New Year's resolutions usually fall by the wayside, but there is a better approach to making real changes
How are your New Year's resolutions going? If you've given up on them, you're not alone.
Jan 15, 2026
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Mental health a popular New Year's resolution, survey finds
More than a third of Americans plan to focus on their mental health as part of their New Year's resolutions, a new survey says.
Jan 5, 2026
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Why nail-biting, procrastination and other self-sabotaging behaviors are rooted in survival instincts
Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival mechanisms, according to a compelling new psychological analysis.
Jan 4, 2026
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What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
A popular New Year's resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.
Dec 30, 2025
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Feeling happier starts with kindness: Compassion tied to higher life satisfaction
People who treat others with compassion often feel more at ease themselves. This is the key finding of a new study by Majlinda Zhuniq, Dr. Friedericke Winter, and Professor Corina Aguilar-Raab from the University of Mannheim. ...
Dec 12, 2025
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From nerve-racking to welcome: How mindfulness helps people engage with feedback to improve
Imagine you're awaiting important feedback. For professionals, this could be a performance appraisal from your boss. For students, it could be written comments and a grade on an important paper.
Nov 5, 2025
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After cancer: Study explores caring-healing modalities for survivors
As cancer survivorship rises, many people living with or beyond cancer face lasting physical and emotional challenges—particularly anxiety and depression, which affect about 30% of this population. Emotional distress is often ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Mindfulness won't burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals
Most people know roughly what kind of lifestyle they should be living to stay healthy.
Sep 23, 2025
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Mindfulness course found to be effective in people with difficult-to-treat depression
Mindfulness-based therapy can offer significant relief for individuals who are still depressed after receiving treatment, according to a new clinical trial.
May 14, 2025
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Music strikes a chord for mental health support
New research shows that listening to emotive music while being guided by a psychologist could encourage people to seek mental health support.
May 14, 2025
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