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Looking after your emotional well-being is just as important as caring for your physical health. By actively nurturing wellness, you’re better able to handle life’s challenges and bounce back when bad things happen.
Cultivating Happiness
Five tips to get more satisfaction and joy out of life
Building Better Mental Health
Six strategies to boost your mood and build resilience
The Benefits of Play for Adults
How play boosts creativity, learning, and mood
How Dogs Boost the Mental Health of Children, Adults, and the Elderly
The effects of dogs on mental health
Volunteering and its Surprising Benefits
How giving to others makes you healthier and happier
Laughter is the Best Medicine
The health benefits of humor and laughter
Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Boost your emotional intelligence to help you be happy and successful
The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
The exercise prescription for depression, anxiety, and stress
Loving Kindness Meditation (metta meditation)
Release anger, feel more connected, grow compassion for yourself and others.
Social Media and Mental Health
Changing your habits to avoid anxiety, depression, isolation, and FOMO
The Health and Mood-Boosting Benefits of Pets
How caring for a pet can bring powerful mental health benefits
Finding Joy During Difficult Times
Daily practices to lift your spirits
Prayers for Coping with Life’s Challenges
Find strength, healing, and support
Gratitude: The Benefits and How to Practice It
Reaping the mood-boosting effects
Personality Types, Traits, and How it Affects Mental Health
How personality impacts your health, mood, and relationships