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.
Sandra Oh
Expert Interviews
Why Sandra Oh Meditates 

Mindful spoke with the actor on how she started meditating and how it helps with stress in her professional and personal life. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 13, 2014
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“An Antidote For Mindlessness” in New Yorker Blog 

Can mindfulness training work as a protective factor against the typical stresses of life? The New Yorker blogs about the progression of mindfulness studies, and one researcher studying the lasting effects of mindfulness.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 31, 2014
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Magazine
Thriving at Thanksgiving 

Thanksgiving invites us with the promise of togetherness, but can end in stress if we're not careful. Here's a few tips to mindfully maintain the spirit of the holidays.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 27, 2013
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Mindfulness and Doctor Burnout 

A recent New York Times article looks at two studies capturing how mindfulness training is improving the health of doctors and their patients.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • October 1, 2013
Elaine Smookler
Magazine
The Best Medicine 

Even if we hurt—maybe especially if we hurt, says Elaine Smookler—it helps to laugh.  Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • July 27, 2013
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Stressing Out? S.T.O.P. 

Elisha Goldstein on how creating space in the day to come down from a worried mind can mitigate the negative effects of our stress response.  Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • May 29, 2013
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