Stressors are the external events, including pressures in people's lives, such as divorce, marriage, children, and work and money pressures. The experience of stress, however, is related to how you respond to these stressors. READ MORE
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Put Yourself on the A-List This Summer
Between juggling summer camps, planning vacations and chauffeuring non-stop, moms may have fallen off their own priority lists this summer. Let’s fix that.
My Journey With Fillers Began When I was 18. By My 20s, My Face Was Permanently Scarred From Cosmetic Procedures.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) isn’t vanity. It’s self-torture, and it’s socially condoned.
Someone Who Likes You: The Importance of Girlfriends for Mental Health
Finding and sustaining female friendship is good for your health
Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group Finder
These support groups and resources can help connect people affected by advanced breast cancer
What Is Body Dysmorphia (BDD)?
If you’re obsessively thinking about and trying to correct a part of your body, you may have body dysmorphic disorder
Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents That
As Chinese immigrants, my parents taught me their cultural values of hard work and overcoming challenges through helping yourself — but when the challenge is mental health, that approach doesn’t work.
When Stigma Kills
Attitudes about mental health in the Black community are changing, but there’s still stigma surrounding mental health diagnoses
Black Women Have Many Risks to Their Mental Health. For Me, Juneteenth Is a Day of Healing.
Last year was my first time celebrating Juneteenth. It definitely won’t be my last.
I Thought I Conquered Insomnia. Then I Didn’t Sleep for Four Days.
Lifelong perfectionism and a need to please robbed me of my ability to truly relax
This Is Your Brain on No Sleep
We need those 7 to 9 hours to keep our brains healthy in the short term — and for the long haul
A Quest for Significance Gone Horribly Wrong – How Mass Shooters Pervert a Universal Desire to Make a Difference in the World
There have been 213 mass shootings in the United States so far this year
Coping With the Emotional Impact of Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancer isn’t just physically taxing — it can significantly hurt your mental health. Here’s how to take care of yourself.
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