The COLA method can help identify whether you're operating on speculation, belief, evidence, or principle—and respond accordingly.

By scheduling a specific time to worry, we can teach our brains: ‘I decide when I engage with these thoughts, not anxiety,’ said licensed therapist Lisa Chen. That one sentence speaks to the heart of ...

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Anxiety can be difficult to understand and even harder to manage. Former therapist and personal coach Mollie Birney gets it. In a recent post on Instagram, she shared a crucial skill for managing ...

Anxiety and panic are complex responses, but the most effective way to cope with them is with simplistic, basic interventions ...

Gun violence, the climate crisis, political division and brain-hijacking technology make today’s society a breeding ground for anxiety. Disrupting the cycle of constant worry requires big shifts in ...

A new study suggests that the vividness of a person’s fears about their future may be linked to anxiety through its effect on ...

According to Gallup, 57 percent of American and Canadian workers report that they feel stressed daily. The anxiety that these employees feel is tremendously disruptive–interfering with their ability ...

Reducing stress over the long term involves eating a nutritious diet, getting adequate exercise and logging sufficient hours of sleep. But when Uncle Joe at the holiday feast is repeating a story that ...

We’re living in anxious times. People are worried about inflation and the economy. Politics are more fraught than most of us can remember. Parents are worried about their kids; kids are worried about ...

“Anxiety is a projection of fear that sends signals to the amygdala and hippocampus in the brain,” explains Melissa Hankins, MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist based in Seattle. And in some situations ...

The science behind gardening reveals that it can help lower stress and improve your overall mood. By engaging with plants and ...