Anxiety and Stress

November 19, 2023

How Targeted Weight Loss Ads Can Haunt Future Brides

When women post about their engagements and upcoming weddings on social media, an unexpected, potentially damaging specter arrives: targeted weight loss ads. After Lauren Aitchison became […]
November 18, 2023

Holiday Preset: Focusing on Self-Care Before the Festivities

Some people are pulling back — in socializing, spending, eating — not to avoid Covid, but to bolster their mental health. Right after Halloween, Ashley Guerra […]
September 17, 2023

The Stoic in the Bedroom

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right […]
September 17, 2023

The Stoic in the Bedroom

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right […]
December 26, 2022

The ‘Tripledemic’ Has Brought Back Peak-Covid Fears and Social Tensions

In early December, at least one party at Art Basel in Miami featured a sight not seen in some time: bowls of nuts on a bar, […]
September 27, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Blamed My Anxiety’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. News After the Jewish New Year I mailed my former therapist a Rosh […]
July 20, 2022

From Covid to Travel Delays, Is There Hope for a Good Summer?

Timothy Hale had high hopes for this summer. “Last summer was a tease,” said the 29-year-old hairstylist and freelance photographer, who goes by Tim Hell professionally. […]
March 14, 2022

5 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Brain

Five ways to soothe a mind overstimulated by anxiety, stress and streams of information. Coronavirus cases are receding across the United States, and face masks are […]
March 14, 2022

5 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Brain

Five ways to soothe a mind overstimulated by anxiety, stress and streams of information. Coronavirus cases are receding across the United States, and face masks are […]
February 21, 2022

'Euphoria' Is Hard to Watch. Why Can't Viewers Look Away?

It’s one on the most popular shows on television right now. But sometimes even the fans need to calm down after an episode. Every Sunday around […]