Wristwatch-Like Device Enables Assessment of Health Risks for Astronauts on Mission to the Moon
NASA confirmed that the Artemis 2 crew will wear a wristwatch‑like actigraph developed by Brazil’s Condor Instruments. The device combines accelerometers, light‑spectrum and temperature sensors to map sleep‑wake cycles and melanopic exposure in real time. By capturing circadian data during the mission, NASA aims to quantify sleep disruption and its impact on cognitive performance. The actigraph’s successful flight marks the first commercial Brazilian health‑monitoring hardware on a deep‑space mission.
Jurors Back 'Valuable' Counselling, Despite Low Uptake
A pilot across 15 Crown courts introduced the Juror Assistance Programme and End‑of‑Trial Intervention to provide mental‑health support for jurors. Of the 17,811 jurors served, only 24 (0.13%) accessed the programme and 10 attended at least one counselling session. Participants...
This Is IT: How Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Relieves Depression Symptoms
Two Cell papers reveal that accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) reshapes intratelencephalic neuronal projections to the anterior insula, producing rapid antidepressant effects. The studies pinpoint circuit‑specific plasticity as the biological substrate behind the treatment’s speed and efficacy. By targeting...
How to Spot and Prevent Employee Burnout
Robert Half’s 2025 survey of 1,500 Canadian professionals shows 47% feel burned out, up from 33% in 2023. Heavy workloads, long hours and mental fatigue are the top drivers. In an interview, senior regional director Mike Shekhtman outlines warning signs—absenteeism,...
I Was Hesitant to Post About Being Less Flexible in Yoga. Millions Responded.
Yoga teacher Cathy Madeo posted a candid video showing her reduced flexibility after a spinal injury. The clip went viral, garnering over 60 million views, 1 million likes and thousands of comments. Rather than criticism, the audience shared their own regression stories,...
A 12-Minute Meditation to Rest Your Body in Gratitude
Rashid Hughes, a meditation teacher and writer, offers a 12‑minute guided practice that invites participants to rest their bodies in gratitude. The session walks listeners through posture selection, breath awareness, and a body‑space visualization that deepens relaxation. By focusing on...
Study Validates Accuracy of Depression Screening for People with Chronic Pain
A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders confirms that the eight‑item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‑8) reliably screens for depression in both chronic‑pain sufferers and those without pain. Researchers examined nearly 32,000 U.S. adults from the 2019 National...
Wellness From the Inside Out: A Holistic Approach to Health
Wellness from the inside out emphasizes a holistic model that links mind, body, and emotions into a unified health strategy. The approach prioritizes balanced nutrition, moderate physical activity, restorative sleep, and emotional resilience rather than quick‑fix diets or intense workouts....
The One Therapy That Really Helps People Through Grief (M)
A comprehensive meta‑analysis of 169 clinical trials identified Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT) as the only intervention consistently reducing grief severity. Across diverse populations, CGT lowered standardized grief scores by roughly 30%, outperforming CBT, mindfulness, and support groups. The study also...
Brain Signal Predicts and Restores Attention in Children
Researchers at SickKids identified a millisecond‑scale brain signal that predicts attention lapses in children. Using machine‑learning on intracranial recordings, they created a closed‑loop system that delivers a brief electrical pulse exactly when the signal appears, instantly restoring focus. The same...
Q&A: Headspace Debuts New Apple Watch App for Mental Health Support
Headspace has unveiled a dedicated Apple Watch app, extending its meditation and mental‑health platform to a wearable that 50% of its members already own. The app leverages the watch’s haptic feedback and heart‑rate sensors to deliver timely nudges for breathing...
10 Creative Ways to Make the Outdoors Your Yoga Studio
Yoga Journal outlines ten inventive ways to turn any outdoor setting into a functional yoga studio. The guide encourages practitioners to use natural elements—sunrise, trees, rocks, and wind—as props, sensory cues, and alignment tools, while emphasizing barefoot grounding and open‑eye...
