Anxiety
Being Mindful About Physician Culture
The pervasiveness of burnout culture is hidden and hurting doctors and patients.
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Mental Health
Mindful.org's mental health category is a compassionate space dedicated to supporting your psychological well-being. Our expertly curated content offers insights into mindfulness practices that foster emotional balance, resilience, and healing. From in-depth articles to practical tips and guided exercises, discover how mindfulness can be a transformative tool in managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges, promoting a healthier, more mindful life.
Compassion
Healing in the Deep Ocean of Grief
Grief can hold our heads beneath the waves, but, as Bryan Welch writes, its tides can also open us to compassion for ourselves and others, showing us the value of a broken heart.
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Anxiety
Best Foods to Eat for Optimal Mental Health
The food you eat can have just as profound an effect on your brain and your mental health as the drugs prescribed by your doctor. The reason: Your gut and your brain are in constant communication with each other.
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Calm
How to Manage Stress with Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness meditation can help interrupt the stress cycle to allow space to respond instead of react. Discover our best tips and practices to equip you with tools to navigate stress.
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Compassion
5 Ways Mindfulness Can Help Us Work Through Grief
Grief is complicated, and there's no "right" way to experience it. As Jennifer Wolkin writes, grief is also intermingled with self-compassion and resilience.
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Anxiety
A Guided Practice for Managing Holiday Expectations
Chris Willard leads us in this guided meditation for self-compassion to help us handle the ups and downs of the holiday season.
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Anxiety
Staggering Under the Weight of Anxious Thoughts
Sometimes we get overwhelmed by circumstances that just feel too big, threatening catastrophe. Take a breath. Being in this moment leads us toward the calm simplicity within ourselves.
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Health
Adam Avin on Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids
Adam Avin saw his peers hurting and wanted to help them. In this interview, the now-16-year-old talks about the innovative ways he shares mindfulness skills with other kids and teens, sowing seeds for a happier and more peaceful future.
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Anxiety
8 Ways Healthcare Workers Can Reduce Stress
Dr. Reena Kotecha and Dr. Chris Willard offer a collection of quick tips to help other healthcare professionals rediscover moments of calm and self-care, even during a grueling work day.
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Kids and Teens
Mindfulness Can Empower Kids and Teens
Adam Avin on how he learned mindfulness as a child, his work to share it with other young people, and why he believes teaching mindfulness in schools will create a more peaceful world.
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