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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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Books & Reviews
Invite Kind Attention In 

In an excerpt from their new book, The Mindful Way Through Anxiety, Susan M. Orsillo, Ph.D, and Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D discuss developing the skills of mindfulness in order to bring kind attention into your daily life.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 1, 2011
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Expert Interviews
Parenting Happily 

As parents, we experience stress at various times during the day—whether during a hectic morning routine, a hurried bedtime ritual, or a silent drive to school. But mindfulness can help in many ways, says psychologist Raelynn Maloney.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 19, 2011
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Magazine
Women Fleeing to Yoga? 

On Jan.7, The New York Times ran a piece in its The Way We Live Now section entitled Fear (Again) of Flying. In the piece, writer Judith Warner discusses today’s women and their attempt to find a palatable life balance. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 17, 2011
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Expert Interviews
Childbirth and Beyond 

Nancy Bardacke shares how she has helped thousands of parents-to-be reduce stress, boost positive emotions, and manage both the contractions of labor and the contractions of life. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • December 10, 2010
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Expert Interviews
Michael Baime on Stress Management 

Wendy Jill Krom asks Michael Baime, Founder and Director of the Upenn Program for Stress Management, about his choice to become a doctor and teaching meditation in the context of stress reduction. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • November 23, 2010
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