According to the latest data from the Cleveland Clinic and the National Institutes of Health, almost 50% of adults report difficulty falling asleep at least a few times each month. While the number of people with full-blown insomnia is hard to measure, many people who struggle to fall asleep blame racing thoughts at night. In […]
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A Healing Way to Think About Grief
The following idea isn’t super helpful when you’re newly dealing with grief– when the pain is fresh, and you can still feel yourself sinking. This idea is too abstract for those difficult moments. But, once the dust settles, when you are reflecting back and still struggling to pull yourself up out of the weeds, it […]
4 Organizations Helping Women #StopTheBans
Nearly 50 years after Roe V. Wade, legalized abortion remains one of the most divisive social issues in the United States. In the first five months of 2019, 15 states passed bans on various forms of abortion, despite protest and outcry from women’s advocacy groups and the larger medical community to stop the bans. Last […]
What To Do If You’re Worried About Gun Violence
If you’re worried about gun violence in America, you are not alone. According to the latest statistics, over 35,000 Americans die every year from gun violence, and many more are injured or traumatized by it. Gun violence anxiety is at an all high, and it a time when it feels like there are no easy […]
80-Year Harvard Study Finds Key Secret to Meaningful Living
The key to a fulfilling life is not how successful you are, how much money you have, or even how healthy, lucky, or physically capable you are. According to recent studies, the most essential part of living a meaningful life has to do with relationships and love— nothing more, nothing less. As Fast Company reports, […]
The 12 Stages of Burnout, and How You Can Recover From It
So many young people suffer from low-grade burnout– a feeling of being totally overwhelmed with a To-Do list or work obligations that never seem to end. Often, this feeling is accompanied by a sense that you will never escape this feeling. This is because anxiety, stress, and burnout are all related– fix your anxiety, and […]
Where To Donate To Help Immigrants in U.S. Border Communities
If you’re looking for a way to help immigrants but you can’t make it down to the border yourself, you’re not alone. While it was still going on, 66% of Americans were opposed to Donald Trump’s practice of family separation, and only 27% of people supported it. The United States currently spends $1.84 Billion a […]
A 5-Step Method for Identifying Misplaced Emotions
I believe that ~60% of the emotions we feel on daily basis aren’t really what we think they are. Often, these feelings are better classified as misplaced emotions. For example, “You’re not really hungry; you’re procrastinating.” Or, “You’re not a mean person, you’re just feeling vulnerable and pushing your partner away“. Or, “You’re not interested […]
How To Support California Wildfire Relief Efforts
48 people and counting have died in what is being described at present as “the deadliest wildfire in California history”, the New York Times reports. (Update: CNN now reports death toll at 58.) The so-called Camp Fire has ravaged over 130,000 acres of land in the hills and ravines of Paradise, California. To date, the blaze has […]