National Suicide Prevention Hotline number, is live

By Purbita Saha

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5 healthy and productive alternatives to doomscrolling 5 healthy and productive alternatives to doomscrolling

A photo of people talking using the computer.

Digital therapy companies promise to make mental health accessible—but experts are skeptical Digital therapy companies promise to make mental health accessible—but experts are skeptical

By Harris Meyer / KHN

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Fireworks can trigger PTSD. Here’s how you can help yourself and others find ease. Fireworks can trigger PTSD. Here’s how you can help yourself and others find ease.

By Sofia Quaglia

Man Standing on Rocky Mountain Under White Cloudy Sky To Improve Mental Health in Nature

People around the world love and grieve nature in unique ways People around the world love and grieve nature in unique ways

By Sara Kiley Watson

Psychoactive mushrooms may help patients with depression.

We may finally know how magic mushrooms help fight depression We may finally know how magic mushrooms help fight depression

person on bed covering their face in stress

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Stress and anxiety wear down your brain. Here’s how to fight back. Stress and anxiety wear down your brain. Here’s how to fight back.

A man standing under some trees outside at sunset, holding his face in his hands because he is stressed out or anxious.

How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up

By Alexandra Frost

A man in a white t-shirt and black pants sitting in a chair talking to a therapist while they both sit in front of large windows with white curtains.

Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help

By Alexandra Frost

Two middle-age people with brown skin laughing on a park bench

The secret to avoiding a midlife crisis The secret to avoiding a midlife crisis

By Soomi Lee / The Conversation

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One of the biggest suicide prevention hotlines amends its data-sharing practices One of the biggest suicide prevention hotlines amends its data-sharing practices

By Colleen Hagerty

Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy

Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy

By Isobel Whitcomb

E. coli bacteria on a green background to show germ theory vs. terrain theory

This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence

By Isobel Whitcomb

Woman stretching.

How to work out for your mental health How to work out for your mental health

By Sara Kiley Watson

Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters

Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters Extreme wildfires are taking a toll on the mental health of firefighters

By Isobel Whitcomb

a stressed woman sitting at a desk puts her face in her hands

Burnout is real. Here’s how to spot it—and recover. Burnout is real. Here’s how to spot it—and recover.

By Isobel Whitcomb

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Dreading family time over the holidays? These 6 tips will help. Dreading family time over the holidays? These 6 tips will help.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

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Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how. Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.

By Leigh Cowart

Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too?

Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too? Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too?

Expecting parents holding an ultrasound

If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone

By Sara Kiley Watson

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around 9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

A woman lying on a bed in dim light, looking lonely.

Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back

By Morgan Sweeney

A laptop on a college-dorm desk

8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19 8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19

By Candice Wang

Young climate change activists holding signs at a protest with a light purple filter

Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something. Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something.

By Sara Kiley Watson

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A new drug could help treat perinatal depression A new drug could help treat perinatal depression

By Philip Kiefer

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis. Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

By Isobel Whitcomb

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Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try. Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.

By Rachel Feltman

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How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety

By Jean Levasseur

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

By Ellie Shechet

an illustration of a sad blue person with a glowing white hand reaching out to comfort them

Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis

emotional support dog with person on a bed

Emotional support animals really do emotionally support us Emotional support animals really do emotionally support us

a woman sits in a dark house and browses on her computer, with the image overlaid with colorful pictures of a much more luxurious home within the frame of a web browser

The psychology behind our love of ‘Zillow porn’ The psychology behind our love of ‘Zillow porn’

By Nicole Johnson

Pollution from power plant.

Car, factory, and power plant pollution can be damaging to kids’ mental health Car, factory, and power plant pollution can be damaging to kids’ mental health

By Shaena Montanari

Doctor examines MRI brain scans.

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders

A Muslim woman daydreaming while sitting in front of a laptop outdoors.

Daydreaming can have loads of benefits—if you do it right Daydreaming can have loads of benefits—if you do it right

By Nadia Bajuelo

Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real?

Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real? Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real?

By Sara Chodosh

Is ASMR Real? Is ASMR Real?

By Alexandra Ossola

Sara Chodosh wealth happiness chart

4 countries that prove money doesn’t always buy happiness 4 countries that prove money doesn’t always buy happiness

By Candice Wang

Person with long brown hour talking on iPhone in front of statue

Phone anxiety is real—and solvable Phone anxiety is real—and solvable

By Ilham Sebah/The Conversation

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Why spacing out is good for you Why spacing out is good for you

By Eleanor Cummins

A Black man in glasses and a t-shirt sitting on a marble wall, looking at a phone.

The best apps for dealing with anxiety The best apps for dealing with anxiety

By RK Pendergrass

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Solitary confinement can’t stop COVID-19 from spreading through prisons Solitary confinement can’t stop COVID-19 from spreading through prisons

By Robin Blades/Undark

Major Biden stretches his legs on the White House lawn

Dogs can make stressful workplaces better for people. Even the White House. Dogs can make stressful workplaces better for people. Even the White House.

By Ellen Furlong/The Conversation

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What the science actually says about weighted blankets What the science actually says about weighted blankets

Basket of pomegranate fruits with glass bottles of tea on a light purple and seagreen background

Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

older woman facing a happy lamp

Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues? Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues?

By Erin Fennessy

anxious woman holding herself and looking off in the distance

How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control

By Sara Chodosh

A person in glasses and a buttoned shirt tossing a handful of colorful confetti in the air

A psychologist explains how hope can make a difference in impossible times A psychologist explains how hope can make a difference in impossible times

By Jacqueline S. Mattis/The Conversation

Boost your mood with emotional brain training Boost your mood with emotional brain training

By Laurel Mellin/The Conversation

a woman lays back in a bath tub while looking relaxed

To take the most relaxing bath ever, add some healthy tips To take the most relaxing bath ever, add some healthy tips

By Rachel Feltman

a woman sits with her eyes closed and her hands folded in front of her to meditate

How to make the most of meditation with science How to make the most of meditation with science

By Jessica Boddy

a woman standing up and smiling in group therapy

Forgiving people is good for your health. Here’s how to do it. Forgiving people is good for your health. Here’s how to do it.

By Rachel Feltman

a woman holds a book and a mug of liquid on her lap

Stuck at home? Trick your brain into treating a staycation like the real thing. Stuck at home? Trick your brain into treating a staycation like the real thing.

By Eleanor Cummins

National guard members salute a veteran who died from COVID-19 at the Javits Center field hospital in New York City

Eight reasons COVID-19 has hit veterans particularly hard Eight reasons COVID-19 has hit veterans particularly hard

By Jamie Rowen/The Conversation

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What happens when psychedelics make you see God What happens when psychedelics make you see God

By Sarah Scoles

A hand holding several small brown mushrooms

Oregon just voted to legalize magic mushrooms. Here’s what that actually means. Oregon just voted to legalize magic mushrooms. Here’s what that actually means.

By Rachel Feltman

a woman standing calm and happy in the sunlight

Fight election season burnout with these mental health tips Fight election season burnout with these mental health tips

By Rachael Zisk