While many of us are feeling a collective exhale as the end of the Trump era draws near, there are still challenges ahead as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. The reality is we have …
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What Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s Win Means for Women’s Health
Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first Black, and first person of Asian descent to become vice president-elect. As the turbulent and trying Trump presidency comes to a close, and Harris prepares …
Step Into the Future With Grimes’s A.I.-Powered Sleep Soundscape
“I think the technology-driven lack of sleep is a big problem and having widespread mental health effects,” writes C Boucher (better known as the musician Grimes) over email as we discuss her latest project. It’s …
Why 2020 Is a Banner Year for Drug Decriminalization—And What It Means For Public Health
For those of us who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, anti-drug messaging was a constant. There were the PSAs with stars like Ally Sheedy, Kirk Cameron, and Pee-wee Herman delivering dramatic monologues …
5 Easy Ways to Instantly Reduce Tension While You’re Waiting for Election Results
It’s no exaggeration: This is the most important election of our lifetime. And as the results remain uncertain, many of us are feeling excruciating stress and tension in our minds and bodies alike. What to …
Zoom Therapy: What Are We Gaining, and Losing, From Going Digital?
I’m a lifelong insomniac. Until college, I preferred any bed that didn’t leave me alone in my own, a tendency my parents long suspected therapy could solve. I’ve since spent close to a decade chasing …
A Host of New Treatments Promises Relief From That Election-Induced Headache
The cruel intersection of a global pandemic and an agitating, still-contested election has not been kind to migraine sufferers. With our stress levels climbing higher than ever, cases of these debilitating headaches have risen accordingly, …
From Slick Woods to Iris Law, 16 Creatives Discuss Their Self-Care Rituals
For a long time, conversations around mental illness have been shrouded in stigma and shame. But more and more, we’re having open discussions about anxiety and depression at every level. Today there are countless platforms …