How to Navigate Your Menopause
Women entering perimenopause often experience hot flashes, mood swings, and cognitive fog due to fluctuating estrogen and progesterone. The guide from the Menopause Research and Clinical Team outlines medical options such as hormone therapy, as well as lifestyle strategies—including diet,...
Digital CBT Reduces Mental Disorders and Boosts Access to Care in College Students
A population‑based randomized trial across 26 U.S. colleges tested a digital cognitive‑behavioral therapy (CBT) guided self‑help program delivered after universal mental‑health screening. Over a two‑year follow‑up the intervention lowered the combined prevalence of anxiety, depression and eating disorders by roughly...
GLP-1 Drugs Dramatically Reduce “Food Noise” In Weight Loss
Researchers presented data at the European Congress on Obesity showing that adding GLP‑1 receptor agonist drugs to a digital behavioral weight‑management program dramatically lowers "food noise," the intrusive thoughts about food that hinder healthy choices. In a month‑long trial, participants...
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Types of Therapy: An A to Z List of Your Options
The article provides a comprehensive A‑to‑Z guide of psychotherapy modalities, from widely used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to niche approaches like psychedelic and nature‑based treatments. It outlines how each therapy works, the conditions they target, and highlights evidence‑based options such...
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Celibacy
Celibacy, the voluntary abstention from sexual intercourse, is gaining traction among professionals seeking to sharpen focus and avoid health risks. Proponents highlight benefits such as increased productivity, reduced expenses on contraception, and deeper spiritual or personal growth. Critics point to...
Understand Addiction by Taking a Walk in the Woods
The piece uses a forest‑path metaphor to explain how repeated behaviors carve neural pathways that become automatic, especially in addiction. Each drug‑seeking act reinforces a dopamine‑driven loop, turning the brain’s route into a superhighway to the substance. Recovery is likened...
Athlete-Focused Eating Disorder Programming in Higher Levels of Care: Feasibility and Clinical Outcomes From a Naturalistic Setting
A naturalistic study of 182 self‑identified athlete patients in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient eating‑disorder programs found that athlete‑focused therapy groups are feasible and produce significant clinical gains. Across five assessment points, participants showed large reductions in dysfunctional exercise, eating‑disorder...
Rhythms of Recovery: Music Therapy, Sports Nutrition, and Sustainable Diets and Food for Mental Health
A comprehensive integrative review of 120 studies finds that music therapy, sports nutrition, and sustainable diets each positively affect mental‑health outcomes, with combined interventions delivering the strongest benefits. Over 82% of the studies reported significant improvements in mood, stress, cognition,...
Association of the Sarcopenia Index with Incident Depressive Symptoms and Adverse Depressive Symptom Trajectories
A longitudinal analysis of 6,286 older adults in the Health and Retirement Study found that a higher baseline sarcopenia index (SI) is linked to a reduced risk of developing depressive symptoms over six years. Each standard‑deviation increase in SI lowered...
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‘I Hate My Life': What to Do and How to Cope
Feeling that you hate your life is a common but distressing experience. Clinical psychologist Sabrina Romanoff explains that dissatisfaction often stems from specific life domains such as work, finances, relationships, or health, and can spill over into overall well‑being. She...
Sea Shanties Actually Help People Work Together Better
A team of cognitive scientists at Central European University published evidence that work songs, such as sea shanties, can eradicate the phenomenon known as joint rushing—when groups unintentionally speed up a shared task. In controlled lab tests, pairs of participants...
Dealing with Grief
Mayor‑author Dr. [Name] reflects on three personal losses—a stillborn daughter, a cousin’s death from cancer, and the recent passing of Governor Nina’s husband—to illustrate how grief strips life to its core and defies timelines. He argues that grief is not a...
