Mental Health

For the past few years, on the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, my co-host and sister Elizabeth and I have set an annual challenge for ourselves and readers. This year,…
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I’m thrilled to announce the tour for my new book, Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World. What a joy it was to write this…
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Are you searching for ways to boost your focus and productivity at work? I find that while tips for time management and task prioritization are helpful—”Batch your work!”…
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On the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Elizabeth and I challenged ourselves and listeners to “Go Outside 23 in ‘23”—go outside for 23 minutes a day in 2023. That time…
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Katherine Schafler is a psychotherapist with a private practice in NYC, formerly an on-site therapist at Google. In addition to her blog, she’s a contributing writer at TIME…
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A few years ago, I had an epiphany. I realized that I was spending so much time stuck in my head that I’d drifted away from my body. As I rushed through my days, I was…
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Elissa Epel, Ph.D. is a psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a bestselling author and an…
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During the tasks of everyday life, we can get so busy that it can be difficult to take the energy and time to pause and reflect. For this reason, I’m a big fan of any…
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Often, when we try to change a habit, we’re asking something demanding of ourselves. Sometimes, we want to push ourselves—to go to sleep earlier, go for a daily walk, cook…
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I love to talk to people about their habits. I always enjoy hearing about which habits people want to make or break, and I’m particularly interested in those habits that many…
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