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13 Game-Changing Spring Cleaning Tips for Mental Health

See how a clean, tidy, decluttered home can reduce stress and overwhelm. Plus: tips to support cleaning and mental health that include (but go beyond) sprucing up your space. It’s no secret that spring is a popular time to clean. After a season spent mostly indoors, away from the cold winter weather, many of us […]

How to Curate Your Social Media Feed for Better Mental Health

The connection between social media and mental health is a powerful one: several studies have shown that extended use of apps can negatively impact us. But with some changes, you can create a feed that actively makes you happier. Experts share their top healthy social media habits. Social media doesn’t always make us feel great, […]

What a Dietitian Thinks About the Top TikTok Food Trends

TikTok has become an emerging source for trends to develop and take off in just about every area, from fashion and beauty to music and dance, and yes, food. Some TikTok food trends will have you wondering why you never thought of them before while others may leave you scratching your head. But just how […]

This Is How the Internet Is Changing Your Brain

Do you think of your smartphone as another limb? Can’t ever seem to log offline? Discover how the internet is changing your brain with every search, scroll, swipe, scan, click, pull, tap, and like. Ever the aspiring digital minimalist, my phone is always on vibrate, the majority of my notifications are disabled, and I use […]

How to Have an Anxiety-Free Valentine’s Day

Whether single or not, here’s some food for thought on how to have an anxiety-free Valentine’s Day. I’m not here to bash the holiday of love. I love love. But what I don’t love is the Western cult-like hype that’s turned old St. Valentine’s Day into a day of angst and frantic spending. According to […]

Here’s Why I Quit Social Media & What I’ve Learned

I’ll be honest: I’m more wary of technological innovation than most. After all, I wrote my college thesis on futuristic dystopian fiction, and think we’re dangerously close to living in Black Mirror‘s social-ratings-driven “Nosedive” society. Curious to discover if going offline could lighten my load, I decided to embark on a 30-day social media detox. […]

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6 Pockets of Wisdom from Relationship Expert Mark Groves

Human connection specialist Mark Groves discusses six key insights that can help you establish and maintain healthy, functional relationships. Point blank: These days, relationships today weird. Some will blame our generation’s noncommittal nature on social media (for a lack of human connection) or dating apps (for endless options). But truth be told, relationships have always […]