Are You Exercising at the Wrong Time? How Your Body Clock Can Affect Your Workouts
Recent research shows that timing exercise to match an individual’s chronotype—whether a morning or evening person—can amplify health benefits. A randomized controlled trial with cardiovascular‑risk participants found that chronotype‑aligned workouts produced greater improvements in blood pressure, aerobic fitness, glucose, cholesterol...
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How to Deal With the Puppy Blues
New puppy owners often experience a brief emotional dip known as the "puppy blues," marked by fatigue, anxiety, and occasional regret. Experts stress that these feelings are temporary and can be mitigated through realistic expectations, structured routines, and positive‑reinforcement training....
Cold Water Immersion for Triathletes: Science and Ice Bath Protocols
Cold water immersion (CWI) is gaining traction among triathletes as a recovery tool, but the scientific evidence remains mixed. Early studies showed short‑term reductions in inflammation after a single session, yet recent work suggests frequent post‑resistance CWI can impair strength...
The Chinese Psyche
The article examines how China’s education system and the pandemic have exposed a fragile mental‑health infrastructure, where schools treat psychology as a teaching tool rather than a professional service. A rapid, largely unregulated expansion of online therapy platforms has created...
Should We Treat Trauma in Personality Disorder Even without a PTSD Diagnosis?
A Dutch multicentre randomised controlled trial examined whether eye‑movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can alleviate trauma‑related symptoms in adults diagnosed with personality disorders, regardless of PTSD status. The study randomised 159 participants to ten 90‑minute EMDR sessions over five weeks...
Women in PBSA Launches Sector’s First Menopause Best-Practice Guide
Women in PBSA, the industry body for purpose‑built student accommodation, has released the sector’s first menopause best‑practice guide. The document offers operators, investors and universities concrete policies, training modules and facility recommendations to support menopausal staff. By standardising support, the...
When Leaders Stay, but Their Impact Doesn’t: The Case for Whole-Leader Coaching
Retention of underperforming executives is a hidden risk that can erode morale, culture, and financial performance. Recent surveys show burnout among leaders has risen to 56% in 2024, while many C‑suite members contemplate leaving for better well‑being support. Whole‑leader coaching...
'I'm a Mum and I Paid £12.50 for an Adults-Only Somerset Sauna – Here's Why I'm Already Planning My Next...
Wild Plunge, an adults‑only outdoor sauna and cold‑plunge venue on Farrington Farm in Somerset, opened in October 2025 and quickly became a hotspot for mums seeking a quick wellness break. Sessions cost £12.50 per person per hour (about $16 USD)...
What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
Simone Stolzoff’s new book explores using psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, to treat obsessive‑compulsive disorder (OCD). A 2025 pilot study gave nine patients up to four doses, reporting symptom improvements from 23 % to full remission, while conventional SSRIs...
Drinks Trust Launches New Mental Health Support Campaign
The Drinks Trust has unveiled a new awareness campaign promoting its 24‑hour confidential Support Line as mental‑health pressures mount in the UK hospitality and drinks sectors. The initiative, timed with Mental Health Awareness Week, highlights financial hardship, redundancies, family stress...
Why Focus Time Should Be Treated as an Employee Benefit
The article argues that uninterrupted focus time should be treated as a core employee benefit rather than an optional perk. Research of 140,000 workers shows most employees only get two to three hours of deep work each day, with the...
Why It Hurts so Much when Your Child Isn't Invited to a Birthday Party – a Psychotherapist Explains
Psychotherapist Kayleigh Waters explains why parents feel intense anger, sadness, or anxiety when their child is left off a birthday invitation. She notes that unresolved childhood experiences of exclusion can trigger strong emotional reactions in parents, causing them to react...
‘Persist Nonetheless’: The Best Way to Handle Uncertainty
Simone Stolzoff’s second book, *How to Not Know*, examines why uncertainty triggers stronger anxiety than known negative outcomes and offers practical ways to cope. Drawing on evolutionary psychology and studies—such as the heightened stress of a 50 % chance of electric...
