Our obsession with 'maxxing' every aspect of our lives could actually be stressing us out
If you want to improve yourself, your health or your lifestyle, you need to do it to the "maxx"—according to social media, at least.
Aug 26, 2026
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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities: News and Research on Mindfulness
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Researchers find no symptom worsening following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Madison's Center for Healthy Minds (CHM), along with the UW–Madison Department of Educational Psychology and a multi-university team, has found no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increases the risk ...
Aug 21, 2026
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'Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy' may reduce internet gaming disorder in college students
A research team led by Professor Anderson Sungmin Yoon and Minah Kim of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed a "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Gaming (MBCT-G)" program to address internet gaming disorder ...
Aug 7, 2026
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Digital mindfulness app delivers rapid stress relief for dementia caregivers within three weeks
Informal caregivers of individuals living with dementia experience notable reductions in stress and improvements in mindfulness within just three to four weeks of using a tailored mobile application, according to a secondary ...
Jul 22, 2026
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Scalable mindfulness model can help treat chronic low back pain
Low back pain affects over 600 million people and is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. New research from Boston Medical Center (BMC), the largest essential hospital in New England, suggests that the Optimizing ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Yoga may enhance traditional recovery programs, researchers find
Yoga may help support individuals recovering from substance use disorders, according to researchers at Penn State Brandywine. The team includes Kendall Taylor, a fourth-year psychology student at Penn State Brandywine, who ...
Apr 19, 2026
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Internalization of homophobia and transphobia may undermine mental health for LGBTQIA+ people
Non-affirming religious doctrine may engender internalized homophobia or transphobia among LGBTQIA+ people of faith, undermining the positive mental health outcomes otherwise associated with religiosity and spirituality, ...
Apr 13, 2026
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Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation: Here's what it is and how to practice it
Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do—no phone, no music, no external distraction. In a well-known 2014 study, many participants found that task so challenging that they chose ...
Mar 31, 2026
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A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people
When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature. A walk in a park. Sitting by the ocean. Watching a sunset. Is this just a pleasant feeling, or is there something deeper at work?
Mar 25, 2026
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The weight of stress: Helping parents may protect children from obesity
In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical definition of obese. But ...
Mar 6, 2026
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