When anxiety spikes, the nervous system can shift into fight-or-flight in seconds, but it can also be guided back toward ...

What’s one simple thing you can do anytime, anywhere, that is scientifically proven to reduce your stress level, improve your mood, and make it easier for you to concentrate? A breathing exercise.

Stress is a fact of life. Add politics and a divisive election season to the mix and there's extra anxiety at every step. All that tension can take a toll on your health. "Stress is a major issue ...

A good way of doing this is adding practice into your nighttime routine. Lying in bed in the evening without a to-do list on ...

This post was co-authored by Emma Seppälä, Ph.D., and Dara Ghahremani, Ph.D. You know those moments when you are juggling work stress, the news has you overwhelmed, your spouse is away, dinner is not ...

These breathing exercises are known to have a calming effect on the mind and body. The process can activate the ...

Editor’s Note: Join Dana Santas for a four-part series to learn how you can breathe better to live better. Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist ...

That familiar tightness in your chest. The racing thoughts that won’t quiet down no matter how much you try to distract yourself. The constant feeling of impending doom that makes even simple ...

It's that time of the year when stress and anxiety levels tend to rise. It's important to find effective ways to manage these pressures. One technique that is gaining recognition for its simplicity ...

Take short, forceful inhales and exhale through your nose at a steady rhythm. Aim for 20 to 30 breaths in quick succession ...

In therapy, I often encounter patients tormented by chronic anxiety and depression or struck by grief and the dissolution of intimate relationships; feeling hopeless and exhausted, they search ...

Alison Seponara, MS, LPC, says anxiety is a "buzzword" these days. "You either have anxiety or you know someone who struggles with it," says Seponara, a CBT therapist behind the @theanxietyhealer ...