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Making Something: How Creative Hobbies May Lift Your Well-Being
Painting, knitting, singing or sketching: a big WHO report looked at the arts and well-being. Here is what it says and easy ways to start.
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Meditation, mindfulness, stress and the habits that support mental and physical wellbeing.
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Giving Your Time: How Volunteering May Lift Your Well-Being
Volunteering is linked with better mood and longer life in observational studies. Here is an honest look and easy ways to begin.
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Mindful Walking: A Gentle Way to Clear Your Head
Walking can ease anxiety and low mood. Here is a five-minute mindful walk to try, and what we do and do not know.
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Music and Stress: Why Your Favorite Playlist Can Help
A large review of 104 randomized trials found that listening to music eased feelings of stress and some body measures like heart rate. Here is how to put it to work.
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Appreciating What Your Body Can Do
Focusing on what your body can do, not only how it looks, may lift body appreciation. A gentle look at a small writing program and how to try it.
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Acts of Kindness and Your Own Well-Being
A review of 27 studies found that doing kind acts lifted the well-being of the person who did them. What it means and small ways to try it.
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Loneliness and Health: Why Connection Matters
A review of 70 studies linked loneliness and isolation with a higher chance of early death. What the research says, how to read it and small ways to build connection.
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Your Feed and Your Body Image
What you scroll can change how you feel about your body within minutes. Research on social media, comparison and kinder feeds, with small steps to try.
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Writing It Out: What Expressive Writing Can Do for Stress
A look at expressive writing, from the first studies to a large meta-analysis, with realistic expectations and gentle ways to try it.
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A Bedtime To-Do List for Easier Sleep
A small Baylor study found that writing a to-do list for five minutes before bed helped people fall asleep about ten minutes faster. How to try it.