Compassion
Is Your Immune System Secretly Choosing Your Friends?
New research reveals surprising ties between our immune systems and our social behavior.
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Health
Explore the link between mindfulness and health. Articles, tips, and exercises aimed at improving your mental and physical well-being
Compassion
The Amazing, Tumultuous, Wild, Wonderful, Teenage Brain
“What’s going on in that head of yours?” How many adults have asked an adolescent some form of that question? In his book, Brainstorm, a New York Times bestseller, Dr. Dan Siegel decided to go a step further and actually answer that question. The results are surprising—and very exciting.
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Compassion
All in the Same Boat
Teenagers leave the comforts of home and phone, live together on a tiny boat, and discover how to be alone and how to pull together. It’s not easy, but it’s unforgettable.
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Audio
Have a Mindful Halloween
How to stay sane amongst the fears and temptations of Halloween.
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Audio
Why We’re Hardwired to Armor Our Hearts
Keeping a distance shields us from the pain we've already experienced and future wounds. But it's only when we acknowledge pain and tend to it that we're able to open up—to others and ourselves.
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Calm
4 Ways to Overcome Self-Defeating Thoughts
Self-criticism and low self-worth can hold us back. Here’s how to start banishing those negative beliefs.
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Calm
How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories
An effective mindfulness practice for working with self-stories so you don’t get so caught up in yourself that you miss the irreplaceable moments happening right in front of you.
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Calm
A Basic Meditation to Train Awareness
We can train our brains to notice our mental habits. Try this five-minute mindfulness meditation for building awareness of thoughts, nonjudgmentally.
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Calm
5 Ways to Increase Resilience, Wisdom, and Well-Being
Extending ourselves beyond what is familiar by relating to people who are older than us can offer meaningful life lessons and character strengths.
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Kids and Teens
Facing Our Fears: Why We Shouldn’t Sanitize Halloween
How boldly should we be facing our fears? One mindful parent’s attempt to balance the lure of gore and guts with her children’s need to experiment safely with fear.
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