New Year's resolutions come at weird time of the year: after Thanksgiving gorging, stressful holiday shopping, Christmas cookies, and New Year's Eve drinking. Expecting to then wake up on January 1 and become a whole “new you” doesn't really make sense—but every year millions of Americans...
Everyone goes through it from time to time: the struggle to find the energy to get stuff done when you’d rather stay in bed or do literally anything other than those things on your to-do list. Procrastination and the Death of Motivation hits especially hard and...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week, we're talking about social media: how it can impact your mental health—for good and bad—and what to do about it. Surprise to no one: our relationship with social media is complicated and nuanced. That's why we've split...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week, we're talking about social media: how it can impact your mental health—for good and bad—and what to do about it. Do you start your day by checking your social media accounts? And end your day the same...
The New Year is a time for optimism and hope. A time of resolutions. A time to be proactive. So an article about grief probably doesn't scream "Happy New Year!" to you—and that's understandable. But the truth is, grief now plays a bigger role of...
How to Battle Holiday Stress a PHMP Online Knowledgebase Mini-Series Welcome to Part 1 of 3 in our conveniently-timed How to Battle Holiday Stress...
Many people find themselves eating late at night, even when they are not hungry. And late night snacking can cause you to eat more calories than you need, which can lead to weight gain. Here are 10 ways you can beat the late night snacking habit...
Defense mechanisms are behaviors people use to separate themselves from unpleasant events, actions, or thoughts. It's a psychological trick we use all the time as a way to put distance between ourselves and threats or unwanted feelings, such as guilt or shame. The idea of defense mechanisms...
People seek therapy for a number of reasons, from day-to-day stress to marital troubles to phobias and harmful habits. When it comes to seeking help, no problem is too big or too small. This list includes an overview of some of the most common reasons why...
When faced with a challenge, you likely have a handful of go-to strategies to help you deal with it, even if your approach varies slightly from problem to problem. You might, for example, be a problem solver. When navigating a challenge or stressful event — a...
A demanding workload can increase your stress level — and your waistline. Here's what you can do about it. Exhaustion and work fatigue might be bad for more than just your morale. They might be terrible for your waistline, too. Researchers at the University of Georgia in...
Pandemic or politics, the year 2020 will likely be etched into our memories as one of the most negative years of our lives. We've all undergone extreme stress and anxiety, and these persistent negative emotions, if left ignored, can lead to devastating results. But persistent negative...
Self-care is a commonly-heard phrase nowadays: it's a label attached to skin care products, fizzy bath bombs, yoga poses, organic foods, and more. But self-care is more than a commercialized sales buzzword. Self-care started as a way to physically take care of yourself. It then evolved...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, you may find yourself (still) working from home. We've collected a bunch of new tips on how to WFH while staying productive and healthy. This is a quick list of WFH tips. For a deeper dive,...
[vc_row_inner] [vc_column_inner width="3/4"] This may be a familiar situation for you: You're at work, humming along, and a co-worker of yours sidles up. Let's call him Grumpy George. George is wearing that hangdog expression again—the one that tells you, without a word having been spoken, that you're about...