Stress

Girlfriends' Guide: Christmas Can't Come Soon Enough!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

It was one thing last year for everyone to hunker down into a holiday of uncertainty and frugality, but this year the pretend-poor has turned into real poor, which is much less fun.

Worrying Never Works

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Mike Robbins

When we become conscious about our own habits, thoughts, and patterns as they relate to worrying, we can start to make some healthy choices and changes.

Unplug and Recharge: How Yoga Can Open Your Heart (VIDEO)

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Sara Avant Stover

Sometimes the circumstances in our lives--relationships, overwhelming emotions, or even the way that we habitually sit and stand--can shut down our hearts.

Five Steps to an Organized (and Joyful) Holiday Season

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Carolyn Rubenstein

If you're already feeling stretched thin (and not feeling too joyful about it), then it's time to step back and use a few organizing strategies to make a new plan.

Bipolar Disorder: How Mood Mapping Helped

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


My bipolar disorder came out of the blue. No one in my family had mental health problems and it was several years before I could accept my diagnosis. ...

Slow Living: How To Gear Up

divinecaroline.com | Green Sherpa | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


When you're busy fulfilling the urge to be everyone's everything all the time, there something incredibly restoring to closing the door, waving the wh...

Fort Hood: When Stress Kills

Roberta Lee | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Roberta Lee

It's beginning to look like our lives are more at stake than we care to acknowledge and if we don't do something different, well...any one of us could be dead sooner than we think.

Relaxation: The Art of Doing Nothing (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Tara Stiles

tension is like a clogged drain, keeping what we don't need from dropping away, standing in the way of our potential. We need to dig out all the sludge.

Women: Sleep Might Improve Your Willpower

newsweek.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Your head says it's time to lose a few pounds, but your hand reaches for another cookie. Why is it that even when we want to be good, we end up being ...

How Stressed Are Kids? More Than We Think

usatoday.com | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Worrying about school and about their family's finances are causing the most stress for kids, according to the American Psychological Association, whi...

Unplug and Recharge: Need Energy? Try Yoga! (VIDEO)

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Sara Avant Stover

Here's a short 'n sweet meditative yoga flow for you. It's a great way to start your day--or to fit in whenever you need a little pick- me- up.

The Upside Of Depression

newsweek.com | Sharon Begley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living


Critiques of happiness and the happiness industry came mostly from psychologists, philosophers, and sociologists who are concerned about the effect of...

Military Suicides Fuel Worry That Army Is Strained

Wall Street Journal | By YOCHI J. DREAZEN | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


The Army's top generals worry that surging tens of thousands more troops into Afghanistan could increase the strain felt by many military personnel af...

Rest Easy: Retirement (and Money) Can Improve Sleep

LiveScience | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


It's no secret the stress of work can keep you up at nights. Now research shows that retirement can spur less fitful sleep, at least for people who ar...

Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living


ATLANTA — Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monit...

4 Natural Mind-Body Sleep Solutions

health.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Looking for more ways to beat sleep? These natural techniques and devices can help you get a better night's sleep....

6 Strategies to Handle Transition Fears

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Loss and change cannot be prevented in life. It would be nice, but the reality is that the future is uncertain and anything can happen. The key is to stay out of fear by controlling your physiology.

Meditation: Recharge On The Job

health.com | Sara Ivanhoe | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Meditation is proven to help improve concentration and alertness, and it can even boost test scores and on-the-job efficiency....

Yoga: Bye Bye Anxiety! (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


Tara Stiles

Use what you need. Rest what you don't. That's efficiency. Think of how well we can function when we are aren't holding tension where it isn't needed.

Are Happy Problems Making You Nuts?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Lisa Earle McLeod

"Oh no, too many people showed up, and we ran out of parking spaces." "Groan, we already had three events this weekend, and now we have a fourth. I ...

Stiletto Stoners: Is Their Habit Really Harmless?

Deni Carise | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Deni Carise

In today's society, so many of us work like dogs. When it comes to winding down, we want instant gratification. So, I wasn't surprised that more and more career women end the day with a few hits of pot.

Chicago Named America's Most Stressed Out City

Shiny Objects | Houson Lady | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


There's a budget crisis, a fourth-place finish in the 2016 Olympic bid, a pair of losing baseball teams and corruption, corruption, corruption. It's ...

Workplace Health May Be Declining

cnn.com | Sarah Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


Amid the highest unemployment rate in recent decades and massive job losses around the country, most workers feel happy to at least be employed. What ...

Yoga For Insomnia

slideshows.health.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


The next time you find yourself lying awake at night, grab your yoga mat: Research suggests this ancient form of exercise can help combat insomnia, re...

Trauma And The Benefits Of Writing About It

Psychology Today | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Research by my colleague Jamie Pennebaker and his colleagues suggests that one of the best therapies for this kind of psychological trauma is also one...