If you search “how to calm your nervous system” in Google you’ll find hundreds of options—and I’m very intentional about how I do this too. It’s something we talk about all the time at Lindywell. A ...

This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Stress and anxiety are normal parts of life, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Whether you’re living with an anxiety disorder, ...

Between seemingly endless to-do lists, tight budgets and health hassles (hello, menopause symptoms!), it's no wonder so many of us feel stressed these days. If you've been wondering how to manage ...

Reducing stress over the long term involves eating a nutritious diet, getting adequate exercise and logging sufficient hours of sleep. But when Uncle Joe at the holiday feast is repeating a story that ...

Humming can have positive effects on the part of the brain that controls mood, anxiety, cognition and memory. Follow these exercises to use your voice to relax.

If things like a clutter-free environment and spending alone calm you down, you might have unusually high intelligence.

Psychologists have worked with clients for decades in an attempt to help overly anxious people learn to calm down. It was believed that to reduce stress, the body’s “relaxation response” had to kick ...