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Small Changes May Help Exhausted Health Care Workers Combat Burnout
The pandemic has been a challenge to the mental health of many doctors and nurses. Researchers who study the condition of burnout say it’s a workplace issue with often simple workplace solutions. …
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Rain Before Rainbows: The Science of Transgender Flourishing
A growing body of research supports the fact that, with acceptance and body autonomy, people who are transgender can live just as happily as anyone else.
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When Caregivers Care Too Much: Emotional Empathy and Mental Health
When a person receiving care has dementia, the caregiver is much more likely to experience depression or anxiety, especially if they have high levels of emotional empathy.
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Careers Up Close: Henry Ho on Building Psychological Capital
Henry Ho, an assistant professor at The Education University of Hong Kong, researches the psychosocial and emotional factors that support well-being at work and at home.
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The Opposite of Toxic Positivity
Countless books have been written on the “power of gratitude” and the importance of counting your blessings, but that sentiment may feel like cold comfort during the coronavirus pandemic, when blessings have often seemed scant.
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How to Prepare for a Disaster, Emotionally and Mentally
IT WAS AUGUST 2020 and the United States had just surpassed its 5 millionth reported Covid-19 case. Meanwhile, hundreds of fires raged across my home state of California, incinerating small towns. Local news toggled between maps with red blotches indicating