This Common Breakfast Food May Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Loma Linda University tracked nearly 40,000 adults for over 15 years and found that regular egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Eating at least one egg five days a week reduced the risk...
Alo Rides the Cannes Wave With Wellness-Fueled Luxury Push
Alo, the Los Angeles‑based activewear label, has turned Cannes’ Croisette into a luxury wellness destination by opening permanent "sanctuary" spaces in Cannes and Saint‑Tropez and staging a pier pop‑up with custom beds and a juice bar. The brand is also...
LUX Wants Women to Hold Their Heads High, Literally
LUX has introduced a free web‑based tool called “Chin Up” that uses a phone’s built‑in motion sensors to detect when users tilt their devices below a 90‑degree angle, prompting them to straighten their posture. The tool runs in a browser...
The Gift of Inner Stillness
“The Gift of Inner Stillness” curates a collection of mindfulness resources aimed at helping readers cultivate mental calm. The page links to over a dozen articles covering topics such as daily meditation, pain management during practice, and seasonal mindfulness rituals....
What Is a ‘Digital Detox’ and Will It Make Me Healthier?
A digital detox involves deliberately stepping away from screens and social media, a practice gaining traction as people seek relief from screen fatigue. Recent research, including a 2025 meta‑analysis of 20 trials, shows short breaks modestly improve life satisfaction, self‑esteem,...
6 of My Favorite Mindfulness Practices for Presence
The article curates six of the author’s favorite mindfulness techniques designed to boost present‑moment awareness, ranging from everyday activities like mindful cleaning to structured practices such as whole‑body breathing and posture alignment. It also highlights specialized resources, including a Big Mind...
5 Daily Habits That May Be Causing Most of Your Stress
The article identifies five everyday habits that silently drive stress—constant busyness, doomscrolling, people‑pleasing at your own expense, the “one‑more‑thing” mindset, and overexplaining. Each habit is explained with its psychological toll and a brief, actionable tip for breaking the pattern. The...
Engaging with the Arts Linked to Slower Aging at the Biological Level
University College London researchers found that regular engagement in arts—reading, music, museum visits—correlates with a slower biological aging pace. Analyzing data from 3,556 UK adults using seven epigenetic clocks, participants who engaged in arts at least weekly aged about 4%...
Arts and Cultural Engagement ‘Linked to Slower Pace of Biological Ageing’
University College London researchers have found that regular engagement with the arts—whether creating music or visual art, or simply visiting galleries and museums—slows the biological aging process. The study, which examined epigenetic markers in a large UK cohort, showed that...
Forest Therapy: Why a Physician Wants More Doctors to Train in Nature-Based Medicine
Former hospital administrator Dr. Susan Abookire, now a certified forest‑therapy guide, organized a two‑hour forest‑bathing session for 11 Boston physicians at the Arnold Arboretum. Participants practiced mindful walking, sensory exercises, and tree‑contact techniques designed to lower stress and improve immune...
The Four Ways Exercise Helps You Handle Aversive Experiences
A new framework published in *Mental Health and Physical Activity* outlines how both single bouts and long‑term exercise reshape four cognitive pathways—attention, executive function, memory, and reward—to improve emotion regulation. Acute moderate‑intensity workouts immediately shift focus away from distress, boost...
Spiritually Burned Out? Tish Harrison Warren and some Ancient Monks Have Advice.
Tish Harrison Warren, an Anglican priest and former New York Times columnist, released her fifth book, “What Grows in Weary Lands,” on May 12, 2024, describing her own spiritual burnout despite a thriving career and family. She credits a social‑media detox—prompted...
The 16 Best Butt Exercises For Women To Grow Your Glutes, According To Trainers
The article outlines the 16 most effective glute‑building exercises, curated by trainers Leigh Taylor Weissman and Kehinde Anjorin. It provides a 15‑minute circuit format using resistance bands and optional dumbbells, recommending three‑to‑four moves per session with 3 sets of 8‑12 reps....