Mental Health and Disorders

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 […]
November 8, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Did I Fail as a Parent?

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I think what we did when we sent […]
October 16, 2023

Harvard Cozies Up to #MentalHealth TikTok

As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of […]
September 29, 2023

My 11-Year Relationship That Never Happened

At 50, divorced and suffering from delusions, I experienced the greatest love I had ever known. If only it were real. It is unusual, doctors tell […]
March 3, 2023

Eileen Kelly, Host of the Podcast “Going Mental,” Isn’t the Typical Wellness Influencer

Known first as a provocative Instagram influencer and sex blogger, Eileen Kelly is now equally frank about her mental health struggles. On a freezing January afternoon, […]
February 27, 2023

How to Find More Joy in Your Day, According to Author Katherine May

Katherine May, the best-selling author, has one simple question to help you get started. It all started with a Post-it note. “Go for a walk,” it […]
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 […]
January 18, 2022

In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday — the moment, last June, when her life would no longer […]