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Stress & Anxiety

Stress and anxiety aren't going anywhere - but you can change how you respond to them. These practices and articles teach you to notice stress early, work with anxious thoughts, and find calm without checking out.
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Personal Essays
Meditation for People Whose Minds Are Never Quiet 

For people living with conditions like generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, or OCD, traditional meditation techniques are often a source of additional stress, not relaxation. Tech career coach and mental health advocate Dr. Kyle Elliott offers guidance for those whose minds don't settle when they try to meditate. Read More 

  • Kyle Elliott
  • October 2, 2026
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Research & Science
The Predictive Shadow 

Our brains are prediction machines trying to keep us safe. But over time, we can wind up habitually choosing the relative safety of assumption over the risk of uncertainty. Mindful contributor Cathering Swett examines how we can work more skillfully with what she calls the predictive shadow, so we can keep the awareness without sacrificing vital connection. Read More 

  • Catherine Swett
  • August 27, 2026
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Guided Meditations
A Meditation to Help Build Your Capacity to Navigate Difficulty 

In this extended mindfulness practice, Rich Fernandez walks us through a process to hone our capacity to shift, to take perspective, and in some ways, to subtract ourselves from our experiences, which can help us be in wise relationship as we navigate difficulty. Read More 

  • Rich Fernandez
  • August 11, 2026
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