Habits

When You Should Take a Mental Health Day

When You Should Take a Mental Health Day

So how do you know if you need a mental health day, or if your situation requires more serious attention? And what’s the best way to spend your day once you do take it? We asked Health’s resident psych pro Gail Saltz, MD, to weigh in.

A strong mindset is unafraid of the risks in the unknown

A strong mindset is unafraid of the risks in the unknown

A strong mindset is open to possibilities. Learning to build a strong mindset is crucial, Yet a strong mindset is more than simply refusing to quit. The true strength of mind comes from a combination of awareness, focus and resiliency. Let’s check it out with this short article!

How do I know I am progressing in meditation?

How do I know I am progressing in meditation?

When you first begin to meditate, the process can appear challenging, unconventional, and even counter-intuitive. Not only that, it requires patience, persistence, and determination to succeed. Let’s check it out with this short article!

From Distraction To Focus: Mind-Setting

From Distraction To Focus: Mind-Setting

Attention implies singularity. As in, if you’re paying attention to lots of things—that’s not truly paying attention. It’s an understatement that focusing on one thing at a time can be difficult. It takes practice and it takes experimenting with different methods, but you actually can improve your ability to do it. And you can do it without downloading any apps or studying up on hacks. Check it out!

Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs: Positive & Negative Emotions

Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs: Positive & Negative Emotions

It can be easy to be pulled in into negative thinking. Our brains are dominated by the limbic system and overridden by the fight-or-flight response. It is due to this, we have a tendency to be reactive and feel overstimulated when obscuring thoughts arise.