The Fourth Pillar of Health: Nature Time
In this excerpt, author Misty Pratt explores emerging research—and her own experience—that suggests remedies like park prescriptions may be as key to mental and physical health as diet, exercise, and sleep.…
Three Ways To Become More Resilient To Failure
Learning to be resilient can help you cope with failure and get past setbacks more quickly in the future. By Lowri Dowthwaite-WalshSenior Lecturer in Psychological InterventionsUniversity of Central Lancashire Introduction Failure may be an inevitable part of life, but…
Brain Connections Predict How Well You Can Pay Attention
Particular parts of an individual’s brain tend to work together on certain tasks. Researchers can look at these patterns of “functional connectivity” to predict traits – like the ability to pay attention. By Dr. Monica RosenbergAssistant professorUniversity of…
What We Can Learn From The Best Marriages
Relationships today are facing challenges that are unique to modern times. A new book offers three strategies to help yours thrive. By Kira M. NewmanManaging editor at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good…
The Heavy Weight of Body Image
From a young age, boys are expected to bulk up at the expense of their emotional and mental health. By Dejan JotanovicFreelance writer In 2008, actor Taylor Lautner, then 16,…
Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body
These safe spaces offer fitness for people of color and queer folks, the big-bodied and fat-identified, the low-income and differently abled. By Deonna AndersonFreelance digital and radio reporter Zee Malinalxochitl spent…
How To Recognise Burnout – And What To Do If You’re Affected
Burnout can be a serious condition and can show up in a variety of ways. By Dr. Michael KochReader in Human Resource Management & Organisational BehaviourBrunel University of London By Dr. Sarah ParkProfessor in…
Why Walking Through The Countryside ‘Tames’ Our Brain
Studies show that contact with nature reduces the activity of the amygdala, a region of the brain linked to intense emotions, stress and anxiety. By Dr. José A. Morales GarcíaNeurobiologist on the Department of Cellular BiologyUniversidad Complutense…
Living with ME
Nine people reveal the devastating difficulties the condition brings – including their struggles to be believed by medics, to get a diagnosis, to access support, and simply to keep going.…
How Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelters Heal
The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing. By Corrie AuneFreelance documentary photographer “First, my brother passed away and then my mother,”…
